Shelton Near Top of Weekly High School Football Poll

A hard-fought victory over a top opponent kept Shelton near the top of the latest weekly Connecticut high school football poll, as compiled by GameTimeCT.com and the New Haven Register.

The Gaels edged Xavier 38-35 Saturday, just below their season scoring average of 39.5 points per game.

The current Top 10 and their season records through Oct. 1:

1. Darien (4-0)
2. New Canaan (4-0)
3. Shelton (4-0)
4. West Haven (4-0)
5. Southington (4-0)
6. Windsor (4-0)
7. Staples (4-0)
8. Newtown (4-0)
9. Middletown (4-0)
10. Bloomfield (4-0)

Also receiving votes: Seymour (3-0), Ansonia (4-0), Greenwich (3-1), Masuk (4-0), New London (3-0), North Haven (3-1), Xavier (2-2), Cheshire (3-1), Notre Dame-West Haven (2-2), Ridgefield (3-1), Fairfield Prep (3-1), St. Joseph (3-1), Cromwell/Portland (3-0), Trumbull (3-1), Gilbert/Northwestern (4-0), Hall (4-0).

Voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Bill Bloxsom, HAN Network; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT.com; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Kyle Brennan, Waterbury Republican-American; Gerry deSimas, The Collinsville Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Frankie Graziano, CPTV Sports Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; John Holt, WFSB-3; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Don Laviano, WVIT-30; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; John Nash, The Hour; Pete Paguaga, Meriden Record-Journal; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT.com; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Jimmy Zanor, Middletown Press.

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