Simsbury Boys Hockey Gets Back into Weekly Rankings

SIMSBURY, CT — An up-and-down season took another upturn this week for the boys ice hockey team at Simsbury High School, which earned some votes in the weekly poll of coaches and media members.

The Trojans (7-8-1) are currently ranked eighth in the Division I tournament seedings after winning of their last four outings, including recent victories over a pair of teams currently ranked higher: Northwest Catholic and Hamden. Simsbury is idle until hitting the road to face Farmington Valley Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Avon Old Farms.

Fairfield Prep (13-0) continues to dominate the poll, earning the top position on all 15 ballots.

Here are the top 10, plus other programs receiving votes, with records through Feb. 8:

1. Fairfield Prep (13-0)
2. Ridgefield (11-2)
3. Xavier (10-5)
4. Notre Dame-West Haven (9-5)
5. Greenwich (12-2)
6. Hamden (9-5)
7. New Fairfield/Immaculate (8-2-2)
8. Farmington Valley (13-1)
9. Notre Dame-Fairfield (8-5)
10. Watertown/Pomperaug (11-1-1)

Also receiving votes: Northwest Catholic (6-7-1), New Canaan (6-8), Simsbury (7-8-1), Conard (8-5).

Voters: Coaches - Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Nick Boorman, Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks; Tim Belcher, Notre Dame-West Haven; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Larry Vieira, New Fairfield/Immaculate. Media - Mike Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Don Boyle, SportingNewsCT.com; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Sean Begin, Hartford Courant; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Luke Devoe, CTHSHockey.org; Peter Vander Veer, HAN Network; Jim Stout, MaxPreps.com.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen