Simsbury Earns Votes in Latest Boys Basketball Poll

SIMSBURY, CT — Victories in six of their first seven games this season earned Simsbury High School some voter support in the latest weekly boys basketball poll of Connecticut media members.

The Trojans (6-1) have posted double-digit margins of victory in all six wins. Their only hiccup was a 64-57 loss to CCC rival Windsor last Thursday. Simsbury hits the road for a pair of games this week, traveling to Naugatuck on Wednesday and Glastonbury on Friday.

East Catholic (9-0) received the number one nod from all 19 voters to maintain its lofty perch atop the rankings.

Here are the top 10, plus all other schools receiving votes, with records through Jan. 14:

1. East Catholic (9-0)
2. Notre Dame-Fairfield (7-0)
3. Hamden (8-0)
4. Sacred Heart (5-2)
5. Hillhouse (6-2)
6. Holy Cross (6-1)
7. Waterford (8-0)
8. Bassick (5-1)
9. Danbury (7-1)
10. Wilbur Cross (7-1)

Also receiving votes: Kolbe Cathedral (7-1), Guilford (8-0), Xavier (5-3), Ridgefield (6-2), Trumbull (8-1), East Hampton (9-0), Windsor (5-3), Notre Dame-West Haven (7-3), Simsbury (6-1), Waterbury Career (5-1), Prince Tech (6-0), Enfield (7-1), Norwich Free Academy (6-1), Ledyard (5-2), Middletown (4-3), Crosby (3-3), Career (5-2), East Hartford (7-3), Amity Regional (6-2), St. Bernard (8-1), Immaculate (6-2), East Lyme (5-1), Pomperaug (7-2), Wilton (5-2).

Voters: Bill Bloxsom, HAN Network; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Desmond Conner, Hartford Courant; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Dave Grant, WATR-AM; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Joe Palladino, Republican-American; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; John Pierson, WTNH; Marc Robbins, Vantage Sports; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin, Joe Zone, WFSB.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen