Simsbury Inching Toward Top 10 in Wrestling Poll

SIMSBURY, CT — Though it did not crack the top 10, the wrestling squad at Simsbury High School did receive a considerable amount of support from voters in the most recent balloting of coaches and media members.

The Trojans host Southington Wednesday night, then will participate in the New Fairfield Duals on Saturday.

Danbury maintained its seasonlong stranglehold in the top spot in the latest rankings.

Here are the top 10, plus all other programs receiving votes, with records through Jan. 29:

1. Danbury (9-3)
2. Bristol Eastern (7-0)
3. Fairfield Warde (13-1)
4. Southington (8-2)
5. Trumbull (23-2)
6. New Milford (5-0)
7. Killingly (25-1)
8. Xavier (9-2)
9. Montville (15-2)
10. Windham (12-2)

Also receiving votes: Foran (24-6), Daniel Hand (13-2), Simsbury (8-3), New Canaan (11-2), Wilton (8-3), Wethersfield (13-3), Manchester (8-7), East Hartford (13-2), Platt (16-5), Ellis Tech (12-7), Guilford (14-10), Avon (12-7), Ridgefield (n/a), Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech (n/a), New Britain (13-7).

Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Derek Dion, Southington; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Rich Gregory, Danbury News Times; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record Journal; Bryan McCarty, Platt; Eric Misko, Farmington; Patrick Risley, Windham; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen