Southington Retains Top 5 Wrestling Position

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Southington High School ended the 2017-18 regular season where it began - anchored in the top five of the weekly wrestling poll of coaches and media members.

The Blue Knights finished the regular schedule with a 13-2 record, and capped the season with a victory in the Central Connecticut Conference tournament. They will compete in the Class LL championships Friday and Saturday at Trumbull High School.

To the shock of roughly no one, Danbury (11-3) held the top spot in the final regular season balloting.

Here are the top 10, plus all other programs receiving votes, with final regular season records:

1. Danbury (11-3)
2. Bristol Eastern (15-0)
3. New Milford (9-1)
4. Fairfield Warde (17-1)
5. Southington (13-2)
6. Xavier (12-5)
7. Killingly (31-2)
8. Trumbull (26-3)
9. Montville (17-2)
10. Daniel Hand (17-3)

Also receiving votes: New Canaan (12-3), Foran (29-8), East Hartford (16-2), Windham (14-4), Simsbury (13-4), Wilton (9-4), Gilbert (14-3), Platt High (18-5), Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech (8-5), Wethersfield (15-3), Avon (16-7), Middletown (13-7), Waterford (12-12), Joel Barlow (11-8).

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; Chris Piel, New Milford; Bryan McCarty, Platt; Eric Misko, Farmington; Patrick Risley, Windham; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen