Tolland Ranked in Final Boys Basketball Poll

TOLLAND, CT — Following the conclusion of the CIAC basketball tournaments Sunday, sports media members from around the state cast their ballots for the final time this season to determine the top boys hoop teams in Connecticut.

Back-to-back Class LL champion Hillhouse was deemed the best, receiving 16 of 19 first-place votes. Class L champion Sacred Heart garnered the other three top votes in placing second in the balloting.

Tolland High School placed 24th in the final voting.

Here are the top finishers in the season-ending poll:

1. Hillhouse (28-1)
2. Sacred Heart (28-0)
3. East Catholic (26-2)
4. East Hartford (23-4)
5. Weaver (23-4)
6. Notre Dame-West Haven (23-2)
7. Notre Dame-Fairfield (25-3)
8. Brookfield (19-7)
9. Middletown (22-4)
10. Trinity Catholic (20-6)
11. Bloomfield (20-7)
12. Wilton (20-7)
13. Bassick (22-3)
14. Ledyard (21-4)
15. Westbrook (25-3)
16. Kennedy (20-6)
17. Holy Cross (21-6)
18. Norwich Free Academy (18-6)
19. Windsor (17-8)
20. Trumbull (20-4)
21. Crosby (16-7)
22. Fairfield Prep (14-12)
23. Danbury (16-9)
24. Tolland (17-5)

Voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bill Bloxsom, HAN Network; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Francesco Graziano, CPTV; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Joe Palladino, Republican-American; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; Marc Robbins, Vantage Sports; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen