New No. 1 Team Takes Over Top Spot In Boys Soccer Coaches Poll

CONNECTICUT — Trumbull jumped from the fourth position into the top spot of the latest weekly poll of Connecticut high school boys soccer coaches, displacing Hall from the No. 1 ranking in Classes LL/L.

In Classes M/S, Old Saybrook and Ellington continue to hold the top two slots.

Here are the top 10 in each division, with first-place votes and last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other schools receiving voter support.

CLASSES LL/L

1. Trumbull (4) (lw: 4)
2. Hall (5) (lw: 1)
3. Glastonbury (1) (lw: 3)
4. Guilford (lw: 7)
5. Norwalk (lw: 6)
6. Farmington (lw: 5)
7. Bethel (lw: NR)
8. Shelton (lw: 8)
9. Fairfield Warde (lw: 10)
10. Cheshire (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Xavier, Pomperaug, Newtown, Newington, Conard, Fairfield Prep, South Windsor, Notre Dame-West Haven, Brookfield.

Voters: Dave Zlatin, Avon; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Tony Fernandes, Bethel; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Vic Santos, Independent; Chris Cap, West Haven; Nick Boorman, Farmington; Artur Branco, Cheshire; Jim Lewicki, Independent.

CLASSES M/S

1. Old Saybrook (5) (lw: 1)
2. Ellington (5) (lw: 2)
3. Stonington (lw: 3)
4. Weston (lw: 4)
5. East Hampton (lw: NR)
6. Morgan (lw: 5)
7. Suffield (lw: 10)
8. Canton (lw: 9)
9. Shepaug Valley (lw: NR)
10. Joel Barlow (lw: 7)

Also receiving votes: Windham, Plainville, Oxford, Nonnewaug, Rocky Hill, Holy Cross, Coventry, Tolland, Litchfield.

Voters: Rob Andrulis, Litchfield; Rick Distefano, Foran; Matt Thompson, Coginchaug; Andy Campbell, Northwestern Regional; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Vic Santos, Independent; Mario Costa, Stonington; Mike Gruber, Jonathan Law; Bill Glenney, Ledyard; Bill Phelps, Canton.

Compiled by Mike Gruber