5 New Entries Crack Top 10 Of Boys Soccer Polls

CONNECTICUT — The top teams remained unchanged in the latest weekly Connecticut high school boys soccer coaches poll, but three new entries made the top 10 in Classes LL/L, and a pair in Classes M/S.

Hall and Old Saybrook remained on top of their respective divisions, though the voting was far from unanimous. Five teams received first-place votes in each division.

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

CLASSES LL/L

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

Also receiving votes: Newington, Xavier, Bethel, New Canaan, Fairfield Prep, Middletown, Pomperaug, Notre Dame-West Haven, Avon, Windsor, East Hartford, Conard.

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 (4) (lw: 1)
2. Ellington (2) (lw: 2)
3. Stonington (3) (lw: 3)
4. Weston (lw: 5)
5. Morgan (1) (lw: NR)
6. Nonnewaug (lw: 7)
7. Joel Barlow (1) (lw: 4)
8. Plainville (lw: NR)
9. Canton (lw: 6)
10. Suffield (lw: 9)

Also receiving votes: Rocky Hill, Tolland, East Hampton, Shepaug Valley, Griswold, Haddam-Killingworth, Holy Cross, Oxford.

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; Paul Winstanley, Joel Barlow.

Compiled by Mike Gruber