Windsor Moves Up in Latest Boys Basketball Poll

WINDSOR, CT — Defending Class LL champion Hillhouse retained the top ranking in the latest weekly Connecticut high school boys basketball poll, as voted upon by members of the Connecticut sports media.

The Academics are 5-0, and are slated to play in the prestigious HoopHall Classic this coming holiday weekend at Springfield College.

Windsor High School improved a spot to the number six ranking in the most recent balloting.

The top 10 with records through Jan. 8:

1. Hillhouse (5-0)
2. Notre Dame-West Haven (5-0)
3. Sacred Heart (3-0)
4. Weaver (6-1)
5. East Hartford (6-0)
6. Windsor (5-1)
7. East Catholic (3-1)
8. Fairfield Warde (6-0)
9. South Windsor (6-0)
10. Crosby (5-1)

Also receiving votes: Wilbur Cross (4-2), Middletown (4-2), Notre Dame-Fairfield (4-1), Wilton (6-0), Danbury (5-2), Bassick (4-1), East Hampton (7-0), Holy Cross (5-1), Bloomfield (4-1), Immaculate (4-1), Norwich Free Academy (4-1), Ledyard (5-2), Trinity Catholic (4-1), Waterford (6-1), New London (3-3), Rocky Hill (6-1), Hamden (2-3), Shelton (6-0), SMSA (6-0), Guilford (4-0), East Lyme (5-1), Trumbull (6-1), Wamogo (6-0).

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 Sports; 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; Peter Wallace, Register Citizen; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle.

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