GAMETIMECT sportswriters top 10 football poll
First-place votes in parentheses, record, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s ranking:
Week 7, October 25, 2021
| Team |
Rec |
Pts |
LW |
Class |
| 1. Darien (16) |
5-0 |
648 |
1 |
LL |
| 2. St. Joseph (6) |
6-0 |
628 |
2 |
L |
| 3. Greenwich |
4-2 |
472 |
5 |
LL |
| 4. Hall |
6-0 |
446 |
6 |
LL |
| 5. Fairfield Prep |
5-1 |
424 |
7 |
LL |
| 6. New Canaan |
5-1 |
417 |
3 |
LL |
| 7. Ridgefield |
4-2 |
371 |
4 |
LL |
| 8. Norwalk |
5-1 |
335 |
8 |
LL |
| 9. Shelton |
5-1 |
315 |
9 |
LL |
| 10. Killingly |
5-0 |
237 |
9 |
M |
| Also receiving votes: Southington (5-1), 234; Ansonia (6-0), 224; Newtown (4-2), 198; Maloney (5-1), 149; Bloomfield (6-0), 133; Wilton (4-2), 116; Windsor (5-1), 110; Trumbull (4-2), 68; New Fairfield (6-0), 47; Hand (3-3), 16; Bristol Central (5-1), 8; Cromwell/Portland (5-0), 7; Quinebaug Valley (6-0), 7. |
| The following sportswriters voted: Bill Bloxsom, Hearst Connecticut Media; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Michael Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; Mark Jaffee, Republican-American of Waterbury; Kyle Maher, Journal-Inquirer of Manchester; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; John Pierson, WTNH-8; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle of Willimantic; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Will Aldam, News Times; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corps; Jeff Jacobs, GameTimeCT; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald. |
The Day state football coaches top 10 poll.
First-place votes in parentheses, record, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s ranking:
Week 7, October 25, 2021
| Team |
Rec |
Pts |
LW |
Class |
| 1. St. Joseph (10) |
6-0 |
384 |
1 |
L |
| 2. Darien (3) |
6-0 |
370 |
2 |
LL |
| 3. Greenwich |
4-2 |
274 |
6 |
LL |
| 4. Hall |
6-0 |
258 |
5 |
LL |
| 5. Ridgefield |
4-2 |
234 |
4 |
LL |
| 6. Fairfield Prep |
5-1 |
226 |
7 |
LL |
| 7. New Canaan |
5-1 |
198 |
3 |
LL |
| 8. Norwalk |
5-1 |
183 |
8 |
LL |
| 9. Shelton |
5-1 |
180 |
nr |
LL |
| 10. Southington |
5-1 |
151 |
9 |
LL |
| Also receiving votes: Ansonia (6-0), 133 points; Bloomfield (6-0), 127; Maloney (5-1), 112; Newtown (4-2), 107; Killingly (5-0), 101; Windsor (5-1), 84; Wilton (4-2), 75; New Fairfield (6-0), 37; Trumbull (4-2), 35; Cromwell/Portland (5-0), 22; Hand (3-3), 15; Berlin (3-3), 9. |
| The following coaches voted: Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Craig Bruno, Amity; Joe Della Vecchia, St. Joseph; Mike Drury, Southington; Mike Ellis, Fitch; Rob Fleeting, Windsor; Andy Guyon, Xavier; Joe Lato, Woodland; Brian Mazzone, Stafford/East Windsor/Somers; Bryan Muller, Brookfield; Chad Neal, Killingly; Bob Pattison, Newtown; Marce Petroccio, Trumbull. |
