GameTimeCT’s top 10 state high school football sportswriters poll
November 22, 2021
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:
Team | Rec | Pts | LW | Class |
1. Darien (21) | 9-0 | 630 | 1 | LL |
2. St. Joseph | 8-1 | 574 | 2 | L |
3. New Canaan | 8-1 | 526 | 3 | LL |
4. Fairfield Prep | 8-1 | 500 | 4 | LL |
5. Maloney | 8-1 | 394 | 5 | L |
6. Greenwich | 6-3 | 365 | 6 | L |
7. Killingly | 8-0 | 321 | 7 | M |
8. Hall | 9-1 | 253 | 8 | LL |
9. Shelton | 8-2 | 233 | 9 | LL |
10. Windsor | 8-1 | 207 | 10 | L |
Also receiving votes: Ansonia (9-0), 201; Trumbull (7-2), 167; Bloomfield (9-0), 159; Norwalk (6-3), 157; Southington (7-2), 150;; Wilton (7-3), 142; Staples (7-2), 129 West Haven (8-1), 69; Newtown (6-3), 60; Hand (6-3), 41; Bristol Central (8-1), 40; New Fairfield (7-2), 11; Ridgefield (4-5), 10; Cromwell/Portland (8-0), 8; Naugatuck (7-1), 8. | ||||
The following voted: Bill Bloxsom, Hearst Connecticut Media; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; 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’s top 10 state football coaches poll.
November 22, 2021
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:
Team | Rec | Pts | LW | Class |
1. Darien (13) | 9-0 | 390 | 1 | LL |
2. St. Joseph | 9-1 | 354 | 2 | L |
3. Fairfield Prep | 8-1 | 334 | 3 | LL |
4. New Canaan | 8-1 | 304 | 4 | LL |
5. Maloney | 8-1 | 252 | 5 | LL |
6. Windsor | 8-1 | 199 | t6 | L |
7. Bloomfield | 9-0 | 178 | 8 | S |
8. Killingly | 8-0 | 170 | t6 | M |
9. Ansonia | 8-0 | 165 | 9 | S |
10. Greenwich | 6-3 | 142 | 10 | LL |
Also receiving votes: Trumbull (7-2), 141 points; Staples (7-2), 110; Shelton (8-2), 107; Hall (9-1), 101; Norwalk (6-3), 69; Southington (7-2), 64; Hand (6-3), 55; West Haven (8-1), 52; Wilton (7-3), 41; Newtown (6-3), 38; Cromwell/Portland (9-0), 26; Bristol Central (8-1), 12; Masuk (7-2), 11. | ||||
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. |
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