Darien is No. 1 in both top 10 football polls
For the first time this season, there is consensus among the two top 10 high school football polls. Darien has been No. 1 in the state sportswriters poll all season. But this week the Blue Wave is No. 1 in the state coaches poll as well after Darien’s 42-14 victory over No. 2 St. Joseph on Saturday.
The GameTimeCT top 10 state football sportswriters’ poll.
Week 8, Monday, Nov. 1
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 (22) | 7-0 | 660 | 1 | LL |
| 2. St. Joseph | 6-1 | 570 | 2 | L |
| 3. New Canaan | 6-1 | 524 | 6 | LL |
| 4. Hall | 7-0 | 476 | 4 | LL |
| 5. Fairfield Prep | 6-1 | 433 | 5 | LL |
| 6. Shelton | 6-1 | 428 | 9 | LL |
| 7. Wilton | 5-2 | 361 | 4 | L |
| 8. Greenwich | 4-3 | 304 | 3 | LL |
| 9. Southington | 5-1 | 282 | nr | LL |
| 10, Killingly | 6-0 | 278 | 10 | M |
| Also receiving votes: Ridgefield (4-3), 209; Ansonia (7-0), 207; Maloney (6-1), 162; Bloomfield (7-0), 152; Norwalk (5-2), 145; Windsor (6-1), 128; Newtown (4-3), 96; Trumbull (5-2), 65; Staples (5-2), 38; Daniel Hand (4-3), 25; Bristol Central (6-1), 24; West Haven (6-1), 14; Masuk (5-2), 8; Cromwell/Portland (6-0), 7; Naugatuck (5-1), 7; New Fairfield (6-1), 7. | ||||
| The Following 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 top 10 state football coaches’ poll
Week 8, Monday, Nov. 1
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) | 7-0 | 390 | 2 | LL |
| 2. St. Joseph | 6-1 | 354 | 1 | L |
| 3. Hall | 7-0 | 280 | 4 | LL |
| 4. Fairfield Prep | 6-1 | 273 | 6 | LL |
| 5. New Canaan | 6-1 | 267 | 7 | LL |
| 6. Shelton | 6-1 | 266 | 9 | LL |
| 7. Wilton | 5-2 | 203 | nr | L |
| 8. Southington | 6-1 | 187 | 10 | LL |
| 9. Ansonia | 7-0 | 148 | nr | S |
| 10. Maloney | 6-1 | 144 | nr | LL |
| Also receiving votes: Bloomfield (7-0), 139 points; Killingly (6-0), 131; Windsor (6-1), 112; Greenwich (4-3), 106; Ridgefield (4-3), 72; Trumbull (5-2), 55; Norwalk (5-2), 52; Tie, Newtown (4-3) and Staples (5-2), 35; Cromwell/Portland (6-0), 25; Hand (4-3), 17; West Haven (6-1), 16; Masuk (5-2), 8. | ||||
| 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. | ||||