Week 5 Poll

The Day of New London Top 10 state coaches 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 weekʼs ranking:

1. Ansonia (9) 4-0 376 1

2. New Canaan (2) 4-0 342 2

3. New London (1) 4-0 300 3

4. Bunnell-Stratford 4-0 282 4

5. Masuk-Monroe 4-0 281 5

6. Seymour (1) 4-0 227 6

7. Hillhouse- New Haven 4-0 203 7

8. Hamden 4-0 200 NR

9. Darien 4-0 188 NR

10. Berlin 4-0 182 8

Dropped out: Staples-Westport (9), Shelton (10).

Also receiving votes: Southington (2-1), 150; Windsor (4-0), 105; Greenwich (3-1), 84; Cromwell (4-0), 56; Crosby-Waterbury (4-0), 51; Tie, Cheshire (2-2) and Glastonbury (4-0), 48; Xavier-Middletown (3-1), 39; Shelton (3-1), 28; St. Joseph-Trumbull (4-0), 22; Staples-Westport (3-1), 21; Manchester (4-0), 15; Norwich Free Academy (2-1), 12; Wilton (4-0), 11; Tie, New Britain (3-1) and Wilbur Cross-New Haven (3-1), 8; Tie, Montville (4-0), Newington (3-1), Rocky Hill (3-1) and St. Bernard/Norwich Tech (4-0), 7.

The following coaches voted: Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Jim Buonocore, Ledyard; Dave Cadelina, Bridgeport Central; John DeCaprio, Notre Dame-West Haven; Chuck Drury, Pomperaug-Southbury; Steve Filippone, Hand-Madison; Tanner Grove, Montville; Jude Kelly, St. Paul-Bristol; Tim King, Valley Regional-Deep River; Bill Mella, Southington; John Murphy, Masuk-Monroe; Marce Petroccio, Staples-Westport; Bob Zito, Maloney-Meriden.