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Tie At The Top In Connecticut High School Football Coaches Poll
Results of balloting by a panel of state high school football coaches have been released.

CONNECTICUT — A pair of perennial powerhouses in Connecticut high school football sit atop the initial 2024 Hartford Courant coaches poll.
Class L champion New Canaan and runner-up Darien tied in balloting by 13 high school coaches across the state.
Here are the top 10,with first-place votes in parentheses, as well as all other programs receiving support.
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- (tie) New Canaan (7)
1. (tie) Darien (5)
3. Greenwich
4. Windsor
5. Fairfield Prep
6. Staples
7. Daniel Hand (1)
8. (tie) Masuk
8. (tie) St. Joseph
10. Notre Dame-West Haven
Also receiving votes: Newtown, West Haven, Bunnell, North Haven, Ansonia, Bloomfield, Maloney, Killingly, Berlin, Naugatuck, Manchester, Joel Barlow, Cromwell/Portland, Brookfield, Glastonbury, Hamden, Trumbulll, Wilton, Xavier.
Coaches voting: Erik Becker, Daniel Hand; Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Joe Della Vecchia, St. Joseph; Mike Ellis, Fitch; Rob Fleeting, Windsor; Kevin Frederick, Maloney; Tanner Grove, Montville; Andy Guyon, Xavier; Joe Lato, Woodland Regional; Brian Mazzone, Stafford co-op; Bryan Muller, Brookfield; Marce Petroccio, Trumbull; Nathan Tyler, Stratford.
Compiled by Ned Griffen
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