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First Boys Basketball Poll Of The New Calendar Year Posted
A panel of Connecticut sports media members casts ballots weekly to determine the top high school teams in the state.
CONNECTICUT — The first Connecticut high school boys basketball poll of 2022 has been released, and Bristol Central maintained its stronghold on the top spot it had in the preseason rankings.
The Rams collected 18 of 19 first-place votes to outdistance runner-up Wilbur Cross. Windsor earned the other first-place vote to wind up third.
Here are the top 10, with first-place votes in parentheses, plus all other teams collecting votes.
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- Bristol Central (18)
- Wilbur Cross
- Windsor (1)
- Northwest Catholic
- Ridgefield
- East Catholic
- Norwich Free Academy
- Notre Dame-West Haven
- Kolbe Cathedral
- Naugatuck
Also receiving votes: Fairfield Warde, Hillhouse, Daniel Hand, Prince Tech, St. Bernard, Simsbury, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Bassick, Crosby, SMSA, St. Joseph, Holy Cross, RHAM, Norwalk, Cromwell, Waterford, Wilton.
Voters: Paul Augeri, Middletown Press; Bill Bloxsom, Milford/Trumbull Pubs; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Matt Finkel, WVIT-30; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal of Meriden; Mike Madera, GameTimeCT; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; John Pierson, WTNH; Kevin Roberts, Waterbury Republican-American; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Chris Saunders, WATR-AM; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle of Willimantic; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.
Compiled by Joe Morelli
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