Upsets Cause Some Shifting In Latest Weekly High School Football Poll

CONNECTICUT — Heading into another action-packed weekend of high school football, the top three teams in the weekly poll of Connecticut sports media members remained unchanged.

Southington gathered 17 of 24 first-place votes to solidify its position at the top. New Canaan received the other seven top nods to remain in second, while Maloney continued to hold down third.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other programs earning votes.

1. Southington (lw: 1)
2. New Canaan (lw: 2)
3. Maloney (lw: 3)
4. Greenwich (lw: 5)
5. West Haven (lw: 7)
6. Shelton (lw: 9)
7. St. Joseph (lw: 6)
8. Ansonia (lw: 8)
9. Hamden (lw: NR)
10. Killingly (lw: 4)

Also receiving votes: Trumbull, North Haven, Berlin, Windham, Cromwell/Portland, Staples, Holy Cross, Notre Dame-West Haven, Cheshire, Joel Barlow, New Fairfield, Jonathan Law, Newtown, Windsor, Naugatuck, Fairfield Prep, Masuk, Bloomfield, Darien.

Voters: Cameron Beall, New Britain Herald; Adam Betz, Journal-Inquirer of Manchester; Serenity Bishop, Bristol Press; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Justin DeVellis, News 12 Connecticut; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; 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; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Gabby Lucivero, NBC CT; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle of Willimantic; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.
Compiled by Michael Fornabaio