Morgan School Stays In Top 5 of Boys Soccer Poll

CLINTON, CT — Lewis Mills High School retained its position atop the latest Class M/S high school boys soccer coaches poll, compiled over the weekend.

In a split vote, the Spartans received six of 14 first-place votes to lead the balloting. Ellington (4), Stonington (3) and Tolland (1) also got top nods from voters.

The Morgan School maintained its ranking from last week, placing fourth in the most recent balloting.

Here are the top 10 in Classes M/S and LL/L, with last week's rankings in parentheses, plus all other schools receiving votes.

M/S

1. Lewis Mills (1)
2. Ellington (3)
3. Stonington (5)
4. Morgan (4)
5. Tolland (T-6)
6. Granby Memorial (T-6)
7. Litchfield (T-10)
8. Old Saybrook (8)
9. Suffield (2)
10. Somers (9)

Also receiving votes: Plainville, Lyman Memorial, Watertown, Montville, Valley Regional, Brookfield, St. Joseph, Northwestern Regional, Windham, Ledyard, Hale Ray, Plainfield, Bolton.

Coaches voting: Colin Delaney, Montville; Rob Andrulis, Litchfield; Dave Emery, Granby Memorial; Tim Brown, Plainville; Roy Gurnon, Ellington; Andy Campbell, Northwest Regional; Sam Barnes, Old Saybrook; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Ryan Fabry, Lyman Memorial; Vic Santos, Independent; Gianni Perugini, Sacred Heart; Dave Lavery, Brookfield; Vito Caligiuri, Watertown; Paul deCastro, Stonington

LL/L

1. Farmington (2)
2. Fairfield Prep (5)
3. Norwalk (4)
4. Shelton (NR)
5. Naugatuck (8)
6. Glastonbury (1)
7. Hall (NR)
8. Xavier (NR)
9. Joel Barlow (NR)
10. Trumbull (NR)

Also receiving votes: Daniel Hand, South Windsor, Weston, E.O. Smith, Staples, Cheshire, Darien, Wethersfield, Guilford, Westhill, Greenwich

Coaches voting: Dan Woog, Staples; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; John Blomstrann, E.O. Smith; Dave Yanosy, Southington; Jim Lewicki, Wilton; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Artur Branco, Cheshire; Paul Winstanley, Joel Barlow; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Arnie Jandreau, Lyman Hall; Dave Zlatin, Avon; Tony Fernandes, Bethel; Dave Lavery, Brookfield; Vic Santos, Independent

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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