Xavier, Middletown In Top 10 of Initial Wrestling Poll

MIDDLETOWN, CT — To the shock of virtually no one, Danbury High School was the unanimous top selection of voters as the best scholastic wrestling team in the state in the season's first round of balloting by coaches and media members.

The Hatters, winners of the past two State Opens and past three Class LL championships, received all 16 first-place votes. Bristol Eastern placed second, while Southington was third.

Xavier High School placed eighth in the initial balloting, while Middletown High School was ninth.

Here are the top 10, as well as all other programs receiving votes.

1. Danbury
2. Bristol Eastern
3. Southington
4. Fairfield Warde
5. Simsbury
6. Trumbull
7. Foran
8. Xavier
9. Middletown
10. Avon

Also receiving votes: Ledyard, Killingly, Waterford, Montville, New Canaan, East Haven, Gilbert, Windham, Bristol Central, Greenwich, Daniel Hand, Berlin, Manchester, Canton, Joel Barlow, Griswold, Wethersfield, Branford, Newtown.

Voters: Coaches: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Chris Gamble, Waterford; Bryan McCarty, Platt; Eric Misko, Farmington; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury. Media: Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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