Naugatuck in Top 10 of Weekly High School Football Poll

NAUGATUCK, CT — A 28-0 whitewash of perennial powerhouse New Canaan provided St. Joseph High School with enough voter support to top the weekly poll of Connecticut sports media after the first weekend of football season.

The Cadets received 12 first-place votes among the 31 ballots cast to edge runner-up Greenwich, which topped 10 ballots. Darien (5), Daniel Hand (3) and Killingly (1) also received first-place nods.

Naugatuck placed ninth after shutting out Wolcott, 14-0.

Here are the top 10, plus all other schools receiving votes.

1. St. Joseph
2. Greenwich
3. Darien
4. Daniel Hand
5. Shelton
6. East Hartford
7. New Canaan
8. Killingly
9. Naugatuck
10. Bloomfield

Also receiving votes: Southington, Maloney, Ansonia, Newtown, Berlin, North Haven, Fairfield Prep, Middletown, Windsor, Norwich Free Academy, Sheehan, Brookfield, RHAM, Cromwell/Portland, Hamden, E.O. Smith, New London, Seymour, Valley Regional/Old Lyme.

Voters: Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Nate Brown, Fox61; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam-Acorn Newspapers; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; Kyle Brennan, freelance; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; Shelby Iava, New Britain Herald; Mark Jaffee, Republican-American of Waterbury; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News-Times; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Shawn McFarland, Hartford Courant; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; John Pierson, WTNH-8; Noah Finz, CT Sports Now; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; John Nash, The Hour of Norwalk; Keith O’Brien, GameDay CT Sports; Dan Orecole, Bristol Press; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Marc Robbins, CT Sports Now; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Mike Suppe, Hersam-Acorn Newspapers; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle of Willimantic; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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