Undefeated Naugatuck Still In Top 10 of Latest Football Poll

NAUGATUCK, CT — A convincing point differential of 195-27 led voters to continue tabbing Darien High School as the best team in Connecticut in the most recent weekly poll of the state's sports media.

The Blue Wave garnered 16 first-place votes to remain in front of second-ranked Greenwich, which collected 12 top votes. Daniel Hand, which received the other four first-place votes, remained third.

Undefeated Naugatuck held its position at ninth in the most recent balloting.

Here are the top 10, with first-place votes and last week's ranking in parentheses, plus all other programs receiving votes.

1. Darien (16) (lw: 1)
2. Greenwich (12) (lw: 2)
3. Daniel Hand (4) (lw: 3)
4. Shelton (lw: 5)
5. St. Joseph (lw: 4)
6. East Hartford (lw: 6)
7. Newtown (lw: 8)
8. Southington (lw: 7)
9. Naugatuck (lw: 9)
10. Bloomfield (lw: 10)

Also receiving votes: Ansonia, Berlin, Middletown, North Haven, New Canaan, Bunnell, Fairfield Prep, New Britain, Staples, Killingly, Woodland, Brookfield, RHAM, Windsor, Sheehan, Bullard Havens Tech.

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 of Manchester; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; John Pierson, WTNH-8; Noah Finz, CT Sports Now; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Shawn McFarland, Hartford Courant; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; John Nash, The Hour of Norwalk; Keith O’Brien, GameDay CT Sports; Dan Orencole, 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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