7 Teams Improve Positions In Latest Football Poll

The top two teams remained intact in this week's Connecticut high school football poll, with two teams joining the top 10 for the first time this season.

Daniel Hand was a near-unanimous pick to stay in the top spot, collecting 23 or 24 first-place votes. St. Joseph received the other top nod.

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

1. Daniel Hand (lw: 1)
2. St. Joseph (lw: 2)
3. Greenwich (lw: 4)
4. Darien (lw: 5)
5. Shelton (lw: 6)
6. Newtown (lw: 7)
7. Bloomfield (lw: 8)
8. Ridgefield (lw: NR)
9. New Canaan (lw: 3)
10. Ansonia (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Southington, Fairfield Prep, Norwich Free Academy, Sheehan, Newington, Killingly, Berlin, Maloney, Naugatuck, Platt, Weston, Wethersfield, North Haven, Woodland, Notre Dame-West Haven, Rockville, Valley/Old Lyme, Windsor.

Voters: Bill Bloxsom, Hearst Connecticut Media; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; Bryant Carpenter, Record-Journal of Meriden; Ryan Chichester, Bristol Press/New Britain Herald; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; 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; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News-Times; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Shawn McFarland, Hartford Courant; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Keith O’Brien, GameDay CT Sports; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; John Pierson, WTNH-8; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle of Willimantic; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.