Ridgefield Stays Near Top of Latest Boys Lacrosse Poll

RIDGEFIELD, CT — By unanimous decision, Darien remains the top team in Connecticut high school boys lacrosse in the most recent weekly balloting of coaches, administrators and media members.

The Blue Wave collected all 15 top votes to easily outdistance runner-up Ridgefield. Fairfield Prep, which had tied Ridgefield for second last week, dropped to third, with Glastonbury and New Canaan flip-flopping the fourth and fifth positions.

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

1. Darien (lw: 1)
2. Ridgefield (lw: T-2)
3. Fairfield Prep (lw: T-2)
4. Glastonbury (lw: 5)
5. New Canaan (lw: 4)
6. New Fairfield (lw: 6)
7. Staples (lw: 7)
8. Newtown (lw: 10)
9. Guilford (lw: NR)
10. Greenwich (lw: 8)

Also receiving votes: Xavier, Somers, Weston, Daniel Hand, Cheshire, St. Joseph, Waterford.

Voters: Brian Adkins, Foran coach and Connecticut secondary schools assistant liaison to U.S. Lacrosse; George Baldassare, CHSLCA Executive Secretary Emeritus; Frank Barron, Emeritus U.S. Lacrosse Area Rep; Sean Begin, Hartford Courant; Jeff Brameier, Darien coach; Scott Bulkley, Newtown coach; Chris Dehnel, Patch Media Corp.; Michael Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Ned Griffen, The Day; Scott Hinchey, Glastonbury coach; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; John Mathews, Greens Farms Academy coach; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Rich Pulisciano, Cheshire coach; Bob Russell, Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Special Counsel and Hand assistant coach.