Sports
Voters Unanimous on Top Scholastic Grappling Squad
Three teams improved their positions over last week, while one new entry debuted in the top 10.
CONNECTICUT — As usual, Danbury received every first-place vote in the latest weekly Connecticut high school wrestling poll, while Simsbury leaped over Fairfield Warde to assume the second position.
Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, plus all other programs garnering votes.
- Danbury (lw: 1)
- Siimsbury (lw: 3)
- Fairfield Warde (lw: 2)
- Bristol Eastern (lw: 4)
- Xavier (lw: 5)
- Killingly (lw: 8)
- Southington (lw: 6)
- Bristol Central (lw: 10)
- Staples (lw: 7)
- Trumbull (lw: N/R)
Also receiving votes: Foran, Suffield/Windsor Locks, Guilford, East Haven, Manchester, Haddam-Killingworth, Branford, New Milford, Middletown, Ellis Tech, Ledyard, Windham, Platt, Greenwich, Wethersfield, Fitch.
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Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Bryan McCarty, Platt; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Compiled by Gerry deSimas Jr.
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