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Very Little Movement In Latest Wrestling Poll

A pair of position switches took place in the bottom half of the top 10 in the most recent balloting.

The latest Connecticut high school wrestling poll has been released.
The latest Connecticut high school wrestling poll has been released. (Tim Jensen/Patch Media Corp.)

CONNECTICUT — The top six teams in last week's Connecticut high school wrestling remain the same this week, with the four teams in the bottom switching positions.

Once again, Danbury was the unanimous top choice of all 15 coaches and media members participating in the balloting. Simsbury and Fairfield Warde held their second and third spots, respectively.

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

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  1. Danbury (lw: 1)
  2. Simsbury (lw: 2)
  3. Fairfield Warde (lw: 3)
  4. Xavier (lw: 4)
  5. Bristol Eastern (lw: 5)
  6. Southington (lw: 6)
  7. Trumbull (lw: 8)
  8. Bristol Central (lw: 7)
  9. Staples (lw: 10)
  10. Killingly (lw: 9)

Also receiving votes: Ledyard, Branford, Manchester, Foran, Guilford, East Haven, Haddam-Killingworth, Ellis Tech, New Milford, Norwich Free Academy, Wethersfield, East Hartford, Platt, Windham.

Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Gerry deSimas Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Bryan McCarty, Platt; 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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