East Lyme Improves Standing In Boys Basketball Poll

EAST LYME, CT — The top 10 teams in last week's high school boys basketball poll remained the same in the most recent balloting, but positions 3 through 7 featured a shuffling of spots.

Sacred Heart collected 17 of 20 first-place votes to remain atop the rankings, with East Catholic receiving the other three top nods to maintain second. Bassick and Notre Dame-West Haven each moved up a spot from last week.

East Lyme also gained a spot, moving up to sixth in this week's voting.

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

1. Sacred Heart (lw: 1)
2. East Catholic (lw: 2)
3. Bassick (lw: 4)
4. Notre Dame-West Haven (lw: 5)
5. Windsor (lw: 3)
6. East Lyme (lw: 7)
7. Waterford (lw: 6)
8. Trumbull (lw: 8)
9. Newtown (lw: 9)
10. Manchester (lw: 10)

Also receiving votes: East Hartford, Immaculate, Cromwell, Danbury, Jonathan Law, Wamogo, Old Lyme, Simsbury, Brookfield, Crosby, Glastonbury, Norwich Free Academy, Wilton.

Voters: Paul Augeri, Middletown Press; Bill Bloxsom, Milford/Trumbull Publications; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Dave Grant, WATR-AM; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal; Mike Madera, GameTimeCT; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Shawn McFarland, Hartford Courant; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Keith O'Brien, Game Day CT Sports; Joe Palladino, Republican-American; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; John Pierson, WTNH; Marc Robbins, CT Sports Now; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle; Joe Zone, WFSB.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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