Tolland Fills Top 10 Spot in High School Boys Soccer Poll

TOLLAND, CT — Five straight wins to open the 2018 season enabled Lewis Mills High School to maintain the top position in the most recent weekly Class M/S boys soccer coaches poll.

The Spartans received first-place nods from seven of 14 voters to stay atop the Class M/S rankings. Stonington was second, garnering three first-place votes, and Ellington was third, collecting a trio of top votes.

Tolland High School placed eighth in the most recent balloting.

Fairfield Prep moved atop the LL/L poll.

Here are the top 10 in Classes M/S and LL/L, with first-place votes in parentheses and including last week's ranking, plus all other teams receiving votes.

M/S

1. Lewis Mills (7) (LW: 1)
2. Stonington (3) (LW: 3)
3. Ellington (3) (LW: 2)
4. Granby (LW: 6)
5. Litchfield (LW: 7)
6. Watertown (LW: NR)
7. Somers (LW: 10)
8. Tolland (LW: 5)
9. Brookfield (1) (LW: NR)
10. Lyman Memorial (LW: NR)

Also receiving votes: Old Saybrook, Valley Regional, Plainville, Ledyard, Suffield, Montville, Woodland, Morgan, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Windham, East Catholic, Bolton, Northwestern Regional, Hale Ray.

Coaches voting: Colin Delaney, Montville; Rob Andrulis, Litchfield; Dave Emery, Granby Memorial; Tim Brown, Plainville; Roy Gurnon, Ellington; Andy Campbell, Northwest Regional; Sam Barnes, Old Saybrook; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Ryan Fabry, Lyman Memorial; Vic Santos, Independent; Gianni Perugini, Sacred Heart; Dave Lavery, Brookfield; Vito Caligiuri, Watertown; Paul deCastro, Stonington.

LL/L

1. Fairfield Prep (7) (LW: 2)
2. Xavier (4) (LW: 8)
3. Farmington (2) (LW: 1)
4. E.O. Smith (1) (LW: NR)
5. Trumbull (LW: 10)
6. Daniel Hand (LW: NR)
7. Shelton (LW: 4)
8. South Windsor (LW: NR)
9. Weston (LW: NR)
10. Norwalk (LW: 3)

Also receiving votes: Danbury, Hall, Glastonbury, Cheshire, Wethersfield, Naugutuck, Branford.

Coaches voting: Dan Woog, Staples; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; John Blomstrann, E.O. Smith; Dave Yanosy, Southington; Jim Lewicki, Wilton; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Artur Branco, Cheshire; Paul Winstanley, Joel Barlow; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Arnie Jandreau, Lyman Hall; Dave Zlatin, Avon; Tony Fernandes, Bethel; Dave Lavery, Brookfield; Vic Santos, Independent.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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