Trumbull Vaults Into Top 5 of High School Wrestling Poll

TRUMBULL, CT — A rarity is evident in the latest weekly Connecticut high school wrestling poll, as Danbury, while remaining on top of the rankings, was not a unanimous selection of all voters.

The Hatters did collect first-place nods from 16 of 17 voters, with second-ranked Bristol Eastern collecting the other. Southington retained its spot in third position, while Trumbull leaped from eighth to fourth.

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

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

Also receiving votes: Killingly, Montville, East Haven, Ledyard, Greenwich, Guilford, Gilbert, Waterford, Enfield, Windham, Griswold, Staples.

Voters: Coaches: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Derek Dion, Southington; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Chris Gamble, Waterford; ; Bryan McCarty, Platt; Eric Misko, Farmington; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury. Media: Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times.

Photo credit: Jeff Beiler

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