Waterford Hangs Onto Top 10 Spot In Boys Basketball Poll

WATERFORD, CT — The top two teams remained intact and pair of top 5 teams switched positions in the most recent high school boys basketball poll of state sports media members.

Sacred Heart collected 15 of 20 first-place votes to keep its perch atop the rankings, while East Catholic received the other five top votes to retain second. Notre Dame-West Haven and Bassick flip-flopped spots in the third and fourth positions.

Waterford held onto the No. 6 spot in the most recent balloting.

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

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

Also receiving votes: Wamogo, Glastonbury, Old Lyme, Newtown, East Hartford, Prince Tech, East Lyme, Immaculate, Classical Magnet, Farmington, New Canaan, Jonathan Law, Simsbury, Wilton, St. Bernard.

Voters: Paul Augeri, Middletown Press; Bill Bloxsom, Milford/Trumbull Pubs; 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 of Manchester; 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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