Waterford Retains Top 10 Spot In Latest Boys Hoop Poll

WATERFORD, CT — The top six teams in last week's Connecticut high school boys basketball poll retained their spots, while the bottom of the top 10 saw two teams improve their standing and two others enter for the first time this season.

Sacred Heart garnered 14 first-place votes and East Catholic received five to remain the top two teams, followed by Notre Dame-West Haven, Bassick, Windsor and Waterford.

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

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

Also receiving votes: Immaculate, Trumbull, Old Lyme, Wilton, Danbury, Prince Tech, Classical Magnet, St. Bernard, Farmington, Newtown, East Hartford, Ridgefield.

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; 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; 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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