Hall, Stonington Top Initial Boys Soccer Coaches Polls

CONNECTICUT — Hall and Stonington high schools led the way atop the first Connecticut boys soccer polls of the 2020 fall season. Hall collected 14 of 16 first-place votes to pace Classes LL/L, while Stonington got the top nod on 12 of 14 ballots to lead Classes M/S.

Nine teams from Hartford and Tolland counties earned berths in the top 10, while five others from the region received votes from the panel of coaches.

Here are the top 10 in each division, with first-place votes in parentheses, plus all other schools garnering votes.

LL/L

1. Hall (14)
2. Daniel Hand (1)
3. Greenwich
4. Farmington
5. Wilton
6. Glastonbury
7. Wethersfield (1)
8. Danbury
9. Joel Barlow
10. Trumbull

Also receiving votes: Naugatuck, Xavier, Fairfield Prep, Darien, Simsbury, East Hartford, Guilford, Norwalk, Shelton, Norwich Free Academy, Westhill.

Coaches voting: Arnie Jandreau, Lyman Hall; Dave Zlatin, Avon; Dan Woog, Staples; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Rick Distefano, Foran; Jim Lewicki, Wilton; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Art Branco, Cheshire; Tony Fernandes, Bethel; Paul Winstanley, Joel Barlow; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Vic Santos, Independent; John Blomstrann, E.O. Smith; Chris Cap, West Haven; Colin Delaney, Independent.

M/S

1. Stonington (12)
2. Ellington
3. Plainville (1)
4. Old Saybrook
5. Holy Cross (1)
6. Tolland
7. Litchfield
8. Granby
9. Canton
10. Old Lyme

Also receiving votes: Northwestern Regional, Cromwell, Coventry, Watertown, Ledyard, Lewis Mills, Immaculate, Weston, Northwest Catholic, Valley Regional, Parish Hill, Montville, Griswold.

Coaches voting: Colin Delaney, Independent; Rob Andrulis, Litchfield; Steve Kassoy, St. Paul; Tim Brown, Plainville; Andy Campbell, Northwestern Regional; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Ryan Fabry, Lyman Memorial; Vic Santos, Independent; Vito Caligiuri, Watertown; Paul deCastro, Stonington; Matt Thompson, Coginchaug; Mike Gruber, Jonathan Law; Bill Glenney, Ledyard; Bill Phelps, Canton.

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