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Boys Basketball Preseason Poll Released
Prior to the opening of the regular season Thursday, sports media members in Connecticut have chosen the top boys teams in the state.
CONNECTICUT — In the Division I boys basketball finals in March at Mohegan Sun Arena, East Catholic toppled Windsor to claim the championship. Windsor has exacted a small measure of payback heading into the regular season by capturing 19 of 20 first-place votes to lead the preseason poll of Connecticut media members.
Here are the top 10, as well as all other programs collecting votes.
- Windsor
- East Catholic
- Sacred Heart
- Bassick
- Hillhouse
- Notre Dame-West Haven
- Immaculate
- Trinity Catholic
- Waterford
- Norwich Free Academy
Also receiving votes: Crosby, Old Lyme, Wilbur Cross, Prince Tech, Hamden, Naugatuck, Trumbull, Fitch, Weaver, Granby, Fairfield Warde, Glastonbury, Farmington, Wamogo, New Canaan, New Britain, Northwest Catholic, Bristol Central, Newtown, Bunnell, Kolbe Cathedral, Danbury, Holy Cross, Sheehan, West Haven, Ridgefield, Waterbury Career Academy.
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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; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal of Meriden; Mike Madera, GameTimeCT; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Shawn McFarland, Hartford Courant; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Keith O'Brien, Game Day CT Sports; John Pierson, WTNH-8; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; Kevin Roberts, Republican-American; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle of Willimantic; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.
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