The Day of New London Top 10 state coaches' poll
First-place votes in parentheses, record, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7, and last week’s ranking:
1. Hand-Madison (9) 10-0 380 1
2. Staples-Westport (2) 9-0 352 3
3. Ansonia (2) 11-0 350 2
4. Windsor 9-0 296 4
5. Xavier-Middletown 9-1 277 6
6. Southington 10-0 248 8
7. Newtown 10-0 232 10
8. Norwich Free Academy 10-0 183 9
T9. Glastonbury 9-1 154 NR
T9. Greenwich 8-1 154 7
Dropped out: Masuk-Monroe (5).
Also receiving votes: Hillhouse-New Haven (8-2), 138 points; Masuk (9-1), 105; West Haven (8-2), 76; Wolcott (9-1), 74; Middletown (8-2), 58; Avon (10-0), 55; St. Joseph-Trumbull (8-2), 48; Berlin (9-1), 45; North Branford (10-0), 37; New Canaan (8-2), 31; Hartford Capital/Classical/Achievement (10-0), 15; Fitch (8-2), 7.
The following coaches voted: Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Jim Buonocore, Ledyard; Craig Bruno, Bunnell-Stratford; Dave Cadelina, Bridgeport Central; Steve Filippone, Hand-Madison; Rob Fleeting, Windsor; Tanner Grove, Montville; Jude Kelly, St. Paul-Bristol; Tim King, Valley Regional-Deep River; Sean Marinan, Xavier-Middletown; John Murphy, Masuk-Monroe; Marce Petroccio, Staples-Westport; Bob Zito, Maloney-Meriden.
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