Masuk Drops From Top 10

The Day of New London Top 10 state coaches football 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 basis and last week’s ranking:

1. Ansonia (10) 3-0 384 1

2. Greenwich (2) 3-0 356 2

3. Shelton (1) 3-0 324 3

4. Southington 3-0 300 6

5. Staples-Westport 2-0 290 4

6. Bunnell-Stratford 3-0 243 T7

7. New London 3-0 207 T7

8. Hand-Madison 3-0 119 NR

9. Berlin 3-0 115 10

10. Stratford 3-0 110 NR

Dropped out: New Canaan (5), Masuk-Monroe (9).

Also receiving votes: Fairfield Prep (2-1), 93; Tie, Maloney-Meriden (3-0) and Masuk-Monroe (2-1), 77; Newington (3-0), 74; Windham (3-0), 64; Conard-West Hartford (3-0), 56; New Canaan (2-1), 48; Windsor (3-0), 42; Bridgeport Central (2-1), 40; Woodland-Beacon Falls (2-1), 38; Seymour (3-0), 36; Tie, Bloomfield (2-1) and Holy Cross-Waterbury (3-0), 34; Ledyard (2-0), 30; St. Joseph-Trumbull (3-0), 22; Tie, Cromwell (3-0) and Weaver-Hartford (2-0), 18; Northwest Catholic-West Hartford (2-1), 16; Rocky Hill (3-0), 14; Norwich Free Academy (3-0), 11; Ridgefield (2-1), 10; Cheshire (1-2), 9; Tie, Amity-Woodbridge (3-0) and New Britain (2-1), 8.

The following coaches voted: Chris Anderson, Woodland-Beacon Falls; Jim Buonocore, Fitch; Dave Cadelina, Bridgeport Central; John DeCaprio, Notre Dame-West Haven; Chuck Drury, Pomperaug-Southbury; Steve Filippone, Hand-Madison; Tanner Grove, Montville; Jude Kelly, St. Paul-Bristol; Tim King, Valley Regional-Deep River; Bill Mella, Southington; John Murphy, Masuk-Monroe; Marce Petroccio, Staples-Westport; Bob Zito, Maloney-Meriden.