Ah, the Polls... Who Really Is Number One?

The state's number-one team is:
	Ansonia
	Bunnell
	Greenwich
	Masuk
	Staples
	Woodland
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Sean Patrick Bowley can't catch a break. he chose Greenwich as the top team in his Elite 8, and now people are screaming at him on the Post's High School Sports Blog. I mean, he takes a lot of razzing as it is from fans, coaches, players, etc., but it comes with the territory when you're bold enough to call the shots like you see them.

But when the Drinkers of the Ansonia Kool-Aid get angry (not the players, as far as I can tell, they are a class act) ... hoo-wee! It's like you can hear "Dualing Banjos" in the background when you read some of these people's comments! They mention that Ansonia kicked some FCIAC ass in 1983 (when no one playing on any high school team was even born). They say Greenwich was afraid to play Ansonia and had to travel to Florida for a game when anyone with half a clue knows the Chargers were locked in with a Week 9 opponent.

Anyway, go up top and vote for your number one team in the state. And be honest.

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 basis and last week’s ranking:

1. Ansonia (8) 9-0 380 1
2. Greenwich (3) 8-1 346 2
3. Southington (2) 9-0 324 3
4. Staples-Westport 8-0 306 4
5. Hand-Madison 9-0 282 5
6. Bunnell-Stratford 9-0 268 6
7. New London 9-0 232 7
8. Bristol Eastern 9-0 168 8
9. Shelton 8-1 151 10
10. Masuk-Monroe 8-1 144 9

Also receiving votes: Bridgeport Central (7-1), 128; Seymour (8-1), 116; Cromwell (9-0), 79; New Canaan (7-2), 78; Conard-West Hartford (8-1), 62; Tie, Stratford (8-1) and Weaver-Hartford (7-1), 68; Woodland-Beacon Falls (8-1), 42; New Britain (7-2), 41; Ledyard (7-1), 32; Berlin (8-1), 20; Northwest Catholic-West Hartford (7-2), 12; Fairfield Prep (7-2), 10.

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.