High School Football Poll: Pre-Season

Pre-Season CSWA High School Football Poll
Released September 12, 2011

Rank

Team (First Place Votes)

2010-11
Record

Points

Prev.
Rank

1.

Xavier (15)

13-0

434

2.

Masuk (15)

13-0

433

3.

New Canaan

11-2

339

4.

Hillhouse

10-3

308

5.

Ansonia

11-2

289

6.

Trumbull

11-2

187

7.

Staples

9-2

176

8.

New London

10-3

170

9.

Daniel Hand

10-2

161

10.

Cheshire

5-5

139

Also Receiving Votes: Windsor 8-2 133; West Haven 8-3 114; Glastonbury 10-2 69; North Haven 9-2 67; Brookfield 9-3 64; St. Joseph 10-3 61; Berlin 10-1 53; Bunnell 7-3 47; Darien 10-2 40; Montville 10-2 40; Greenwich 5-5 32; Southington 8-2 31; Torrington 7-3 30; Valley Regional/Old Lyme 11-1 27; Norwich Free Academy 11-1 23; Ledyard 7-3 19; Pomperaug 8-2 14; Notre Dame-West Haven 7-3 13; Northwest Catholic 4-6 12; Stamford 6-4 11; Naugatuck 9-2 10; Conard 8-3 9; Middletown 7-3 9; Cromwell 7-4 8; Shelton 6-4 7; Avon 8-2 6; Hyde Leadership 7-4 4; Fairfield Warde 5-5 2; Hall 8-3 2; Fitch 6-4 1; Gilbert/NW Regional 9-3 1; Maloney 8-2 1; Newtown 8-2 1; Plainville 8-3 1; Ridgefield 7-3 1; Waterford 7-3 1

Voters: Brian Barreto (NVL Blog), Bob Barton (CT H.S. Football Record Book), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam Acorn), Don Boyle (Sporting News CT), Kyle Brennan (Waterbury Republican), Johnny Burnham (Bristol Press), George DeMaio (WELI Radio), Gerry deSimas (Collinsville Publishing Co.), Bill Donovan (WXLM 980 AM), Ted Glanzer (The Granbys Patch), John Goralski (Southington Observer), Dave Greenleaf (CCC website), Mike Guerrera (Southington Citizen), John Holt (WFSB Channel 3), Larry Kelley (Niantic Patch), Bob Lazzari (Valley Times), Greg Lederer (Cheshire Herald), Ken Lipshez (Farmington/W. Hartford Patch), Robert Mayer (Berlin/Plainville/Southington Citizen), Eric Montgomery (Minuteman Newspapers), Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Dave Phillips (Shoreline Newspapers), Mike Pucci (New Haven Register), Paul Rosano (Meriden Record-Journal), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Mike Suppe (Hersam Acorn Newspapers), Peter Vander Veer (Elm City Newspapers), Tom Yantz (Hartford Courant), Rich Zalusky (Willimantic Chronicle), Jimmy Zanor (Shore Line Times)