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Top Ten Polls from various Newspapers/Organizations (generally published on Tuesdays during the season):

POLLS AS OF Thanksgiving Week - 2009

TOP 10 MEDIA POLL
Compiled by NHR

Rank	Team (1st Place)	Rec	Pts	Last
1.	Staples (20)	10-0	684	1
2.	Pomperaug (2)	10-0	624	3
3.	New London (1)	9-0	522	5
4.	Xavier	8-1	501	6
5.	Notre Dame-WH	8-1	440	7
6.	Glastonbury	9-1	366	2
7.	New Canaan	8-1	357	9
8.	Simsbury	9-1	333	NR
9.	Masuk	9-1	310	4
10.	Central	8-2	309	8

Dropped Out: Conard (10)
Also Receiving Votes: Conard (10-0), 303; Cheshire (8-1), 262; Bloomfield (9-0), 208; Montville (8-1), 194; Greenwich (7-2), 119; Avon (10-0), 111; Ridgefield (8-1), 45; East Lyme (8-1), 33; Holy Cross (8-1), 32; Hamden (7-2), 31; St. Joseph (7-2), 25; Vinal Tech/Coginchaug (9-0), 16; Ansonia (7-2), 14; Wolcott (8-1), 10; Hyde (8-1) and Shelton (6-3), 8.
Voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam-Acorn; Sean Patrick Bowley, Connecticut Post; Don Boyle, SportingNewsCT.com; Bryant Carpenter, Meriden-Record Journal; Henry Chisholm, Connecticut Post; Garrett Dale, Register Citizen; George DeMaio, WELI; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Matt Doran, Norwalk Hour; Noah Finz, WTNH-8; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; John Holt, WFSB-3; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Ken Lipshez, The Herald of New Britain; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Paul Nichols, Middletown Press; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Dave Ruden, Stamford Advocate; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Jimmy Zanor, Shore Line Newspapers.

TOP 10 COACHES POLL

	Team (1st Place)	Rec	Pts	Last
1.	Staples (13)	10-0	390	1
2.	Pomperaug (2)	10-0	306	2
3.	Xavier	8-1	297	4
4.	New London	9-0	283	6
5.	Notre Dame-WH	8-1	243	8
6.	Central	8-2	222	7
7.	New Canaan	8-1	210	9
8.	Conard	10-0	193	10
9.	Simsbury	9-1	178	NR
t10.	Glastonbury	10-0	158	10
t10.	Masuk	9-1	158	5

Also Receiving Votes: Cheshire (8-1), 152; Bloomfield (9-0), 140; Greenwich (7-2), 102; Montville (8-1), 77; Avon (10-0), 73; Hamden (7-2), 37; Ridgefield (8-1), 35; Holy Cross-Waterbury (8-1), 23; East Lyme (8-1), 15; St. Joseph-Trumbull (7-2), 14; Northwest Catholic (8-1), 9.

Voters: Scott Benoit, Hamden; Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Jim Buonocore, Ledyard; Dave Cadelina, Bridgeport Central; 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.

CONNECTICUT SPORTS WRITERS ALLIANCE TOP 10

Rank	Team (1sr Place)	Rec	Pts	Last
1.	Staples (32)	10-0	522	2
2.	Pomperaug (2)	10-0	474	4
3.	New London (1)	9-0	402	5
4.	Xavier	8-1	348	6
5.	Glastonbury	9-1	305	1
6.	Notre Dame-WH	8-1	292	8
7.	Masuk	9-1	273	3
8.	New Canaan	8-1	267	9
9.	Bridgeport Central	8-2	254	7
10.	Conard	10-0	236	10

Also Receiving Votes: Simsbury 9-1 218; Cheshire 8-1 151; Bloomfield 9-0 121; Montville 8-1 79; Avon 10-0 78; Greenwich 7-2 50; East Lyme 8-1 21; Holy Cross 8-1 21; Berlin 8-1 19; Vinal Tech/Coginchaug 9-0 14; Hamden 7-2 13; St. Joseph 7-2 12; Ridgefield 8-1 11; Wolcott 8-1 10; Northwest Catholic 3; Hyde Leadership 8-1 2; Ansonia 7-2 1; Bullard Havens Tech 1; Darien 1; Windsor 1
Voters: Marc Allard (Norwich Bulletin), Bob Barton (CT H.S. Football Record Book), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam Acorn), Johnny Burnham (Bristol Press), Bryant Carpenter (Meriden Record-Journal), Henry Chisholm (Connecticut Post), Ray Curren (Elm City Newspapers), Garrett Dale (Torrington Register Citizen), Anthony Della Calce (Central CT weeklies), George DeMaio (WELI Radio), Gerry deSimas (Collinsville Publishing Co.), Bill Donovan (WXLM 104.7 FM), John Goralski (Southington Observer), Dave Greenleaf (CCC website), Mike Guerrera (Southington Citizen), John Holt (WFSB Channel 3), Mark Jaffee (Waterbury Republican), Larry Kelley (Times Community Newspapers), Greg Lederer (Cheshire Herald), Ken Lipshez (New Britain Herald), Andrew Lovell (New Britain Herald), Tim Parry (FCIAC Football Blog), Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Pat Pickens (Fairfield Citizen-News), Ryan Pipke (New Britain Herald), Mike Pucci (New Haven Register), Jesse Quinlan (Greenwich Time), Paul Rosano (Meriden Record-Journal), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Steve Sellers (Shore Publishing Newspapers), Mike Suppe (Hersam Acorn Newspapers), Peter Vander Veer (Elm City Newspapers), Tom Yantz (Hartford Courant), Rich Zalusky (Willimantic Chronicle), Jimmy Zanor (Shore Line Newspapers


POLLS AS OF WEEK 9 - 11/16/09

STATE MEDIA

Dropped out: Hamden (9), Holy Cross (10).
Others receiving votes: Cheshire (7-1), 214; Montville (8-1), 201; Bloomfield (9-0), 191; Greenwich (7-2), 141; Simsbury (8-1), 87; Avon (9-0), 81; Ridgefield (8-1), 77; Hamden (7-2), 50; Holy Cross (8-1), 49; East Lyme (8-1), 25; St. Joseph (7-2), 24; Hyde (8-1), 23; Wolcott (8-1), 20; Ansonia (7-2), 15; Shelton (6-3), 9; Vinal Tech/Coginchaug (9-0), 7.
The following voted: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam-Acorn; Sean Patrick Bowley, Connecticut Post; Don Boyle, SportingNewsCT.com; Bryant Carpenter, Meriden-Record Journal; Henry Chisholm, Connecticut Post; Garrett Dale, Register Citizen; George DeMaio, WELI; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Matt Doran, Norwalk Hour; Noah Finz, WTNH-8; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; John Holt, WFSB-3; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Ken Lipshez, The Herald of New Britain; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Paul Nichols, Middletown Press; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Dave Ruden, Stamford Advocate; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Jimmy Zanor, Shore Line Newspapers.

STATE COACHES

Also receiving votes: Bloomfield (9-0), 118 points; Greenwich (7-2), 116; Cheshire (7-1), 114; Simsbury (8-1), 86; Montville (8-1), 86; Avon (9-0), 75; Hamden (7-2), 50; Ridgefield (8-1), 38; Holy Cross-Waterbury (8-1), 30; East Lyme (8-1), 22; St. Joseph-Trumbull (7-2), 15; Berlin (8-1), 10; Northwest Catholic-West Hartford (8-1), 9; Vinal Tech/Coginchaug (9-0), 8.

The following coaches voted: Scott Benoit, Hamden; Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Jim Buonocore, Ledyard; Dave Cadelina, Bridgeport Central; 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.

CSWA POLL

Also Receiving Votes: Cheshire 7-1 126; Bloomfield 9-0 120; Montville 8-1 97; Avon 9-0 63; Greenwich 7-2 63; Hamden 7-2 47; Simsbury 8-1 37; Holy Cross 8-1 32; Berlin 8-1 30; Ridgefield 8-1 23; East Lyme 8-1 19; Wolcott 8-1 16; Vinal Tech/Coginchaug 9-0 10; St. Joseph 7-2 8; Ansonia 7-2 6; Cromwell 4; Hyde Leadership 8-1 3; Northwest Catholic 2; Darien 1; Windsor 7-2 1

Voters: Marc Allard (Norwich Bulletin), Bob Barton (CT H.S. Football Record Book), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam Acorn), Johnny Burnham (Bristol Press), Bryant Carpenter (Meriden Record-Journal), Henry Chisholm (Connecticut Post), Ray Curren (Elm City Newspapers), Garrett Dale (Torrington Register Citizen), Anthony Della Calce (Central CT weeklies), George DeMaio (WELI Radio), Gerry deSimas (Collinsville Publishing Co.), Bill Donovan (WXLM 104.7 FM), Dave Greenleaf (CCC website), Mike Guerrera (Southington Citizen), John Holt (WFSB Channel 3), Mark Jaffee (Waterbury Republican), Larry Kelley (Times Community Newspapers), Greg Lederer (Cheshire Herald), Ken Lipshez (New Britain Herald), Andrew Lovell (New Britain Herald), Matt Norlander (Darien/New Canaan News-Review), Tim Parry (FCIAC Football Blog), Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Pat Pickens (Fairfield Citizen-News), Ryan Pipke (New Britain Herald), Mike Pucci (New Haven Register), Jesse Quinlan (Greenwich Time), Paul Rosano (Meriden Record-Journal), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Steve Sellers (Shore Publishing Newspapers), Peter Vander Veer (Elm City Newspapers), Tom Yantz (Hartford Courant), Rich Zalusky (Willimantic Chronicle), Jimmy Zanor (Shore Line Newspapers)

Top 10 Media Poll

Compiled by New Haven Register

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes:
11. Holy Cross (7-0), 224
12. Cheshire (6-1), 191
13. Bloomfield (7-0), 146
T14. Conard (7-0), 127
T14. Montville (6-1), 12
16. Bridgeport Central (6-1), 88
17. Avon (7-0), 52
18. Simsbury (6-1), 40
19. Ridgefield (6-1), 21
20. East Lyme (6-1), 20
21. St. Joseph (6-1), 19
22. Wolcott (6-1), 12
23. Berlin (6-1), 11
24. Trumbull (5-2), 10
25. Shelton (4-3), 9
26. Ansonia (5-2)
T27. New Britain (4-3)
T27. Watertown (4-3), 8

The following voted: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Sean Patrick Bowley, Connecticut Post; Don Boyle, SportingNewsCT.com; Bryant Carpenter, Meriden-Record Journal; Henry Chisholm, Connecticut Post; Garrett Dale, Register Citizen; George DeMaio, WELI; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Matt Doran, Norwalk Hour; Noah Finz, WTNH-8; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; John Holt, WFSB-3; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Ken Lipshez, The Herald of New Britain; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Dave Ruden, Stamford Advocate; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Jimmy Zanor, Shore Line Newspapers.

State Coaches Poll

Compliled by the Day of New London

Also receiving votes:
11. Greenwich (6-1), 145
12. Conard (7-0), 137
13. Cheshire (6-1), 110
14. Bloomfield (7-0), 82
15. Bridgeport Central (6-1), 73
16. Montville (6-1), 53
17. Avon (7-0), 39
18. Simsbury (6-1), 38
19. St. Joseph (6-1), 36
20. Ridgefield (6-1), 23
21. East Lyme (6-1), 15
T22. Ansonia (5-2), 7
T22. Berlin (6-1), 7
T22. Vinal Tech/Coginchaug (7-0), 7

The following coaches voted: Scott Benoit, Hamden; Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Jim Buonocore, Ledyard; Dave Cadelina, Bridgeport Central; 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.

Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance

Also Receiving Votes:
11. Holy Cross 7-0 167
12. Conard 7-0 103
13. Cheshire 6-1 95
14. Bloomfield 7-0 84
15. Bridgeport Central 6-1 76
16. Avon 7-0 57
17. Montville 6-1 51
18. St. Joseph 6-1 29
19. Simsbury 6-1 23
20. Berlin 6-1 18
21. East Lyme 6-1 10
T22. Ansonia 5-2 8
T22. Vinal Tech/Coginchaug 7-0 8
24. Wolcott 6-1 7
25. Cromwell 6-1 5
26. Ridgefield 6-1 4
27. Trumbull 5-2 4
T28. Northwest Catholic 6-1 3
T28. St. Paul/Goodwin Tech/Lewis Mills 6-1 3
T30. Coventry/Windham Tech 6-1 2
T30. Newtown 6-1 2
T30. Windsor 5-2 2
T30. Bethel 6-1 1
T30. Darien 5-2 1

Voters: Marc Allard (Norwich Bulletin), Bob Barton (CT H.S. Football Record Book), Jim Bransfield (Middletown Press), Johnny Burnham (Bristol Press), Bryant Carpenter (Meriden Record-Journal), Henry Chisholm (Connecticut Post), Ray Curren (Elm City Newspapers), Garrett Dale (Torrington Register Citizen), Anthony Della Calce (Central CT weeklies), George DeMaio (WELI Radio), Gerry deSimas (Collinsville Publishing Co.), Bill Donovan (WXLM 104.7 FM), John Goralski (Southington Observer), Mike Guerrera (Southington Citizen), John Holt (WFSB Channel 3), Mark Jaffee (Waterbury Republican), Larry Kelley (Times Community Newspapers), Greg Lederer (Cheshire Herald), Ken Lipshez (New Britain Herald), Andrew Lovell (New Britain Herald), Robert Mayer (Berlin/Plainville/Southington Citizen), Matt Norlander (Darien/New Canaan News-Review), Tim Parry (FCIAC Football Blog), Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Pat Pickens (Fairfield Citizen-News), Ryan Pipke (New Britain Herald), Mike Pucci (New Haven Register), Jesse Quinlan (Greenwich Time), Paul Rosano (Meriden Record-Journal), Steve Sellers (Shore Publishing Newspapers), Mike Suppe (Hersam Acorn Newspapers), Peter Vander Veer (Elm City Newspapers), Tom Yantz (Hartford Courant), Rich Zalusky (Willimantic Chronicle), Jimmy Zanor (Shore Line Newspapers)

Dropped out: Montville (7)
First-place votes in parentheses after record.

Others receiving votes …………change
11. Cross (6-0), 247…………… +3
12. Cheshire (5-1), 191………………. +1
13. Montville (5-1), 187………………..-6
14. Bloomfield (6-0), 121……………. +9
15. Central (5-1), 119………………….(no votes in Week 5)
16. Conard (6-0), 118………………… +8
17. St. Joseph (5-1), 52……………… -5
18. Simsbury (5-1), 38……………….. -7
19. Avon (6-0), 34…………………….. -2
20. Cromwell (5-1), 22……………….. -2
21. Wolcott (5-1), 20…………………. +3
22. East Lyme (5-1), 19………………. —
23. Ridgefield (5-1), 18……………….. -4
24. Berlin (5-1), 11……………………. -4
25. Shelton (3-3), 10………………….(no votes in Week 5)
26. Watertown (4-2), 9……………….(no votes in Week 5)
27. New Britain (3-3), 8………………(no votes in Week 5)
28. Ansonia (4-2), 7………………….. -12
The following voted: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam-Acorn; Sean Patrick Bowley, Connecticut Post; Don Boyle, SportingNewsCT.com; Bryant Carpenter, Meriden-Record Journal; Henry Chisholm, Connecticut Post; Garrett Dale, Register Citizen; George DeMaio, WELI; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Matt Doran, Norwalk Hour; Noah Finz, WTNH-8; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; John Holt, WFSB-3; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Ken Lipshez, The Herald of New Britain; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Paul Nichols, Middletown Press; Dave Ruden, Stamford Advocate; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Jimmy Zanor, Shore Line Newspapers.

Top 10 Coaches Poll
Compiled by The Day of New London

Team	Points	Last	Change
1. New Canaan (11) 6-0	384	1	—
2. Staples(1) 6-0	336	4	+2
3. Glastonbury (1) 6-0	295	5	+2
4. New London 6-0	270	7	+3
5. Masuk 6-0	261	6	+1
6. Pomperaug 6-0	230	T8	+2
7. Xavier 5-1	219	NR	+8
8. Cross 6-0	214	NR	+3
9. Hamden 5-1	210	2	-7
10. Notre Dame-WH 5-1	145	NR	+3

Dropped out: Greenwich (3), Montville (T8), Simsbury (10).
Also receiving votes:
11. Greenwich (5-1), 144 points…………………..-8
12. Conard (6-0), 127…………………………..….+5
13. Cheshire (5-1), 118……………………………+1
14. Bloomfield (6-0), 71……………………………+5
15. Central (5-1), 69…………………………….(no votes in Wk 5)
16. Avon (6-0), 48………………………………….+2
17. Montville (5-1), 47……………….……….……-9
18. Simsbury (5-1), 39………………………….…-8
19. St. Joseph (5-1), 29…………………..………-7
20. Ridgefield (5-1), 23………………………..…..—
21. East Lyme (5-1), 15………………………….+1
T22. Ansonia (4-2), 7………………………………-6
T22. Berlin (5-1), 7…………………………………-1
T22. Vinal Tech/Coginchaug (6-0), 7…………..(no votes in Wk 5)

The following coaches voted: Scott Benoit, Hamden; Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Jim Buonocore, Ledyard; Dave Cadelina, Bridgeport Central; 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.

Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance Top 10

Also Receiving Votes:
11. Cross 6-0 137…………………………+2
12. Cheshire 5-1 111……………………………+2
13. Bridgeport Central 5-1 102………..…….…+17
14. Montville 5-1 84…………………………..….-7
15. Conard 6-0 77……………………….……….+2
16. Bloomfield 6-0 69……………………….…..+4
17. Avon 6-0 68……………………….…………-1
18. St. Joseph 5-1 37…………….………….…-6
19. Simsbury 5-1 17……………….………..….-9
20. Cromwell 5-1 15……………….……………+1
T21. Vinal Tech/Coginchaug 6-0 9…………….+9
T21. Wolcott 5-1 9………………………………+9
T23. Berlin 5-1 8………………………………….-4
T23. Northwest Catholic 5-1 8…………………..0
T23. Southington 4-2 8……………………..….+4
T26. East Lyme 5-1 7……………………..……-1
T26. Newtown 5-1 7………………………….….(no votes in Week 5)
T26. St. Paul Co-Op 5-1 7…………………….+4
29. Ridgefield 5-1 5………………………………-2
30. Windsor 4-2 4………………………………..-6
31. Coventry/Windham Tech 5-1 2.…………..-4
T32. Bethel 5-1 1………………………………….(no votes in Week 5)
T32 New Britain 3-3 1…………………..….……(no votes in Week 5)
T32. Watertown 4-2 1……………………………..(no votes in Week 5)

Voters: Bob Barton (CT H.S. Football Record Book), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam Acorn), Jim Bransfield (Middletown Press), Johnny Burnham (Bristol Press), Bryant Carpenter (Meriden Record-Journal), Henry Chisholm (Connecticut Post), Ray Curren (Elm City Newspapers), Garrett Dale (Torrington Register Citizen), Anthony Della Calce (Central CT weeklies), George DeMaio (WELI Radio), Gerry deSimas (Collinsville Publishing Co.), Bill Donovan (WXLM 104.7 FM), John Goralski (Southington Observer), Dave Greenleaf (CCC website), Mike Guerrera (Southington Citizen), John Holt (WFSB Channel 3), Mark Jaffee (Waterbury Republican), Larry Kelley (Times Community Newspapers), Greg Lederer (Cheshire Herald), Ken Lipshez (New Britain Herald), Andrew Lovell (New Britain Herald), Matt Norlander (Darien/New Canaan News-Review), Tim Parry (FCIAC Football Blog), Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Pat Pickens (Fairfield Citizen-News), Ryan Pipke (New Britain Herald), Mike Pucci (New Haven Register), Jesse Quinlan (Greenwich Time), Paul Rosano (Meriden Record-Journal), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Steve Sellers (Shore Publishing Newspapers), Mike Suppe (Hersam Acorn Newspapers), Peter Vander Veer (Elm City Newspapers), Tom Yantz (Hartford Courant), Rich Zalusky (Willimantic Chronicle), Jimmy Zanor (Shore Line Newspapers)

Top 10 Media poll

Team	Pts.	Last	Class
1. New Canaan (5-0) (17)	662	1	MM
2. Hamden (5-0) (5)	642	2	LL
3. Greenwich (5-0)	582	3	LL
4. Glastonbury (5-0) (1)	490	4	LL
5. Staples (5-0)	480	6	LL
6. Masuk (5-0)	477	5	L
7. Montville (5-0)	392	7	SS
8. Pomperaug (5-0)	367	8	L
9. New London (5-0)	317	9	M
10. Notre Dame-WH (4-1)	273	10	L

Dropped out: None.
Also receiving votes:
11. Simsbury (5-0), 252
12. St. Joseph (5-0), 214
13. Cheshire (4-1), 195
14. Cross (5-0), 191
15. Xavier (4-1), 76
16. Ansonia (4-1), 70
17. Avon (5-0), 59
18. Cromwell (4-1), 35
19. Ridgefield (4-1), 24
20. Berlin (4-1), 22
21. Trumbull (4-1), 14
22. East Lyme (4-1), 9
23. Bloomfield (4-0), 8
T24. Conard (5-0), 7
T24. Wolcott (4-1), 7
The following voted:
Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam-Acorn; Sean Patrick Bowley, Connecticut Post; Don Boyle, SportingNewsCT.com; Bryant Carpenter, Meriden-Record Journal; Henry Chisholm, Connecticut Post; Garrett Dale, Register Citizen; George DeMaio, WELI; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Matt Doran, Norwalk Hour; Noah Finz, WTNH-8; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; John Holt, WFSB-3; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Ken Lipshez, The Herald of New Britain; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Paul Nichols, Middletown Press; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Dave Ruden, Stamford Advocate; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Jimmy Zanor, Shore Line Newspapers.

Day of New London Top 10 Coaches Poll

Team	Pts.	Last
1. New Canaan (8) 5-0	372	1
2. Hamden (5) 5-0	356	2
3. Greenwich 5-0	328	3
4. Staples 5-0	304	4
5. Glastonbury 5-0	254	5
6. Masuk 5-0	222	6
7. New London 5-0	186	8
T8. Montville 5-0	179	7
T8. Pomperaug 5-0	179	9
10. Simsbury 5-0	169	10

Also receiving votes:
11. Holy Cross-Waterbury (5-0), 149 points
12. St. Joseph-Trumbull (5-0), 114
13. Notre Dame-WH (4-1), 101
14. Cheshire (4-1), 83
15. Xavier (4-1), 77
16. Ansonia (4-1), 57
17. Conard (5-0), 45
18. Avon (5-0), 41
19. Bloomfield (4-0), 39
20. Ridgefield (4-1), 18
21. Berlin (4-1), 17
22. East Lyme (4-1), 9
T23 Ledyard (3-1), 8
T23 Newtown (4-1) 8
The following coaches voted:
Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Jim Buonocore, Ledyard; 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.

Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance Poll

Week #5
Released October 19, 2009

Rank	Team (First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Prev. Rank
1.	New Canaan (23)	5-0	520	1
2.	Hamden (11)	5-0	509	2
3.	Greenwich	5-0	441	3
4.	Glastonbury (2)	5-0	411	4
5.	Masuk	5-0	379	5
6.	Staples	5-0	348	6
7.	Montville	5-0	291	7
8.	Pomperaug	5-0	264	8
9.	New London	5-0	237	9
10.	Simsbury	5-0	197	NR

Also Receiving Votes:
11. Notre Dame-West Haven 4-1 164
12. St. Joseph 5-0 133
13. Holy Cross 5-0 114
14. Cheshire 4-1 77
15. Xavier 4-1 65
16. Avon 5-0 41
T17. Ansonia 4-1 24
T17. Conard 5-0 24
19. Berlin 4-1 20
20. Bloomfield 4-0 14
21. Cromwell 4-1 13
22. Maloney 2-3 6
23. Northwest Catholic 4-1 6
24. Windsor 3-2 5
T25. East Lyme 4-1 3
T25. Ellington/Somers 4-1 3
T27. Coventry/Windham Tech 4-1 2
T27. Ridgefield 4-1 2
T27. Trumbull 4-1 2
T30. Bridgeport Central 4-1 1
T30. Southington 3-2 1
T30. St. Paul/Goodwin Tech/Lewis Mills 4-1 1
T30. Vinal Tech/Coginchaug 5-0 1
T30. Wolcott 4-1 1

Voters: Marc Allard (Norwich Bulletin), Bob Barton (CT H.S. Football Record Book), Bill Bloxsom (Hersam Acorn), Don Boyle (Sporting News CT), Jim Bransfield (Middletown Press), Johnny Burnham (Bristol Press), Bryant Carpenter (Meriden Record-Journal), Henry Chisholm (Connecticut Post), Ray Curren (Elm City Newspapers), Garrett Dale (Torrington Register Citizen), Anthony Della Calce (Central CT weeklies), George DeMaio (WELI Radio), Gerry deSimas (Collinsville Publishing Co.), Bill Donovan (WXLM 104.7 FM), Dave Greenleaf (CCC website), Mike Guerrera (Southington Citizen), John Holt (WFSB Channel 3), Mark Jaffee (Waterbury Republican), Larry Kelley (Times Community Newspapers), Greg Lederer (Cheshire Herald), Ken Lipshez (New Britain Herald), Andrew Lovell (New Britain Herald), Robert Mayer (Berlin/Plainville/Southington Citizen), Sean Patrick Bowley (Connecticut Post), Pat Pickens (Fairfield Citizen-News), Ryan Pipke (New Britain Herald), Mike Pucci (New Haven Register), Jesse Quinlan (Greenwich Time), Paul Rosano (Meriden Record-Journal), Dave Ruden (Stamford Advocate), Steve Sellers (Shore Publishing Newspapers), Mike Suppe (Hersam Acorn Newspapers), Peter Vander Veer (Elm City Newspapers), Tom Yantz (Hartford Courant), Rich Zalusky (Willimantic Chronicle), Jimmy Zanor (Shore Line Newspapers)

MEDIA POLL 10/12/09