2019 CT High School Preseason/Season Rankings

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GameTimeCT Week 11 Top 10 Football Poll (11/19):

1. Hand
2. St. Joe’s
3. Darien
4. Greenwich
5. Newtown
6. Bloomfield
7. Southington
8. Ansonia
9. Cheshire
10. Maloney

Others receiving votes: Ridgefield (7-2) 250; Simsbury (8-1) 206; New Canaan (7-2) 199; Rockville (8-0) 156; Shelton (5-3) 149; Killingly (8-1) 140; Woodland (8-1) 46; Fairfield Prep (5-3) 34; Norwich Free Academy (6-3) 30; Newington (7-2) 23; Sheehan (6-2) 8; Holy Cross (7-2) 7; Weston (8-1) 7; Wethersfield (7-2) 7.

 

[huskymedic]

No changes heading into final week of regular season...

GameTimeCT Week 12 Top 10 Football Poll (11/26):

1. Hand
2. St. Joe’s
3. Darien
4. Greenwich
5. Newtown
6. Bloomfield
7. Southington
8. Ansonia
9. Cheshire
10. Maloney

Others receiving votes: Ridgefield (7-2) 228; Simsbury (8-1) 210; New Canaan (7-2) 193; Shelton (6-3) 176; Rockville (9-0) 151; Killingly (9-1) 147; Woodland (8-1) 39; Fairfield Prep (5-4) 24; Sheehan (7-2) 22; Norwich Free Academy (6-3) 21; Newington (7-2) 15; Wethersfield (7-2) 9; Berlin (8-2) 8; Holy Cross (7-2) 7.

 

[huskyrob1]

No changes heading into final week of regular season...

GameTimeCT Week 12 Top 10 Football Poll (11/26):

1. Hand
2. St. Joe’s
3. Darien
4. Greenwich
5. Newtown
6. Bloomfield
7. Southington
8. Ansonia
9. Cheshire
10. Maloney

Others receiving votes: Ridgefield (7-2) 228; Simsbury (8-1) 210; New Canaan (7-2) 193; Shelton (6-3) 176; Rockville (9-0) 151; Killingly (9-1) 147; Woodland (8-1) 39; Fairfield Prep (5-4) 24; Sheehan (7-2) 22; Norwich Free Academy (6-3) 21; Newington (7-2) 15; Wethersfield (7-2) 9; Berlin (8-2) 8; Holy Cross (7-2) 7.

I can't believe Southington at#7, they got killed by Darien. Ridgefield, Shelton, and New Canaan could beat anyone from 7 on down.

 

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I can't believe Southington at#7, they got killed by Darien. Ridgefield, Shelton, and New Canaan could beat anyone from 7 on down.

Cheshire vs Shelton | Football | 10/4/2019 | MaxPreps

View pregame, in-game and post-game details from the Cheshire (CT) @ Shelton (CT) non-conference football game on Fri, 10/4/2019.

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Cheshire vs Shelton | Football | 10/4/2019 | MaxPreps

View pregame, in-game and post-game details from the Cheshire (CT) @ Shelton (CT) non-conference football game on Fri, 10/4/2019.

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If you're making a case for Cheshire being really good. They are, but let's temper that with a close win over FCIAC bottom dweller Andrew Warde, and giving up 35 points in a loss to Hall. That being said, Shelton is a much better team now, than they were 4 weeks ago. I think Shelton would beat Cheshire now, and they might if they meet in the playoffs.

 

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If you're making a case for Cheshire being really good. They are, but let's temper that with a close win over FCIAC bottom dweller Andrew Warde, and giving up 35 points in a loss to Hall. That being said, Shelton is a much better team now, than they were 4 weeks ago. I think Shelton would beat Cheshire now, and they might if they meet in the playoffs.

Cheshire is on a roll. Id take that bet.

 

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Cheshire is on a roll. Id take that bet.

Let's see how they do against Southington. If they beat Southington by more than two touchdowns, I'll listen. Darien beat Southington 24-8, and shut them out until the 4th quarter.

 

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That being said, Shelton is a much better team now, than they were 4 weeks ago. I think Shelton would beat Cheshire now, and they might if they meet in the playoffs.

Moot point...

 

[huskyrob1]

Moot point...

I wonder if they had injuries early in the season. Last three games they destroyed North Haven and Fairfield Prep, and had Hand beaten with seconds left, until a miracle helped Hand pull out a win.

 

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[noeynox]

I was shocked Cheshire didn't hand it off to McAlinden. I did like going for 2.

 

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This is the strongest Class S division I've seen in several years. Ansonia has work to do, Sheehan and Bloomfield are not Valley pushovers. Even Woodland has a decent team this year.

 

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Watch out for New Fairfield Class M. If Weston is healthy I think they take all the marbles.

 

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Wow..... FCIAC got screwed in the L and LL pairings. The teams ranked #3 and #4 in the state poll (Darien and Greenwich) end up paired against each other in the LL first round. In Class L, Hand of Madison luck's out............even though there are three teams from the FCIAC in the Class L playoffs, Hand does not have to play any of them until the finals.

 

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I was shocked Cheshire didn't hand it off to McAlinden. I did like going for 2.

I don't think Cheshire is that good anyway.

 

[noeynox]

I don't think Cheshire is that good anyway.

Very vanilla on offense. Basically line up and run power.

 

[huskyrob1]

Very vanilla on offense. Basically line up and run power.

The reason I say why they are not very good is they lose to Southington, which itself is a paper tiger. Darien killed Southington earlier this season in an OOC matchup, and though ranked #3 in the state, Darien just lost to always dangerous New Canaan today 20-0. Shows the tremendous depth that the FCIAC has, and that's not even talking about St Joe's which beat New Canaan 58-14 on Oct 4th. Ranking Hand, which could barely beat Shelton, over St Joe's is a joke.

 

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This is the strongest Class S division I've seen in several years. Ansonia has work to do, Sheehan and Bloomfield are not Valley pushovers. Even Woodland has a decent team this year.

Agreed....Ansonia is not vintage Ansonia. They haven’t been in a long time. With inclement weather expected, #8 Plainfield @ #1 Ansonia will be played at Ryan Field in Derby. If you haven’t seen it, Derby’s new turf athletic complex is unreal. There’s nothing else like it in CT.
Ryan Sports Complex

 

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Very vanilla on offense. Basically line up and run power.

If you think Cheshire is vanilla watch Ansonia play

 

[kris1]

It will all play out in the end but St Joe’s is scary good. A Samson Johnson/Hand state final will be a must see if it plays out. St Joe’s road is tougher. Still, they have so many weapons on offense and arguably the best defense in the state. If you want to see what modern day offenses looks like watch Samson Johnson play. Very dynamic!! Samson Johnson also has the best kicker in the state in Austin Jose, who is also a weapon at WR along with Will Diamantis and Brady Hutchison. Hutchison (2021/WR/PR/KR) camped at UConn over the summer.

 

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Wow..... FCIAC got screwed in the L and LL pairings. The teams ranked #3 and #4 in the state poll (Darien and Greenwich) end up paired against each other in the LL first round. In Class L, Hand of Madison luck's out............even though there are three teams from the FCIAC in the Class L playoffs, Hand does not have to play any of them until the finals.

2019 Final Unofficial Football Point Rankings (will become official morning after last game)