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Unanimous Choice For Top High School Wrestling Team In State
The winner of the past three State Open championships sits atop the first rankings of 2020.
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CONNECTICUT — To the surprise of roughly no one, 3-time defending State Open champion Danbury was a unanimous selection as the top high school wrestling team in Connecticut in the initial balloting of 2020. The Hatters copped all 15 top votes to easily outdistance Fairfield Warde and Simsbury.
Here are the top 10, plus all other programs receiving votes.
- Danbury
- Fairfield Warde
- Simsbury
- Bristol Eastern
- Xavier
- Staples
- Southington
- Foran
- Killingly
- Manchester
Also receiving votes: Montville, Bristol Central, New Milford, Wethersfield, Haddam-Killingworth, Platt, Guilford, East Haven, Trumbull, Ledyard, Greenwich, Avon, Ellis Tech, Windham, New Canaan, Joel Barlow, Glastonbury, Middletown, Suffield/Windsor Locks.
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Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Bryan McCarty, Platt; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin.
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