Notre Dame-West Haven Retains Top 5 Spot In Boys Basketball Poll

WEST HAVEN, CT — This week's high school boys basketball poll was nearly a duplicate of the previous rankings, with the top eight schools retaining their positions and just one new entry into the top 10.

Sacred Heart collected 15 of 20 first-place votes to remain atop the pack, followed by East Catholic (4) and Windsor (1).

Notre Dame-West Haven retained its spot from last week, placing fifth in the most recent balloting.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, plus all other programs receiving votes.

1. Sacred Heart (lw: 1)
2. East Catholic (lw: 2)
3. Windsor (lw: 3)
4. Bassick (lw: 4)
5. Notre Dame-West Haven (lw: 5)
6. Waterford (lw: 6)
7. East Lyme (lw: 7)
8. Trumbull (lw: 8)
9. Newtown (lw: 10)
10. Manchester (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: East Hartford, Cromwell, Immaculate, Danbury, Glastonbury, Wamogo, Hillhouse, St. Joseph, Jonathan Law, Hamden, Old Lyme, Weaver, Simsbury, Norwich Free Academy, Ridgefield, Wolcott, Crosby, Brookfield.

Voters: Paul Augeri, Middletown Press; Bill Bloxsom, Milford/Trumbull Pubs; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Dave Grant, WATR-AM; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal; Mike Madera, GameTimeCT; Kyle Maher, Journal-Inquirer of Manchester; Shawn McFarland, Hartford Courant; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Keith O'Brien, Game Day CT Sports; Joe Palladino, Republican-American; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; John Pierson, WTNH; Marc Robbins, CT Sports Now; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle; Joe Zone, WFSB.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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