How the Top 10 fared – Week 7

Team Fared Up next
1. Ansonia (7-0) Def. Wolcott 62-7 Friday vs. Watertown, 7 p.m.
2. New Canaan (7-0) Def. Staples 43-7 Friday vs. St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
3. St. Joseph (6-0) Today at Trinity Catholic, 2:30 p.m. Friday at New Canaan, 7 p.m.
4. Middletown (7-0) Def. Maloney 47-16 Friday vs. Farmington, 7 p.m.
5. Newtown (7-0) Def. Weston 47-13 Friday at New Fairfield, 7 p.m.
6. Glastonbury (6-1) Def. Manchester 41-0 Friday vs. Conard, 6:30 p.m.
7. West Haven (6-1) Def. Hamden 49-7 Friday at Shelton, 7 p.m.
8. Hand (6-1) Def. Shelton 44-41 Friday vs. Xavier, 7 p.m.
9. NFA (5-1) Def. Cranston West (RI) 28-7 Friday at East Lyme, 6:30 p.m.
10. North Haven (6-1) Def. Guilford 47-20 Friday vs. Hillhouse, 8 p.m.


  1. James says

    Number 1 ansonia. Come on we need to get this right folks If new canana wins out they will be number 1 so why wouldn’t they be number 1 now. This why our states gets mocked a class s school is ranked 1

    • DOM says

      with an all-american halfback and a o-line thats bigger than nc plus a fast dual threat qb i would say thats why . nc is def very good i was impressed with the ass whoopin they put on staples but ansonia would beat them in a close game . ansonias too witty for nc they wouldnt lose that game . as far as nc schedule goes then yes i would say they deserve #1 but if were going off of assumption of who would win i think voters give the chargers the slight edge and thats why their ranked aboved nc

      • James says

        No way they play no one how about moving up in class? I don’t think so. The house moves up in basketball to ll. sorry cannot make a class s school number 1. They would get killed Even with two losses xavier would hand then a true beat down

      • indians says

        James is dead on, so tired of how this works, reporters ASS UME a teams the best based on the fact they have a great player,, the number 1 has to be based on the body of work of the team! Please don’t guess what would happen, make decision based on facts; ; like beating the top competition and no it’s not Ansonias fault they don’t play a top 20 team all year but neither is it any elses fault if they aren’t number 1

        • The Truth Hurts says

          Most Sports writers who vote on the poll cannot grasp the concept that the opponents of a team will determine how that team will perform.Example,you put Ansonia against a Masuk and they will look unbeatable.You put them against a top LL or L team and they will look beatable and flaws will be exposed.Keep the Blinders on and vote Ansonia #1 with thier best victory coming against ??

  2. James says

    You have no argument because you play know one that’s a fact how can you judge. You will be playing Cromwell in state final that’s to me I such a joke you actually should be punish for that. The big boys play in l and ll that’s reality

  3. Frank says

    If Hand runs this ridiculous table of quality opponents, and beats NC in State Championship. They are #1. Its Irrefutable. If H.S used a BCS rating it would land that way. Look at the opponents of the top ten, laughable except this week NC plays St. Joes.

  4. jR says

    Why is it so hard for some people to realize you may be small but you can still be good. Ansonia on any given day can play with any one. Can they play a LL schedule every day? Probably not. The lack of depth would begin to show. However their top 15 guys could probably play with anyone. They have 4 or 5 legitimate weapons, a great o-line, great coaching and know how to win. Why is it that “the big boys” have to be number one. Have you seen Ansonia Frank?

    • Frank says

      JR: Yes I have seen them play. Here are my thoughts. They are well coached, at least for a half, considering that is all the starters play. The players are good, physical, not incredible athletic, except Newsome and this year’s #4 is solid. They are playing teams that would get hurt against the top competition in the State. Ansonia would be good in the SCC, they would win enough games to be a top 8, and they would get in the playoffs, and be better, because of grind and the adjustments they would have to make to improve. Honestly, Ansonia can get away with not practicing all week against 90% of their competition and still roll teams. Ansonia is not the #1 team in the State, because the body of work does not represent being the Top Dog in CT. When your not tested, their is no validity to the objective process of deciding in the polls, its just a popularity contest. Media knows it’s NC for now, just do the right thing. SCC has 19 football teams, and unbalanced Division, they would welcome Ansonia with open arms. If It was me, I would put my money where my mouth is. If you want to be the best, you need to get in a league and play the best.

  5. James says

    If x beats hand and hand gets revenge against new c in the playoffs and x wins ll for the fourth straight years are they number one???? All possible hand is well coached and I can see a scenerio of them beating nc. Go X
    Ps has anyone seen heard of the soph x will unleash next year

  6. jeb says

    Ansonia is very good and so is New Canaan and St.Joes. These three teams are better than everyone else in the state. The winner of the St. Joes- New Canaan game could climb up to the #1 spot because that quality win that Ansonia had over Masuk does not look good now that Masuk got smoked by a two loss Bethel team.

    What Hand has been doing is some sort of miracle after the thumping they took against NC…they must still beat either West Haven or Xavier to qualify for the states. A rematch with NC looms.

    The winner of the Darien vs North Haven game will qualify for the states but don’t count out a three loss making it also.

  7. Sad state says

    Masuk – is a bad team, poorly coached and internal problems. I have family in Monroe and it is sad. The past 16 years are long gone. Coaching fighting with eachother – parents and players, players fighting with eachother, finger pointing. Very sad

  8. the ruler says

    I see st joes hanging with new canaan for a half,then eventually falling by 2-3 scores,similar to their game against staples last year. Same can be said about ncannan starters only playing for a half.

    True nc would never see a back like arkeel,but ansonia would never see a team like nc. One player doesnt make a team. 42-28 nc if they ever met.

  9. Rob (On Connecticut's East Coast) says

    I must have posted this in the wrong article:
    So for all the “Poll Rattlers”; Is the winner of next weeks New Canaan VS St. Joes game a more tested, thorough and legitimate number 1 when the poll is taken and released the week of November 4th?

    Easy RAY, I don’t mean to say Ansonia is not deserving, nor am I saying they couldn’t match up with and/or win against other highly ranking teams. My question follows college football’s BCS Logic minus the points that that system awards for large margin point victories even when those victories are at the expense of teams that are having a bad year (think Alabama VS Arkansas earlier this year).

    To state each teams case (Each predicated on wins through this coming weekend);

    New Canaan: Will Have Wins Over: Daniel Hand (L-6w), Bassick (L-1w), Greenwich (LL-3w), Fairfield Warde (LL-2w), Danbury (LL-3w), Chicopee (MA) (M-2w), Staples (LL-5w); and 11/1 v.St. Joseph (M-6w) Combined wins of Opponents, 28, Number of LL’s 4, L’s 2, M’s 2 and no Class S Schools.

    St. Joseph: Will Have Wins Over: Notre Dame-West Haven (L-2w), Fairfield Prep (LL-5w), Ridgefield (LL-5w), Darien (L-5w), Wilton (L-3w), Bassick (L-1w), 10/26 Trinity Catholic (S-0w), and 11/1 New Canaan (L-7w) Combined wins of Opponents, 27, Number of LL’s 2, L’s 5, No M’s and 1 Class S School.

    Ansonia: Will Have Wins Over: Torrington (L-0w), Sacred Heart (S-0w), Holy Cross (S-5w), Wilby (LL-4w), Derby (S-4w), Masuk (L-4w), Wolcott (M-4w), 11/1 v.Watertown (M-1w) Combined wins of Opponents, 23, Number of LL’s 1, L’s 2, M’s 2 and 3 Class S Schools.

    Top 3 Signature Wins:
    New Canaan: Hand(Reigning Class L Champs, SCC Front Runner, 6 win L), Staples(LL Semis Last Year, 5 win LL), St Joe(M Front Runner, FCIAC East Front Runner, 7 win M)
    St. Joseph: New Canaan(L Semis Last Year, L Front Runner, FCIAC East Front Runner, 7 win L), Fairfield Prep(5 Win LL), Ridgefield (5 win LL)
    Ansonia: Holy Cross (5 Win S), Masuk (4 win L), Wolcott (Class M #1-Seed last year, 4 win M)

    In my opinion, here’s what’s wrong. Ansonia is a team that plays very well, they are talented and do what you want any great team to do; beat everything put in front of them. While they have done that, so have St Joe and New Canaan and the teams put in front of St Joe and New Canaan are more impressive than the ones that have played Ansonia. That being said, as for Ansonia’s place atop the Register and Day polls, they haven’t had the opportunity to show how much they deserve that spot the way St Joe’s and New Canaan will have once the dust settles next Friday Night. If I were an Ansonia fan, I’d be routing for a 6-6 Tie between New Canaan and St Joseph. That way you’d be able to point and say, “See, they didn’t even win all their games!”

    Solution: Open Division 4 team playoff. Until then, it’s all just something to argue about.

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