Our good friends at the New Haven Register have finally seen fit to give the rest of us peons the final poll of 2009.
No big surprises, even with the usual postseason shakeup. Windsor is No. 1. Crosby 2. Trinity, Stamford and Central all make their appearances in the bottom 5. Stratford falls off after a 20-0 regular season, concluded with losses in both postseason tournaments.
Team Points Last
1. Windsor (26-1) (15)……….450….2
2. Crosby (23-4)……………….396….T5
3. Sacred Heart (23-2)……….378….7
4. Hillhouse (23-1)……………322….1
5. Bulkeley (16-10)……………310….NR
6. Stamford (24-3)…………….287….T5
7. Cromwell (26-1)……………255….NR
8. Trinity Catholic (24-2)……250….3
9. Central (22-4)………………201….9
10. Bloomfield (21-4)………..199….NR
First place votes in parentheses after record
Dropped out: New London (4), Stratford (8), New Britain (10).
Others receiving votes: Torrington (21-7), 196; New Britain (20-4), 144; Stratford (22-2), 123; Hyde (23-4), 89; New London (23-2), 77; Northwest Catholic (21-5), 49; Lyman Hall (20-5), 31; East Hartford (18-8), 15; Middletown (19-4), Rockville (20-5) and Sheehan (17-8), 8; Holy Cross (18-5), Norwich Free Academy (21-5) and St. Paul (19-7), 7.
The Following Voted: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam-Acorn; Sean Patrick Bowley, Connecticut Post; Matt Doran, Norwalk Hour; Scott Ferrari, Greenwich Citizen; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Sean Kroffsik, Meriden-Record Journal; Ken Lipshez, NewBritain Herald; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Paul Nichols, Middletown Press; Dave Ruden, Stamford Advocate; John Silver, Journal Inquirer of Manchester; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant.
Sean,
I enjoyed all of the high school finals this year. Mohegan Sun did a good job hosting this years event and I hope in the future they will continue to host the basketball finals. The Nvl was the best basketball conference with four excellent teams and others who were very competitive.
Sean,
Stratford should have been a top-ten team in the final poll. Not only did they have an excellent season-if it wasn’t for a poor shooting night against Torrington they could have won the Class L tournament. The defense they played against Torrington big man was perfect. They just couldn’t knock down their open threes.