New Canaan is on top of the Bill Gonilo 5 media poll of Fairfield County high school football teams after seven weeks.
The Rams received 16 of the 17 first-place votes, and one fourth-place vote. Pomperaug, which is fourth in the poll, received the only other first-place vote.
The Bill Gonillo 5 poll is a media ranking of the top teams in Fairfield County. All FCIAC and SWC schools, plus FAA, CSC and SCC teams based in Fairfield County, are on the ballot for consideration.
Ballots are totaled on a 10-8-6-4-2-1 formula.
The poll is named in honor of Bill Gonillo, the former News 12 sports anchor who died in September 2007 from complications related to diabetes. The poll also supports the American Diabetes Association’s mission to find a cure for and raise awareness of the disease, which affects 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population.
November is American Diabetes Month. For information on local events, click here.
| Rank | Team | First | Points | Last |
| 1 | New Canaan Rams | 16 | 164 | 1 |
| 2 | Staples Wreckers | 0 | 98 | 3 |
| 3 | Masuk Panthers | 0 | 72 | 4 |
| 4 | Pomperaug Panthers | 1 | 70 | 3 |
| 5 | Central Hilltoppers | 0 | 50 | 5 |
Also receiving votes: Greenwich 36, King 19, St. Joseph 10, Newtown 6.
Voters: Damian Andrew (News12), Dan Farrand (freelancer), Dave Stewart (New Canaan Advertiser), Eliot Schickler (Westport News), Henry Chisholm (Connecticut Post), Jason Intrieri (freelancer), John Nash (Stamford Times/Wilton Villager), Matt Levine (WSTC-AM/WNLK-AM), Matt Norlader (New Canaan News-Review/Darien News), Michael Suppe (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), Pat Pickens (Fairfield Citizen), Paul Silverfarb (Greenwich Post), Rob Adams (WGCH-AM), Sean Kilkelly (WGCH-AM), Tim Parry (FCIAC Football Blog), Tom Renner (Examiner.com), Zachary Eastright (WSTC-AM/WNLK-AM).
