The Connecticut Wrestling Online’s Top 10 high school wrestling poll. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s poll ranking.
FINAL, February 25, 2019
Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class |
1. Danbury (17) | 14-1 | 510 | 1 | LL |
2. Bristol Eastern | 16-1 | 440 | 4 | L |
3. Xavier | 15-4 | 422 | 7 | L |
4. Trumbull | 25-5 | 396 | 3 | LL |
5. Simsbury | 15-1 | 380 | 2 | L |
6. Fairfield Warde | 19-1 | 330 | t5 | LL |
7. Southington | 13-2 | 306 | t5 | LL |
8. Killingly | 26-2 | 280 | 9 | M |
9. Middletown | 19-2 | 237 | 8 | L |
10. Foran | 33-5 | 177 | 11 | M |
Others receiving votes: Gilbert (26-3) 155, Avon (22-0) 131, New Canaan (5-8) 118, Montville (22-2) 94, Joel Barlow (19-6) 92, Wethersfield (15-6) 64, Suffield/Windsor Locks (11-4) 39, Staples (11-5) 36, Ledyard (21-7) 24, East Haven (19-5) and Northwestern (9-7) 15, Waterford (18-6), Greenwich (14-5) and Ellis Tech (19-9) 7
Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Derek Dion, Southington; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Chris Gamble, Waterford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Eric Misko, Farmington; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury
Week 7, February 11, 2019
Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class |
1. Danbury (17) | 14-1 | 510 | 1 | LL |
2. Simsbury | 15-1 | 466 | 2 | L |
3. Trumbull | 25-5 | 426 | 4 | LL |
4. Bristol Eastern | 16-1 | 414 | 3 | L |
t5. Fairfield Warde | 19-1 | 322 | 5 | LL |
t5. Southington | 13-2 | 322 | 6 | LL |
7. Xavier | 15-4 | 312 | 8 | L |
8. Middletown | 19-2 | 300 | 7 | L |
9. Killingly | 26-2 | 238 | 10 | M |
10. Avon | 22-0 | 203 | 9 | M |
Others receiving votes: Foran (33-5) 175, Montville (22-2) 108, Ledyard (21-7) 103, East Haven (19-5) 95, Waterford (18-6) 77, Gilbert (26-3) 58, Greenwich (14-5) 44, Staples 35, Newtown (11-6) 14, Canton (20-3) 11, Joel Barlow 8, Guilford (18-9) 7
Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Chris Gamble, Waterford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Eric Misko, Farmington; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury
Week 6, February 4, 2019
Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class |
1. Danbury (17) | 13-1 | 510 | 1 | LL |
2. Simsbury | 14-1 | 462 | 6 | L |
3. Bristol Eastern | 15-1 | 408 | 2 | L |
4. Trumbull | 24-5 | 400 | 4 | LL |
5. Fairfield Warde | 18-1 | 370 | 5 | LL |
6. Southington | 12-2 | 362 | 3 | LL |
7. Middletown | 18-2 | 302 | 8 | L |
8. Xavier | 11-4 | 280 | 7 | L |
9. Avon | 22-0 | 222 | 10 | M |
10. Killingly | 26-2 | 213 | 11 | M |
Others receiving votes: Foran (33-4) 187, Montville (22-2) 142, Ledyard (21-7) 116, Greenwich (14-4) 106, East Haven (19-5) 73, Gilbert (24-3) 23, Guilford (18-8) 16, Joel Barlow 14, New Britain 9, Enfield 8, Windham (15-7) 7
Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Chris Gamble, Waterford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Eric Misko, Farmington; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury
Week 5, January 28, 2019
Team | Rec | Pts. | LW | Class |
1. Danbury (16) | 11-1 | 506 | 1 | LL |
2. Bristol Eastern (1) | 12-0 | 452 | 2 | L |
3. Southington | 9-1 | 432 | 3 | LL |
4. Trumbull | 21-5 | 388 | 8 | LL |
5. Fairfield Warde | 14-1 | 358 | 4 | LL |
6. Simsbury | 9-1 | 336 | 5 | L |
7. Xavier | 7-3 | 316 | 6 | L |
8. Middletown | 17-2 | 306 | 7 | L |
9. Foran-Milford | 28-3 | 236 | 9 | M |
10. Avon | 18-0 | 221 | 10 | M |
Also receiving votes: Killingly (21-3) 171, Montville (16-2) 130, East Haven (19-4) 125, Ledyard (18-6) 115, Greenwich (8-1) 61, Guilford (15-8) 18, Gilbert (20-3) 16, Waterford (16-4) and Enfield (9-7) 15, Windham (14-5) 10, Griswold (11-6) and Staples (10-5) 9
Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Chris Gamble, Waterford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Eric Misko, Farmington; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury
Week 4, January 21, 2019
Team | Record | Pts. | LW | Class |
1. Danbury (18) | 8-0 | 540 | 1 | LL |
2. Bristol Eastern | 11-0 | 502 | 2 | L |
3. Southington | 8-1 | 446 | 4 | LL |
4. Fairfield Warde | 10-1 | 376 | 3 | LL |
5. Simsbury | 8-1 | 360 | 5 | L |
6. Xavier | 6-1 | 349 | 9 | L |
7. Middletown | 16-2 | 336 | 6 | L |
8. Trumbull | 20-5 | 322 | 8 | LL |
9. Foran-Milford | 25-2 | 272 | 7 | M |
10. Avon | 17-0 | 230 | 10 | M |
Others receiving votes: Killingly (16-2) 175, East Haven (15-3) 147, Ledyard (14-6) 137, Montville (16-2) 64, Greenwich (7-1) 62, Waterford (15-4) 47, Guilford (12-7) 33, Gilbert (19-3) 25, Enfield (9-4) and Staples (9-4) 16, Hand (10-4) 14, Windham High (13-5) 9, Wethersfield (7-4) 7
Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Chris Gamble, Waterford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Eric Misko, Farmington; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury
Week 3, January 14, 2019
Team | Record | Pts. | LW | Class |
1. Danbury (17) | 6-0 | 510 | 1 | LL |
2. Bristol Eastern | 10-0 | 468 | 2 | L |
3. Fairfield Warde | 8-1 | 426 | 3 | LL |
4. Southington | 7-1 | 418 | 4 | LL |
5. Simsbury | 7-1 | 360 | 6 | L |
6. Middletown | 12-2 | 326 | 10 | L |
7. Foran-Milford | 23-2 | 286 | 7 | M |
8. Trumbull | 20-4 | 271 | 5 | LL |
9. Xavier | 5-1 | 258 | 8 | L |
10. Avon | 13-0 | 220 | 9 | M |
Others receiving votes: Killingly (15-2) 149, Ledyard (10-5) 141, East Haven (14-3) 103, Montville (15-2) 100, Waterford (13-3) 71, Greenwich (5-1) 47, Gilbert (16-2) 28, Guilford (9-6) 26, New Canaan (2-1) 20, Windham (10-4) and Hand (10-3) 16, Wethersfield (6-4) 9, Enfield (8-4) 7
Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Chris Gamble, Waterford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Eric Misko, Farmington; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury
Week 2, January 7, 2019
Team | Record | Pts. | LW | Class |
1. Danbury (17) | 4-0 | 510 | 1 | LL |
2. Bristol Eastern | 9-0 | 468 | 2 | L |
3. Fairfield Warde | 6-1 | 412 | 4 | LL |
4. Southington | 6-1 | 400 | 3 | LL |
5. Trumbull | 17-3 | 360 | 6 | LL |
6. Simsbury | 6-1 | 336 | 5 | L |
7. Foran-Milford | 19-2 | 296 | 7 | M |
8. Xavier-Middletown | 5-1 | 263 | 8 | L |
9. Avon | 8-0 | 226 | 10 | M |
10. Middletown | 8-2 | 222 | 9 | L |
Others receiving votes: Killingly (14-2) 137, Ledyard (8-3) 113, Montville (14-2) 91, Waterford (10-2) 74, East Haven (9-3) 71, Greenwich (5-0) 46, Gilbert (11-2) 28, Bristol Central (10-2) 25, Wethersfield (3-3) 23, Canton (9-2) 21, New Canaan (1-1) 18, Guilford (8-3) 17, Windham (9-4) 16, Newtown (5-2) 8, Hand (6-2) 7
Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Eric Misko, Farmington; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury
Week 1, December 31, 2018
Team | Record | Pts. | Last Year | Class |
1. Danbury (17) | 3-0 | 510 | 1 | LL |
2. Bristol Eastern | 8-0 | 450 | t2 | L |
3. Southington | 5-1 | 430 | 4 | LL |
4. Fairfield Warde | 6-1 | 394 | t2 | LL |
5. Simsbury | 2-0 | 335 | 15 | L |
6. Trumbull | 13-2 | 326 | 9 | LL |
7. Foran-Milford | 14-2 | 267 | 8 | M |
8. Xavier-Middletown | 4-1 | 242 | 5 | L |
9. Middletown | 8-1 | 211 | 24 | L |
10. Avon | 7-0 | 201 | 23 | M |
Others receiving votes: Ledyard (7-3) 170, Killingly (9-2) 167, Waterford (7-0) 105, Montville (13-2) 91, New Canaan (1-1) 45, East Haven (5-2) 41, Gilbert (11-2) 39, Windham High (9-3) 37, Bristol Central (9-2) 36, Greenwich (3-0) and Hand (5-2) 29, Berlin (6-5) 17, Manchester (4-6) 14, Canton (8-2) 10, Joel Barlow (3-3), Griswold (2-4), Wethersfield (2-3) and Branford (6-4) 8, Newtown (2-0) 7
The following coaches and media members voted: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Steve Bilheimer, Ledyard; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Paul Gallo, New Canaan; Chris Gamble, Waterford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Eric Misko, Farmington; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury
Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of Connecticut Wrestling Online. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025 and the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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