2019: Connecticut Wrestling top 10 wrestling poll
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