2019 CT High School Preseason/Season Rankings

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This is the strongest Class S division I've seen in several years. Ansonia has work to do, Sheehan and Bloomfield are not Valley pushovers. Even Woodland has a decent team this year.

 

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Watch out for New Fairfield Class M. If Weston is healthy I think they take all the marbles.

 

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Wow..... FCIAC got screwed in the L and LL pairings. The teams ranked #3 and #4 in the state poll (Darien and Greenwich) end up paired against each other in the LL first round. In Class L, Hand of Madison luck's out............even though there are three teams from the FCIAC in the Class L playoffs, Hand does not have to play any of them until the finals.

 

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I was shocked Cheshire didn't hand it off to McAlinden. I did like going for 2.

I don't think Cheshire is that good anyway.

 

[noeynox]

I don't think Cheshire is that good anyway.

Very vanilla on offense. Basically line up and run power.

 

[huskyrob1]

Very vanilla on offense. Basically line up and run power.

The reason I say why they are not very good is they lose to Southington, which itself is a paper tiger. Darien killed Southington earlier this season in an OOC matchup, and though ranked #3 in the state, Darien just lost to always dangerous New Canaan today 20-0. Shows the tremendous depth that the FCIAC has, and that's not even talking about St Joe's which beat New Canaan 58-14 on Oct 4th. Ranking Hand, which could barely beat Shelton, over St Joe's is a joke.

 

[kris1]

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This is the strongest Class S division I've seen in several years. Ansonia has work to do, Sheehan and Bloomfield are not Valley pushovers. Even Woodland has a decent team this year.

Agreed....Ansonia is not vintage Ansonia. They haven’t been in a long time. With inclement weather expected, #8 Plainfield @ #1 Ansonia will be played at Ryan Field in Derby. If you haven’t seen it, Derby’s new turf athletic complex is unreal. There’s nothing else like it in CT.
Ryan Sports Complex

 

[kris1]

Very vanilla on offense. Basically line up and run power.

If you think Cheshire is vanilla watch Ansonia play

 

[kris1]

It will all play out in the end but St Joe’s is scary good. A SJ/Hand state final will be a must see if it plays out. St Joe’s road is tougher. Still, they have so many weapons on offense and arguably the best defense in the state. If you want to see what modern day offenses looks like watch SJ play. Very dynamic!! SJ also has the best kicker in the state in Austin Jose, who is also a weapon at WR along with Will Diamantis and Brady Hutchison. Hutchison (2021/WR/PR/KR) camped at UConn over the summer.

 

[huskymedic]

Wow..... FCIAC got screwed in the L and LL pairings. The teams ranked #3 and #4 in the state poll (Darien and Greenwich) end up paired against each other in the LL first round. In Class L, Hand of Madison luck's out............even though there are three teams from the FCIAC in the Class L playoffs, Hand does not have to play any of them until the finals.

2019 Final Unofficial Football Point Rankings (will become official morning after last game)

 

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GameTimeCT Week 13 Top 10 Football Poll (12/3) heading into the State Championship Play-offs

1. Hand (19)
2. St. Joe’s (6)
3. Newtown
4. Greenwich
5. Bloomfield
6. Darien
7. Southington
8. Ansonia
9. New Canaan
10. Maloney

Others receiving votes: Cheshire (8-2) 280; Ridgefield (8-2) 266; Simsbury (9-1) 180; Rockville (10-0) 144; Shelton (7-3) 129; Killingly (9-1) 117; Wethersfield (8-2) 34; Woodland (9-1) 34; Sheehan (8-2) 32; Norwich Free Academy (8-3) 27; Fairfield Prep (6-4) 24; Berlin (8-2) 7; Waterford (9-1) 7; Weston (9-1) 7.

 

[huskymedic]

A lot of completely non-competitive games in the quarterfinals across the board.

LL Quarterfinal Results:

No. 1 Newtown 35, No. 8 Norwich Free Academy 0
No. 2 Southington 13, No. 7 Ridgefield 3
No. 3 Darien 26, No. 6 Greenwich 16
No. 4 Simsbury 17, No. 5 Cheshire 14

LL Semifinals - Monday, Dec. 9 at sites of higher seed, 6:30 p.m.

No. 4 Simsbury at No. 1 Newtown
No. 3 Darien at No. 2 Southington

 

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Class L Quarterfinals

No. 1 St. Joseph 49, No. 8 Wilton 7
No. 2 Hand 52, No. 7 Newington 0
No. 3 Maloney 35, No. 6 Berlin 7
No. 4 New Canaan 42, No. 5 Wethersfield 7

Semifinals - Monday, Dec. 9 at sites of higher seed, 6:30 p.m.

No. 4 New Canaan at No. 1 St. Joseph
No. 3 Maloney at No. 2 Hand

 

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Class M Quarterfinals

No. 1 Rockville 33, No. 8 SMSA/Univ./Classical 0
No. 2 Waterford 10, No. 7 Granby/Canton 6
No. 3 Killingly 28, No. 6 New Fairfield 0
No. 5 Weston 49, No. 4 Abbott Tech/Immaculate 6

SemifinalsMonday, Dec. 9 at sites of higher seed, 6:30 p.m.

No. 5 Weston at No. 1 Rockville
No. 3 Killingly at No. 2 Waterford

 

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Class S Quarterfinals

No. 1 Ansonia 30, No. 8 Plainfield 12
No. 7 Plainville 22, No. 2 Bullard-Havens 12
No. 3 Bloomfield 56, No. 6 Stafford/E.Windsor/Somers 0
No. 4 Sheehan 51, No. 5 Woodland 0

Semifinals - Monday, Dec. 9 at sites of higher seed, 6:30 p.m.

No. 4 Sheehan at No. 1 Ansonia
No. 7 Plainville at No. 3 Bloomfield

 

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Class LL Results:
No. 1 Newtown 17, No. 4 Simsbury 0
No. 3 Darien 21, No. 2 Southington 12

Championship -> Saturday, December 14 at Trumbull
No. 1 Newtown vs. No. 3 Darien, 3 p.m.


Class L Results:
No. 1 St. Joseph 42, No 4 New Canaan 0
No. 2 Hand 42, No. 3 Maloney 0

Championship -> Saturday, December 14 at New Britain
No. 1 St. Joseph vs. No. 2 Hand, 3 p.m.


Class M Results:
No. 5 Weston 37, No. 1 Rockville 0 at Simsbury
No. 3 Killingly 35, No. 2 Waterford 7 (4Q)

Championship -> Saturday, December 14 at New Britain
No. 5 Weston vs. No. 3 Killingly, 11 a.m.


Class S Results:
No. 4 Sheehan 30, No. 1 Ansonia 22
No. 3 Bloomfield 35, No. 7 Plainville 7

Championship -> Saturday, December 14 at Trumbull
No. 3 Bloomfield vs. No. 4 Sheehan, 11 a.m.

 

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[kris1]

....and the “best team is the state” debate will finally be settled “on the field”.

 

[huskyblooz]

Our staff should split up on Saturday for the state championships. Half go to Trumbull. Half go to New Britain. Make a presence in the football community.

 

[Bootsthemonkey]

I'll be in New Britain for Hand-St Joe's. Bring your rain gear!

 

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Impressive roll...

 

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