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Hillhouse remains No. 1 this week and has won six straight games despite losing leading scorer Joey Kasperzyk, right, to a wrist injury.
Notre Dame-Fairfield, Trumbull enter poll this week.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. HILLHOUSE |
16-0 | 16 | 564 | 1 | LL |
Results: Def. North Haven 88-53; def. Lyman Hall 109-59; def. Hand 76-41.
Bottom line: Tyler Douglas had 14 points and 14 assists for the Academics against North Haven.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. NOTRE DAME-WEST HAVEN |
15-0 | 2 | 530 | 2 | LL |
Results: Def. Amity 66-40; def. Shelton 89-67; def. West Haven 79-73.
Bottom line: Tim Dawson hit a big three-point shot down the stretch to help the Green Knights avoid the upset against West Haven.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. SACRED HEART |
13-0 | 1 | 496 | 3 | L |
Results: Def. Waterbury Career 62-47; def. Wilby 75-67 (OT).
Bottom line: Legend Johnson scored 24 points top help the Hearts survive against Wilby.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. EAST CATHOLIC |
13-1 | 0 | 450 | 4 | LL |
Results: Def. Rockville 72-39; def. Manchester 83-58; def. Hartford Public 88-56.
Bottom line: Eagles have won 12 straight games since the loss to East Hartford in December.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. WEAVER |
14-2 | 0 | 418 | 5 | L |
Results: Def. Northwest Catholic 85-56; def. Windsor 71-58.
Bottom line: Chaylynn Martin had 25 points, eight rebounds and three blocks against Northwest Catholic.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. EAST HARTFORD |
14-1 | 0 | 386 | 6 | LL |
Results: Def. Enfield 85-41; def. Hall 74-49; def. South Windsor 50-46.
Bottom line: Big CCC home game against Bloomfield Thursday at 6:45 p.m.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. MIDDLETOWN |
14-2 | 0 | 340 | 7 | L |
Results: Def. Platt 97-49; def. Plainville 81-36.
Bottom line: Ahmod Privott had 24 points in the win against Platt.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. NOTRE DAME-FAIRFIELD |
13-1 | 0 | 268 | NR | L |
Results: Def. New Milford 86-44; def. Kolbe Cathedral 70-50.
Bottom line: Lancers return to top 10 since loss to Fairfield Warde Dec. 26.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9. FAIRFIELD WARDE |
12-2 | 0 | 212 | 8 | LL |
Results: Lost to Darien 64-56; def. Trinity Catholic 67-60.
Bottom line: Only team still in the top 10 that lost last week.
| Team | Record | 1st Place | Points | Last | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. TRUMBULL |
13-1 | 0 | 185 | NR | LL |
Results: Def. Greenwich 66-59; def. St. Joseph 62-58.
Bottom line: Golden Eagles make first appearance in the top 10.
Dropped out: Wilton (9) and South Windsor (10).
First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis.
Others receiving votes
Bassick (12-1), 182; Wilton (11-2), 160; Norwich Free Academy (14-2), 147; Ledyard (12-2), 145; Windsor (10-4), 90; Wilbur Cross (12-4), 77; Kennedy (12-3), 62; South Windsor (10-4), 50; Westbrook (13-1), 35; Crosby (11-4), 22; Holy Cross (12-3), 16; Bethel (12-3), 10.
The following voted
Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bill Bloxsom, HAN Network; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Francesco Graziano, CPTV; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Joe Palladino, Republican-American; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; Marc Robbins, Vantage Sports; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle.
The committee needs to stop riding Hillhouse the only reason they are #1 is cause they played one more game. ND at this point would beat Hillhouse.
Man you people gotta stop
Okay
Sound like a Falcon fan!!!
No Dad I’m pretty sure he’s a hillhouse fan!!
Please let it be settled on the court. ND finally has a decent team and you go crazy. Remember, this is not hockey, baseball or even football.
ND almost lost to lowly West Haven.
After last night I should expect no further comment from you
LOL. AND hOUSE LOSTTTTT TO FAIRFIELD pREP. SO WHAT YOU SAYING??????? ILL WAIT. SILLY
east catholic shows up as LL on CIAC website; having seen Trumbull and Warde, can’t imagine them crashing the NDWH-HH Run to the Sun. What about East Catholic or East Hartford?
Hillhouse, ND, Hillhouse, ND…..in LL, I’d watch be leery of East Hartford, Weaver, and especially East Catholic.
Agreed
how can fairfield warde still be in the top 10 when they lost to a 8 win darien team?please some explain that to me!!!
max preps the leading national high school basketball authority has notre dame rated number one in ct.and number 147 in the country .Hillhouse is rated no. two in Ct. and no. 281 in the country.
Let it be settled on the court, first in the SCC Tournament and then in class LL Finals. Who cares what Max Prep sez.
How is ND Fairfield rank over Bassick. NDF schedule is horrible. Only good team they played this year blew them out. (Fairfield Warde)
Game was closer than the score indicated. True there schedule is not strong. But they are a very good basketball team. And might have three of the best players in the state . Junior,Tyler Borne,junior Norie Davis, soph, Josh Reaves.And two of there top players were in foul trouble against Warde.
Connecticut does not have many team, why is it that these top ranked team are not playing one another in a statewide tournament. There should be a state tournament where these top teams meet and decided who the better teams are. These tournaments are common in states that have three to four times as many teams. As far as Max Prep is concern the ranking are only as accurate as the data. I’ve spend the past month reporting missing result from at least fifty different teams on the East Coast. The State rankings are more accurate in many cases.