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E.O. Smith Zooms Into Top 5 of High School Boys Soccer Poll

A big win over previously top-ranked Farmington helped propel the Panthers into the top 5 of the weekly coaches poll.

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STORRS, CT — Six straight wins to open the 2018 season propelled Fairfield Prep into the top position in the most recent weekly boys soccer coaches poll.

The Jesuits received first-place nods from seven of 14 voters to move atop the Class LL/L rankings, after placing second last week. Xavier was second, garnering four first-place votes, and Farmington was third, collecting a pair of top votes.

E.O. Smith, which collected a first-place vote, jumped from outside the top 10 to fourth in the most recent balloting.

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Lewis Mills remained on top of the M/S poll.

Here are the top 10 in Classes LL/L and M/S, with first-place votes in parentheses and including last week's ranking, plus all other teams receiving votes.

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LL/L

  1. Fairfield Prep (7) (LW: 2)
  2. Xavier (4) (LW: 8)
  3. Farmington (2) (LW: 1)
  4. E.O. Smith (1) (LW: NR)
  5. Trumbull (LW: 10)
  6. Daniel Hand (LW: NR)
  7. Shelton (LW: 4)
  8. South Windsor (LW: NR)
  9. Weston (LW: NR)
  10. Norwalk (LW: 3)

Also receiving votes: Danbury, Hall, Glastonbury, Cheshire, Wethersfield, Naugutuck, Branford.

Coaches voting: Dan Woog, Staples; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; John Blomstrann, E.O. Smith; Dave Yanosy, Southington; Jim Lewicki, Wilton; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Artur Branco, Cheshire; Paul Winstanley, Joel Barlow; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Arnie Jandreau, Lyman Hall; Dave Zlatin, Avon; Tony Fernandes, Bethel; Dave Lavery, Brookfield; Vic Santos, Independent.

M/S

  1. Lewis Mills (7) (LW: 1)
  2. Stonington (3) (LW: 3)
  3. Ellington (3) (LW: 2)
  4. Granby (LW: 6)
  5. Litchfield (LW: 7)
  6. Watertown (LW: NR)
  7. Somers (LW: 10)
  8. Tolland (LW: 5)
  9. Brookfield (1) (LW: NR)
  10. Lyman Memorial (LW: NR)

Also receiving votes: Old Saybrook, Valley Regional, Plainville, Ledyard, Suffield, Montville, Woodland, Morgan, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Windham, East Catholic, Bolton, Northwestern Regional, Hale Ray.

Coaches voting: Colin Delaney, Montville; Rob Andrulis, Litchfield; Dave Emery, Granby Memorial; Tim Brown, Plainville; Roy Gurnon, Ellington; Andy Campbell, Northwest Regional; Sam Barnes, Old Saybrook; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Ryan Fabry, Lyman Memorial; Vic Santos, Independent; Gianni Perugini, Sacred Heart; Dave Lavery, Brookfield; Vito Caligiuri, Watertown; Paul deCastro, Stonington.

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