Connecticut High School Football Rankings

By Staff Report Oct 19, 2017, 1:45pm

Who's up and who's down

Even if things were shuffled around here and there, the power rankings for this week won't seem too unfamiliar if you've been following along. Don't let that fool you into thinking nothing interesting happened, though. A special shoutout goes to Darien's senior Joyce, who scored five touchdowns in the team's most recent match.

No Stoppin 'Em

Fitch was the better team in every quarter against Branford last week and consequently the better team overall. Fitch put the hurt on Branford with a conclusive 72 - 26 victory. The Branford defense has struggled this season (giving up an average of 34 points per game), and Fitch took advantage of that. The combined 98-point effort made this the highest-scoring game in the power rankings for the week.

Big Showdown

The battle between St. Joseph (ranked 4th in the power rankings) and Ridgefield (ranked 10th) turned out to be a fierce competition. St. Joseph came out on top in a nail-biter against Ridgefield, sneaking past 38 - 35. The win raised St. Joseph up two spots in the power rankings.

Movin on Up

North Haven will have a better view of things this week after its strong showing last week propelled it four spots up the power rankings. That was the biggest rise of the week. It blew past Pomperaug 42 - 14. North Haven was heavily favored coming into this contest, and the results showcase why.

This Week's Big Showdown

One of the hottest tickets last week involved the clash between Greenwich (3rd in the power rankings) and New Canaan (8th). Greenwich scooted by New Canaan with a score of 36 - 21. As a result, Greenwich rose two spots in the power rankings.


Current RankSchoolNext GameMovement
1Darienvs. Warde--
2West Havenvs. Norwich Free Academy--
3Greenwichvs. Westhill+2
4St. Josephvs. Stamford+2
5Cheshire AcademyBYE--
6Choate Rosemary Hall Schoolvs. Worcester Academy--
7Masukvs. Brookfield--
8New Canaanvs. Trinity Catholic-5
9Southingtonvs. New Britain+1
10Ridgefieldvs. Wilton-1
11Sheltonvs. Blue Hill--
12Windsor-----
13Ansoniavs. St. Paul Catholic--
14Handvs. West Haven+1
15Staplesvs. Norwalk-1
16Fitchvs. Branford+2
17Killinglyvs. New London+4
18Cheshirevs. Wilbur Cross+1
19Fairfield Prepvs. New London-3
20South Windsorvs. Manchester--
21North Haven----4
22Avon Old Farmsvs. Taft School--
23Middletownvs. Edwin O. Smith--
24Wilbur Crossvs. East Haven-2
25Rocky Hillvs. East Catholic-1


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