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Connecticut Division 2 Poll
| Rank | Team | PR* | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Haven | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Watertown/Pomperaug | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Farmington Valley | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Conard | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Guilford | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | New Fairfield/Immaculate | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Westhill/Stamford | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | South Windsor | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Cheshire | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | North Branford | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Different forces tore us in different directions this week. There’s the question of how much one game should matter as the regular season nears the final quarter. There’s how much a team’s schedule matters in the ranking, when a team is 4-1-1 in its division and suffering from a D1-heavy schedule. And then there’s a promise we made a couple of weeks ago.
The way it shook out in our minds this week, a couple of teams moved up sharply in the HNIB News Connecticut Division II top 10 this week. The big mover was new No. 2 Watertown/Pomperaug with a 3-2 win over No. 5 Guilford, a close game that really shows, as much as anything, how close a lot of these teams are.
The new SCC/SWC combination has given teams’ schedules a boost and made for some good match-ups. And Guilford bounced right back with a win over Hand; Jack Ring had a hat trick.
But that’s how it shakes out for the moment, with No. 3 Farmington Valley moving up as well. The Generals beat strong D3 WMRP and also No. 9 Cheshire this week.
No. 1 East Haven stayed on top, falling to Hamden but blanking No. 10 North Branford. Strength of schedule benefits No. 4 Conard; the Chieftains’ D1 gauntlet continued with losses to Simsbury and Northwest Catholic, and it continues with games against Glastonbury and Fairfield.
No. 6 New Fairfield/Immaculate drops almost for no other reason than the Guilford loss, though the Rebel Mustangs have just one (overtime) win in their past four games, too; they also tied No. 8 South Windsor. They can get back on track with games against BBD and Milford in the week to come, then take a crack at East Haven on Saturday.
No. 7 Westhill/Stamford earned two wins and has Fairfield and New Canaan coming up. Cheshire has Simsbury coming up on Saturday after a 1-1 week. Streaky North Branford, which beat D1 East Catholic before its loss to East Haven ended a four-game winning streak, faces Amity and New Milford in the week to come.
Michael Fornabaio
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