Darien still No. 1; New London receives votes

The first three weeks of the high school football season have produced little movement in The Day's Top 10 state coaches' poll.

Darien (3-0) is number one, followed by New Canaan (3-0), just as they were after Week 1. Seven of the remaining eight teams have been ranked through all three weeks.

This Friday could change things thanks to a slate of big games, starting in the state's most brutal division — the Southern Connecticut Conference's Tier 1. It resumes play after last weekend's interdivision crossovers and will be highlighted by Xavier (2-1) at No. 3 Shelton (3-0) and Cheshire (3-0) at No. 5 West Haven (3-0).

Fairfield Prep (3-0) also plays host to Notre Dame of West Haven (1-2), which has lost to Shelton and six-time Rhode Island Division I champion Bishop Hendricken.

In other leagues, unbeaten Tolland has won three straight games by shutout, but it hasn't played a team the likes of No. 10 Bloomfield (3-0), which will play host to the Eagles in a Central Connecticut Conference Division III interdivision game.

Cromwell/Portland (2-0), which received a vote, plays at Valley Regional/ Old Lyme in what could be a meeting between the Pequot League's best teams.

Unbeaten New Milford takes a big step up in competition as it plays host to No. 8 Newtown in the South-West Conference.

New London (3-0) received votes for the first time this season after thumping Killingly last Friday, 41-7.