FCIAC Football Blog

Staples is in the top spot in the Bill Gonillo 5 poll for a second straight week. Staples, the recently-crowned FCIAC champion, received 14 of the 15 first-place votes, while. SWC champion Pomperaug received the other first-place vote.

The Bill Gonillo 5 poll is a media ranking of the top teams in Fairfield County. All FCIAC and SWC schools, plus FAA, CSC and SCC teams based in Fairfield County, are on the ballot for consideration.

Ballots are totaled on a 10-8-6-4-2-1 formula.

The poll is named in honor of Bill Gonillo, the former News 12 sports anchor who died in September 2007 from complications related to diabetes. The poll also supports the American Diabetes Association’s mission to find a cure for and raise awareness of the disease, which affects 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population.

November is American Diabetes Month. For information on local events, click here.

Also receiving votes: Greenwich 18, King 12, Ridgefield 6, Darien 3.

Voters: Damian Andrew (News12), Dan Farrand (freelancer), Dave Stewart (New Canaan Advertiser), Henry Chisholm (Connecticut Post), Jason Intrieri (freelancer), John Nash (Stamford Times/Wilton Villager), Matt Levine (WSTC-AM/WNLK-AM), Matt Norlader (New Canaan News-Review/Darien News), Michael Suppe (Hersam-Acorn Newspapers), Pat Pickens (Fairfield Citizen), Paul Silverfarb (Greenwich Post), Rob Adams (WGCH-AM), Tim Parry (FCIAC Football Blog), Tom Renner (Examiner.com), Zachary Eastright (WSTC-AM/WNLK-AM).