The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-28

New Haven Ffillhouse, whose pow. er.blaElng New England teams have been standouts In many state tour- naments, headed the list, the un- defeated Elm City team, coached by Chick Bowen, being the only squad to prevent monopoly of the upper flight by Central Connecti- cut scholastic title hunters.
 Coach Tom Monahan's Bristol team, more often the state cham. pion than any other Connecticut school, is ranged second with per- centaRe of i.0iS and Manchester, Q fighting silk Town outfit which crashed through the tournament portals almost unheralded despite Q courageous smash this season through strong opposition, is rated third.
 Meriden's Connecticut and New England champions, coached by Frank Darnikow, are ensconced in fourth place - the powerful Silver City team, which tore through ono of the most rugged campaigns out lined for . Connecticut scholastic team this season, richly earning It's place in the upper flight.
 New Britain, one of Connecticuta powers in every major sport under the tutelage of Coach Chick Shea, won fifth place, and Hartford Bulkeley, coached by Babe Allen, which Is to carry Hartford's stand. ard to the tournament for the sec. ond successive year, was placed sixth.
 Torrlngton Alternate
 New Haven has c second repre-. sentative In Commercial High, which, with c record of i4 victories and four defeats Is ranked seventh and Bassick High of Bridgeport, tho Park City's new Glass A chal- leiager which this year shaded the records of Central and Harding, colorful and strong tournament entries in other years, was awarded the eighth place. Torrington High, which forged Into the states upper strata this season after wallowing 10. years in the slough of frequent defeat, was named aS tho alternate, Connie Donahue, Q new coach, di- rected the New City team.
 In the first round Glass A pAirs in0s Bristol was bracketed with New Haven Commercial and the Bell City team was almost immediately named as c favorite by scholastic dopesters. The unbeaten Hillhouse team was with Hartford Bulkeley. Greater Hartford's only represen. tative and tho fiashy Elm City team was also almost ct once established a favorite.
 h tho lower half of the draw New Britain was matched with Manchester and the Hardware City team ct once became the favorite in this game, and Meriden was bracketed with Basslck with the Mer!den defending champions being set up as tho favorites !n this clash. Bristol-Ilillhouso and New Britain. n.Meriden goini-finals gre pres dicted by many scholastic coaches.
 Chapman Tech First
 The D Glass selections ran true to expectations with the f!ashy Chapman Tech team, Of New Lon- don, winner of the Eastern Con. necticut.W Western Rhode Island con. werence iaurels taking the No. place, with Branford second and Lyman Hail, of Wail!ngford, third. Hartford will have D representa-. tive in Hartford Trade which iS placed sixth. Tho Chapman Tech tuam will Do c prime favoFite in the D tournament which is to be held ct Wesleyan University March 3, { and c.
 Only one surprise occurred as the rankings were compiled for the CD Tournament which ig to Do held ct Weaver High School March {, 6, And 2, Pennington being given tho eighth place to give tho CID event . rich Central Connecticut flavor with Terryville c "top-highter" Dc. yond oil doubt, and old eaybrook being named tho alternate.
 Only two teams in tho eastern part of tho gtatet, Chapman Tech, the D favorito, and Killingly, one J