Kolbe Cathedral Holds Position In Latest Girls Basketball Poll

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Three teams moved up, five held their positions and one snuck into the top 10 of the latest weekly girls basketball poll of Connecticut high school coaches and sports media members.

New London, which collected 14 of 20 first-place votes, solidified its grip on the top spot, while Trumbull (six first-place votes), Norwalk and Notre Dame-Fairfield each advanced a place from the previous week.

Kolbe Cathedral High School retained its position from last week, placing eighth in the most recent balloting.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other schools receiving votes.

1. New London (lw: 1)
2. Trumbull (lw: 3)
3. Norwalk (lw: 4)
4. Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 5)
5. Hamden (lw: 2)
6. Newtown (lw: 6)
7. East haven (lw: 7)
8. Kolbe Cathedral (lw: 8)
9. Windsor (lw: 9)
10. Newington (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Wilbur Cross, Canton, Bacon Academy, East Catholic, Trinity Catholic, E.O. Smith, Foran, Glastonbury, Berlin, Housatonic Regional, Mercy, East Hampton, Daniel Hand, St. Paul, Watertown, Simsbury, Norwich Free Academy, Fairfield Ludlowe, Cromwell, Northwestern Regional, East Lyme, Weston, East Hartford.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News-Times; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Erik Dobratz, WTNH/Sportzedge.com; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Noah Finz, Frontier Cable/Vantage Sports Network; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, GametimeCT; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Dave Danko, Fairfield Warde, Scotty Nails, RCDS; Brian Medeiros, Canton; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle; Vickie Fulkerson, The New London Day; Fred Williams, Northwestern Regional; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican; Adam Betz, Journal Inquirer; Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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