Kolbe Cathedral Holds Top 10 Spot In Girls Basketball Poll

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 49-47 victory over top-ranked New London last weekend propelled Norwalk to the forefront of all 19 voters' ballots in the latest high school girls basketball poll.

The Bears traded places with the Whalers in the most recent balloting, with Notre Dame-Fairfield, Trumbull and East Haven each moving up a spot to round out the top five.

Kolbe Cathedral kept its position from last week, placing ninth in the polling.

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

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

Also receiving votes: Mercy, Canton, Cromwell, E.O. Smith, Trinity Catholic, St. Paul, Wilbur Cross, East Catholic, Housatonic Regional, Glastonbury, Sheehan, Berlin, Hillhouse, Danbury, Simsbury, East Hartford.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch; Media Corp.; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News-Times; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; 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, New London Day; Fred Williams, Northwestern; Erik Dobratz, WTNH; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican; Adam Betz, Journal Inquirer; Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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