Canton Earns Votes in Latest Girls Basketball Poll

CANTON, CT — A string of eight victories in nine contests earned two-time defending Class S champion Canton High School some votes in the latest girls basketball poll of coaches and media members.

The only blemish thus far for the Warriors (8-1) is a 67-64 triple overtime loss to Avon on Dec. 29. The team has three games on this week's schedule, hosting Ellington Tuesday night, then traveling to Conard on Thursday and seventh-ranked Notre Dame-Fairfield on Saturday.

Mercy (10-0) moved into sole possession of first place in this week's rankings.

Here are the top 10, plus all other schools receiving votes, with records through Jan. 14:

1. Mercy (10-0)
2. New London (10-0)
3. Trumbull (10-0)
4. RHAM (10-0)
5. Simsbury (10-0)
6. East Haven (10-1)
7. Notre Dame-Fairfield (7-2)
7. Farmington (10-1)
9. Pomperaug (8-1)
10. Norwalk (9-1)

Also receiving votes: Fairfield Warde (7-1), Holy Cross (8-1), Enfield (8-3), Daniel Hand (8-2), Northwestern Regional (9-0), Capital Prep (4-3), Bethel (8-2), Weston (8-1), St. Paul (8-1), Conard (9-2), Hamden (6-3), E.O. Smith (7-4), Putnam (9-1), Canton (8-1), East Lyme (8-3).

Voters: Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Brian Medeiros, Canton; Scotty Nails, Rye (NY) Country Day; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Fred Williams, Northwestern; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican-American; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen