Girls Soccer Coaches Polls Jumble In M/S, Stay Intact In LL/L

A look at the latest weekly high school girls soccer polls shows two entirely different stories, as considerable changes took place in Classes M/S and none whatsoever in Classes LL/L.

Weston and Ridgefield each copped five of six first-place votes to maintain the top spots in M/S and LL/L, respectively, while three teams in M/S improved their ranking and two others joined the top 10.

Here are the top 10 in each division, with first-place votes and last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other teams receiving mention.

M/S

1. Weston (5) (lw: 1)
2. Granby (1) (lw: T-4)
3. Holy Cross (lw: T-4)
4. Portland (lw: T-9)
5. Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 2)
6. Lewis Mills (lw: 6)
7. Old Lyme (lw: 3)
8. Plainfield (lw: 7)
9. Nonnewaug (lw: N/R)
10. (tie) Tolland (lw: N/R)
10. (tie) Wolcott (lw: 8)

Also receiving votes: Haddam-Killingworth, Ellington, Watertown.

Coaches voting: Nelson Mingachos (Immaculate), Mark Morello (Lyman Memorial), Erin Prescott-Reed (Tolland), Tom Cunningham (Seymour), Chris Ghiglia (Waterford), Paco Ruiz (Bolton).

LL/L

1. Ridgefield (5) (lw: 1)
2. Staples (1) (lw: 2)
3. Glastonbury (lw: 3)
4. New Canaan (lw: 4)
5. Southington (lw: 5)
6. Guilford (lw: 6)
7. Suffield (lw: 7)
8. St. Joseph (lw: 8)
9. South Windsor (lw: 9)
10. Newington (lw: 10)

Also receiving votes: Farmington, Mercy, Simsbury, Wilton.

Coaches voting: Jim Murray (Avon), David Sullivan (unaffiliated), Marc Kenney (Newtown), Iain Golding (Ridgefield), Marvin Miller (Shelton).