Granby Maintains Lock On Top Spot In Girls Soccer Poll

GRANBY, CT — With high school teams wrapping up their regular season schedules and preparing for postseason play, the unbeaten girls soccer team at Granby Memorial High School kept its position atop the latest weekly coaches poll in Classes M/S.

The Bears enter the final regular season contest with a 14-0-1 record, outscoring opponents by a 74-3 margin. Immaculate and Lewis Mills moved up into spots two and three.

In Classes LL/L, St. Joseph was a unanimous selection, followed by Glastonbury and Staples.

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 votes.

M/S

1. Granby Memorial (6) (lw: 1)
2. Immaculate (lw: 3)
3. Lewis Mills (1) (lw: 5)
4. Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 2)
5. Weston (lw: 4)
6. Morgan (lw: NR)
7. Plainfield (lw: NR)
8. Wolcott (lw: 6)
9. Cromwell (lw: 7)
10. Northwest Catholic (lw: T-9)

Also receiving votes: Housatonic Regional, Ellington, North Branford, Lyman Memorial, Old Lyme, East Hampton, Portland.

Coaches voting: Todd Sadler, Northwest Catholic; Chris Ghiglia, Waterford; David Laporte, Ellington; Nelson Mingachos, Immaculate; Chris Riviezzo, Wolcott; Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Paco Ruiz, Bolton.

LL/L

1. St. Joseph (5) (lw: 1)
2. Glastonbury (lw: 2)
3. Staples (lw: 4)
4. Suffield (lw: 5)
5. Ridgefield (lw: 3)
6. Shelton (lw: 6)
7. Southington (lw: 7)
8. Newtown (lw: 10)
9. Mercy (lw: 8)
10. Masuk (lw: 9)

Also receiving votes: Amity Regional, New Canaan, RHAM, Tolland.

Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Fairfield Ward; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; Scott McMahon, Guilford; Jim Murray, Avon; David Sullivan, Suffield.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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