Considerable Shakeup In CT High School Girls Softball Poll

CONNECTICUT — After the first full week of high school softball games in Connecticut, the top two teams from the preseason poll maintained their positions, but the remaining spots in the top 10 were scrambled, including three new entries.

Masuk and Waterford held onto the first two spots, with St. Joseph and East Haven flip-flopping their positions at third and fourth, respectively.

Here are the top 10, with first-place votes and last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other programs collecting votes.

1. Masuk (9) (lw: 1)
2. Waterford (3) (lw: 2)
3. St. Joseph (2) (lw: 4)
4. East Haven (2) (lw: 3)
5. Cheshire (lw: 7)
6. Seymour (lw: N/R)
7. Fairfield Ludlowe (lw: N/R)
8. Amity Regional (lw: 10)
9. Southington (lw: 6)
10. Berlin (lw: N/R)

Also receiving votes: Notre Dame-Fairfield, Woodland, Haddam-Killingworth, Trumbull, Hall, Stamford, Griswold, Sacred Heart Academy, E.O. Smith, Coginchaug, Windsor, Daniel Hand, Oxford, Mercy, Ledyard, Bristol Eastern, Immaculate, Norwich Free Academy, Ellington, Rockville, Enfield, Fitch, Granby.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day; George DeMaio, WELI; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Will Aldam, GameTimeCT; Mike Madera, Hearst Connecticut Media; Dave Phillips, Hearst Connecticut Media; Bryan Burdick, Norwich Free Academy; Nick DeLizio, North Branford; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Ken Pereiras, Seymour; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Jeff Babineau, St. Joseph; Terry Dinan, New Canaan; Tony Calcagni, Mercy.
Compiled by Will Aldam

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