Ridgefield Makes Girls Cross Country Poll

Staples High School nearly swept the field as far as first-place votes go in the latest Connecticut boys cross country coaches poll, while the Glastonbury girls were in fact a unanimous choice of voters.

Staples was named first on nine of the 10 coaches' ballots in the boys division, with Hall of West Hartford also gaining a top vote. Glastonbury received all 13 first-place votes in the girls poll.

Ballots were compiled by Amity Regional boys coach Jon Faitsch and published on www.ctxcpoll.com.

Here are the top 10 for boys and girls, as well as all other schools receiving votes:

BOYS

1. Staples
2. Hall
3. Xavier
4. Fairfield Warde
5. Amity Regional
6. Haddam-Killingworth
7. Danbury
8. Fairfield Prep
9. Tolland
10. Immaculate

Also receiving votes: Trumbull, Glastonbury, Cheshire, Middletown.

Coaches voting: Jon Faitsch, Amity Regional; Robert Murray, Danbury; Matt Diglio, Haddam-Killingworth; Ed Lucas, Oxford; Christopher Stonier, Xavier; Nick Fraticelli, New Fairfield; Chris Bacich, New Milford; Bill Billing, Ledyard; Tyson Kaczamarek, Darien; Laddie Lawrence, Staples.

GIRLS

1. Glastonbury
2. Pomperaug
3. Immaculate
4. Ridgefield
5. Greenwich
6. E.O. Smith
7. Haddam-Killingworth
8. Avon
9. Danbury
10. Guilford

Also receiving votes: Cheshire, Hall, Wilton, Fairfield Ludlowe, Derby, Daniel Hand, Trumbull, Amity Regional, RHAM.

Coaches voting: Mike Flynn, East Lyme; Matt Diglio, Haddam-Killingworth; Brian Collins, Glastonbury; Ed Lucas, Oxford; Nick Fraticelli, New Fairfield; Sean Mahon, Amity Regional; Rob Schaefer, Cheshire; Steve Norris, Darien; Bill Mongovan, Greenwich; Jorge Guerra, E.O. Smith; Giles Vaughan, New Milford; Ellis Gill, Lauralton Hall; Scott Sampietro, Hall.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen