Shelton Maintains Top 10 Spot In Girls Soccer Poll

SHELTON, CT — Riding a nine-game winning streak, St. Joseph High School climbed atop the latest weekly girls soccer poll of Connecticut coaches.

The Cadets collected first-place votes from three of five voters to jump into the Class LL/L top spot from No. 3. Glastonbury and Ridgefield each received a first-place vote in ranking second and third, respectively.

Shelton kept its position, placing sixth in the most recent balloting.

Granby Memorial High School was a unanimous choice as top team in Class M/S.

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

LL/L

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

Also receiving votes: New Canaan, Tolland, Trumbull, Watertown.

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

M/S

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

Also receiving votes: Housatonic Regional, Northwest Catholic, North Branford, East Hampton, Old Lyme.

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

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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