Multiple Changes In Latest Girls Basketball Poll

CONNECTICUT — Notre Dame-Fairfield kept its position atop the latest Connecticut high school girls basketball poll in unanimous fashion, but the rest of the top 10 was scrambled, including two new entries. Staples and Newtown each moved up a notch into second and third, respectively, while Southington and Daniel Hand returned to the top 10.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other teams collecting votes.

1. Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 1)
2. Staples (lw: 3)
3. Newtown (lw: 4)
4. Norwich Free Academy (lw: 2)
5. Newington (lw: 5)
6. New London (lw: 6)
7. Trumbull (lw: 8)
8. Southington (lw: N/R)
9. (tie) Berlin (lw: 9)
9. (tie) Daniel Hand (lw: N/R)

Also receiving votes: Norwalk, Sheehan, Canton, Stamford, Bacon Academy, St. Paul, Danbury, East Catholic, Sacred Heart Academy, Wethersfield, Glastonbury, Bloomfield, East Hampton, Shelton, Nonnewaug, East Hartford, Bristol Eastern.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Scott Ericson, GametimeCT; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Scotty Nails, Rye Country Day School; Brian Medeiros, Canton; Vickie Fulkerson, New London Day; Fred Williams, Northwestern Regional; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican American; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal; Ryan Chichester, Bristol Press; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle; Dave Danko, Fairfield Warde; Adam Betz, Journal Inquirer. Compiled by Scott Ericson.