Teams From Neighboring Towns Top Girls Soccer Polls

Fairfield County is well-represented in this week's girls soccer coaches poll, with five teams occupying places in the top 4 of Classes LL/L and M/S.

Ridgefield received three of five first-place votes to lead the rankings in Classes LL/L, while Weston copped four of six top nods to pace Classes M/S.

Here are the top 10 in each division, with first-place votes in parentheses.

LL/L

1. Ridgefield (3)
2. Staples (1)
3. Glastonbury (1)
4. New Canaan
5. Southington
6. Guilford
7. Suffield
8. St. Joseph
9. South Windsor
10. Newington

Also receiving votes: Avon, Brien McMahon, Ledyard, Mercy, Simsbury.

Voters: Jim Murray (Avon), David Sullivan (unaffiliated), Marc Kenney (Newtown), Iain Golding (Ridgefield), Marvin Miller (Shelton).

M/S

1. Weston (4)
2. Notre Dame-Fairfield
3. Old Lyme
4. (tie) Granby (1)
4. (tie) Holy Cross (1)
6. Lewis Mills
7. Plainfield
8. Wolcott
9. (tie) Portland
9. (tie) Bacon Academy
9. (tie) Coginchaug

Also receiving votes: Nonnewaug, Tolland, Waterford.

Voters: Nelson Mingachos (Immaculate), Mark Morello (Lyman Memorial), Erin Prescott-Reed (Tolland), Tom Cunningham (Seymour), Chris Ghiglia (Waterford), Paco Ruiz (Bolton).