East Lyme Holds Onto Top 10 Spot In Volleyball Poll

EAST LYME, CT — Fifteen straight victories to open the season has made Woodstock Academy the coaches' choice in the latest weekly high school girls volleyball poll.

The Centaurs have posted eight straight shutouts, and 12 thus far this season. They collected 20 first-place votes to easily outdistance runner-up Southington and third-ranked Cheshire. East Lyme placed sixth in the most recent balloting.

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

1. Woodstock Academy (20) (lw: 1)
2. Southington (3) (lw: 2)
3. Cheshire (2) (lw: 3)
4. RHAM (lw: 4)
5. Joel Barlow (lw: 5)
6. East Lyme (lw: 6)
7. Bristol Eastern (lw: 7)
8. Westhill (1) (lw: 8)
9. St. Joseph (lw: 9)
10. Seymour (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: SMSA, Conard, Trumbull, Farmington, Fairfield Ludlowe, Amity, Newtown, Greenwich, Coventry, Bristol Central, Gilbert, Darien, Tolland.

Coaches voting: Jeff Babineau, St. Joseph; Adam Bottone, Woodstock Academy; Curt Burns, Avon; Steve Lapham, Greenwich; Michelle Abraham, New Britain; Richard Heitz, Southington; Craig Brown, East Haven; Albina Belisle, Enfield; Michael Stango, Kennedy; Tim Guernsey, RHAM; Mike Smeriglio, Stamford; Steve Banks, Fitch; Duffy Lynch, Career Magnet; Kevin Savejs, Maloney; Kevin Wesche, Naugatuck; Marianna Linnehan, Westhill; Angie Kumm, Berlin; Sue Bavone, Cheshire; Tony Sanith, Glastonbury; Laura Arena, Farmington; Jim Amato, Woodland; Jack Biggs, East Lyme; Ryan Czaja, Norwich Free Academy; Robin Callender, Haddam-Killingworth; Nicole Trommelen, Trumbull; Jon Shepro, Staples.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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