Connecticut High School Girls Basketball Preseason Poll Released

CONNECTICUT — Votes were split in the Connecticut high school girls basketball preseason poll, with no clear-cut favorite emerging.

Sacred Heart Academy garnered first-place nods from six of 15 voters to edge Holy Cross, which had seven top votes. Notred Dame-Fairfield, which finished seventh in the balloting, was tabbed top team by two voters.

The ballots were cast just prior to opening night.

Here are the top 10, as well as all other programs receiving support.

1. Sacred Heart Academy
2. Holy Cross
3. Daniel Hand
4. New London
5. Hamden
6. Fairfield Ludlowe
7. Notre Dame-Fairfield
8. Simsbury
9. Southington
10. Mercy

Also receiving votes: East Hartford, Newington, Pomperaug, E.O. Smith, West Haven, Thomaston, Bacon Academy, Maloney, Enfield, Windsor, St. Joseph, Norwich Free Academy, Trumbull, Fairfield Warde, Wilton, Ridgefield, Northwestern Regional, Middletown, St. Paul, Woodland, Coventry, Killingly.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Vickie Fulkerson, New London Day; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Adam Betz, Journal Inquirer; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Christopher Saunders, WATR 1320 am; Fred Williams, Northwestern Regional; Sean Krofssik, Meriden Record-Journal; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle; Dave Danko, Fairfield Warde; Scotty Nails, Rye Country Day School; Scott Ericson, GameTimeCT.
Compiled by Scott Ericson