Little Change In Final Regular Season Girls Soccer Coaches Poll

CONNECTICUT — Status quo was pretty much maintained in the last Connecticut high school girls soccer coaches poll prior to the conclusion of the regular season.

St. Joseph received all 15 first-place votes to pace Classes LL/L, while Mercy earned the top nod from all but one of the 15 coaches voting in Classes 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 programs receiving votes.

CLASSES LL/L

1. St. Joseph (15) (lw: 1)
2. Staples (lw: 3)
3. Cheshire (lw: 2)
4. Ridgefield (lw: 4)
5. Glastonbury (lw: 7)
6. Fairfield Ludlowe (lw: 8)
7. Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 5)
8. Fairfield Warde (lw: 6)
9. Brookfield (lw: 9)
10. Wethersfield (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Nonnewaug, Daniel Hand, Southington, Branford, Greenwich.

CLASSES M/S

1. Mercy (14) (lw: 1)
2. Stonington (1) (lw: 2)
3. Woodland (lw: 4)
4. Tolland (lw: 3)
5. Lyman Memorial (lw: 5)
6. East Catholic (lw: 6)
7. Watertown (lw: 8)
8. Northwest Catholic (lw: 9)
9. Sheehan (lw: 10)
10. Thomaston (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Cromwell, Weston, Bacon Academy, Plainfield, Sacred Heart Academy.

Voters: Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Tom Cunningham, Seymour; Barry Beattie, Staples; Marcus Harley, Mercy; Erin Reed, Tolland; Nick Sheikh, Nonnewaug; Kylee McIntosh, Cheshire; Iain Golding, Ridgefield; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; Maxim Fatle, Farmington; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; Marvin Miller, Shelton; Gustavo Reaes, Weston, Jack Nogueira, St. Joseph; Jen Kohut, Branford.
Compiled by Tom Cunningham