Canton Receives Considerable Support in Latest Girls Basketball Poll

CANTON, CT — In the wake of Sunday night's thrilling Super Bowl finish came more exciting news for the Trumbull High School girls basketball team, which moved into the top position in the latest weekly media poll.

The Golden Eagles (16-0), the lone remaining undefeated girls team in the state, garnered 10 of 13 first-place votes to move up from second in the balloting.

Canton (14-2) did not crack the top 10, but received considerable support from voters.

Here are the top 10, with records through Feb. 5:

1. Trumbull (16-0)
2. Capital Prep (11-4)
3. New London (17-1)
4. Career (15-2)
5. Enfield (14-1)
6. Daniel Hand (14-3)
7. Middletown (16-1)
8. Mercy (14-3)
9. (tie) Ridgefield (13-3), Holy Cross (15-1)

Also receiving votes: Norwich Free Academy (13-4), Bethel (15-2), Suffield (16-1), East Haven (14-3), Canton (14-2), Hall (14-3), Glastonbury (14-3), Norwalk (12-3), Stamford (12-4), E.O. Smith (9-5), New Fairfield (14-3), Bacon Academy (12-5), Notre Dame-Fairfield (13-3), Conard (14-3), East Hampton (15-1).

Media voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; David Danko, Fairfield Warde; Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican-American; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle.

Patch file photo