Final Girls Basketball Poll Released: How Did Canton Fare?

CANTON, CT — When the final shots had been made at the state tournament finals at Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday night, sports media members from around the state got busy with their last task of the winter season - selecting the best girls basketball teams in Connecticut.

It was no surprise that Class LL champion New London was the unanimous choice of voters, as the Whalers had been hovering at or near the top all season before concluding with a 42-36 victory over top-seeded Trumbull.

Two-time Class S champion Canton placed 12th in the final balloting.

Here are the top finishers in the season-ending poll:

1. New London (26-2)
2. Daniel Hand (24-4)
3. Trumbull (26-2)
4. Holy Cross (25-2)
5. Capital Prep (21-6)
6. Mercy (23-4)
7. New Fairfield (24-4)
8. Enfield (26-2)
9. Norwich Free Academy (20-6)
10. Bacon Academy (20-7)
11. Stamford (20-6)
12. Canton (23-4)
13. Career (20-5)
14. Middletown (23-4)
15. Waterford (20-6)
16. Bethel (20-3)
17. Thomaston (23-5)
18. Glastonbury (20-5)
19. Notre Dame-Fairfield (20-5)
20. E.O. Smith (17-7)
21. Fairfield Warde (16-6)
22. Suffield (22-3)
23. St. Paul (22-4)

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 Corp.; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Scott Nails, Rye; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT; Fred Williams, Northwestern; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican-American; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen