Enfield Girls Maintain Top 10 Ranking In Basketball Poll

ENFIELD, CT — Six straight victories in the past three weeks have enabled Enfield High School to maintain its top 10 ranking in the most recent girls basketball poll of coaches and media members.

The Eagles (14-3) easily disposed of Manchester and South Windsor last week, concluding their regular season home schedule with a 9-1 record. Enfield is on the road for its final three regular season contests, traveling to Rocky Hill Monday and Tolland Thursday before a Feb. 12 showdown at No. 6 RHAM.

Mercy (17-0) again edged New London (17-0) for the top spot in this week's poll.

Here are the top 10, plus all other schools receiving votes, with records through Feb. 4:

1. Mercy (17-0)
2. New London (17-0)
3. Simsbury (17-0)
4. Notre Dame-Fairfield (14-2)
5. Trumbull (15-1)
6. RHAM (15-1)
7. Norwalk (15-1)
8. East Haven (15-2)
9. Daniel Hand (14-3)
10. Enfield (14-3)

Also receiving votes: Farmington (15-2), Hall (14-3), Capital Prep (10-5), Fairfield Warde (13-3), Bethel (14-3), Hamden (13-3), Wilton (13-3), Northwestern Regional (16-0), Pomperaug (13-3), Staples (13-4), Cromwell (13-3), Holy Cross (14-2), St. Paul (14-2), Stamford (12-4), Southington (12-5).

Voters: Dave Danko, Fairfield Warde; Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Brian Medeiros, Canton; Scotty Nails, Rye (NY) Country Day; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Fred Williams, Northwestern Regional; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican-American; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen