Enfield Makes Top 5 of Initial Girls Basketball Poll

ENFIELD, CT — A season whose fortunes seemed in question due to the preseason loss of a top-flight senior has started out well for the Enfield High School girls basketball team, as reflected by its high ranking in the initial poll of coaches and media members.

The Eagles are 7-1 entering the week of Jan. 8, with three games on tap between Monday and Friday, highlighted by a repeat appearance in the HoopHall Classic at Springfield College Friday night. Enfield enters the week ranked fifth in the balloting.

Mercy (7-0) and New London (8-0) tied for the top spot in the initial round of polling, garnering six first-places votes apiece.

Here are the top 10 teams, plus all other schools receiving votes, with records through Jan. 7.

1. Mercy (7-0)
   1. New London (8-0)
   3. Trumbull (7-0)
   4. RHAM (7-0)
   5. Enfield (7-1)
   6. Simsbury (7-0)
   7. Farmington (9-0)
   8. East Haven (7-1)
   9. Notre Dame-Fairfield (4-2)
   10. Holy Cross (6-1)

Also receiving votes: Wilton (5-1), Norwalk (6-1), Daniel Hand (5-2), Fairfield Warde (5-1), Bethel (6-2), Pomperaug (6-1), E.O. Smith (7-2), Northwestern Regional (7-0), Staples (6-1), Capital Prep (2-3), Jonathan Law (8-0), Conard (7-1), Stamford (5-3), Hall (5-3), East Lyme (7-2), St. Paul (6-1), Weston (6-0), Granby Memorial (5-0), Woodstock Academy (5-2), Career Magnet (4-3), Hamden (4-2).

Voters: 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, Elm City Newspapers; Brian Medeiros, Canton; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Fred Williams, Northwestern Regional; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen