Farmington Gets Considerable Support In Girls Hoop Poll

FARMINGTON, CT — An upset over then-third ranked Simsbury did not get the Farmington High School girls basketball team back into the statewide top 10 poll of coaches and media members - but they came close.

The Indians (16-3) barely missed the top 10 in the latest voting, and conclude their regular season schedule Monday night at home against Canton.

New London (20-0) took over the top spot in the most recent balloting.

Here are the top 10, plus all other teams receiving votes, with records through Feb. 11:

1. New London (20-0)
2. Mercy (18-1)
3. Trumbull (17-1)
4. RHAM (18-1)
5. Norwalk (17-1)
6. Simsbury (18-1)
7. East Haven (17-2)
8. Daniel Hand (16-3)
9. Notre Dame-Fairfield (16-3)
10. Enfield (16-3)

Also receiving votes: Farmington (16-3), Hall (16-3), Hamden (16-3), Capital Prep (11-6), Bethel (16-3), Fairfield Warde (14-4), Holy Cross (16-2), Newtown (16-3), Wilton (14-4), Cromwell (15-3), Northwestern Regional (17-1), St. Paul (15-3).

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