Farmington Gets Voter Support In Girls Basketball Poll

FARMINGTON, CT — They may have dipped just slightly out of the top 10 of the weekly poll of coaches and media members, but the Farmington High School girls basketball team is determined to right that course over the next few days.

The Indians (13-2) travel to Conard Monday night, then host winless Northwest Catholic on Thursday.

Mercy and New London, both 14-0, continued to battle for the top two spots in the poll.

Here are the top 10, plus all other school garnering votes, with records through Jan. 28:

1. Mercy (14-0)
2. New London (14-0)
3. Simsbury (15-0)
4. Notre Dame-Fairfield (12-2)
5. Trumbull (14-1)
6. East Haven (14-1)
7. RHAM (13-1)
8. Norwalk (13-1)
9. Daniel Hand (12-3)
10. Enfield (12-3)

Also receiving votes: Farmington (13-2), Pomperaug (12-2), Hall (12-3), Capital Prep (8-4), Bethel (12-3), Staples (12-3), Northwestern Regional (14-0), Fairfield Warde (11-3), Wilton (11-3), St. Paul (12-2), Holy Cross (12-2), Weston (12-2), Conard (10-5).

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.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen