Farmington Makes Top 10 of Initial Girls Basketball Poll

FARMINGTON, CT — A season-opening nine-game winning streak helped propel Farmington High School into the top 10 of the initial girls basketball poll of coaches and media members.

The Indians, ranked seventh, are 9-0 entering the week of Jan. 8, with five victories coming by single-digit margins against very formidable opponents. Farmington has two games on tap this week, highlighted by a Tuesday showdown at sixth-ranked Simsbury.

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