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Glastonbury Girls Sit Atop State Soccer Poll

The Tomahawks were a unanimous top selection by the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association.

GLASTONBURY, CT — Two-time defending Class LL champion Glastonbury received all nine first-place votes in the latest poll of the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association.

The Tomahawks have opened the 2016 season with eight straight victories, outscoring their opponents 48-2.

The top rankings and current records through Wednesday, Oct. 5 for Classes LL-L and M-S:

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LL-L

  1. Glastonbury (8-0)
  2. Ridgefield (8-0)
  3. Pomperaug (10-0)
  4. St. Joseph (7-0-1)
  5. Suffield (7-0)
  6. RHAM (7-0-1)
  7. Newtown (8-1-2)
  8. Darien (6-0-3)
  9. East Lyme (8-0-1)
  10. Westhill (6-0-2)

Also receiving votes: Nonnewaug (8-0), Masuk (7-1-1), Enfield (6-1).

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M-S

  1. Lewis Mills (8-0)
  2. Immaculate (6-0-3)
  3. Notre Dame-Fairfield (6-0-3)
  4. Cromwell (7-0-1)
  5. Old Lyme (10-1-2)
  6. Plainfield (9-0-1)
  7. Woodland (7-1)
  8. Rocky Hill (5-3-1)
  9. Granby Memorial (5-0-1)
  10. Coventry (6-2-1)

Also receiving votes: Weston (4-5), Ellington (5-2-2).

Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Fairfield Warde; Chris Ghiglia, Waterford; Scott McMahon, Guilford; Nelson Mingachos, Immaculate; Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Jim Murray, Avon; Paco Ruiz, Bolton; Todd Sadler, Northwest Catholic; David Sullivan, Suffield.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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