Glastonbury High School Garners Votes in Latest Girls Basketball Poll

GLASTONBURY, CT — Capital Prep retained its position atop the girls basketball polls in the latest weekly balloting by members of the Connecticut sports media.

Despite a Sunday loss to powerful Rutgers Prep in New Jersey, the Trailblazers continue to dominate state teams, winning every in-state regular season game for more than five years.

Glastonbury did not crack the top 10, but received considerable support from voters.

Here are the top 10 teams with records through Jan. 8.

1. Capital Prep (4-1)
2. New London (8-0)
3. Enfield (8-0)
4. Trumbull (8-0)
5. New Fairfield (8-0)
6. Mercy (5-1)
7. Greenwich (6-1)
8. East Haven (8-1)
9. Middletown (8-0)
10. Ridgefield (6-1)

Also receiving votes: Bacon Academy (6-2), Stamford (5-2), Hand (6-2), Notre Dame-Fairfield (6-1), Career (6-1), RHAM (5-2), Holy Cross (7-1), Glastonbury (6-1), Weston (8-0), Bethel (8-1), Conard (7-1), Canton (5-2), Cromwell (6-2), Fairfield Warde (3-4), Simsbury (8-1).

Voters: Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Tim Jensen, Patch.com; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT; Fred Williams, Northwestern; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Middletown Press.

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