Granby Memorial Makes Top 10 in Girls Soccer Poll

A pair of teams with 9-0 records topped the Connecticut high school girls soccer coaches poll this week.

St. Joseph was a unanimous top pick of coaches voting in Classes LL-L, while Old Lyme was a number one ranked team in Classes M-S.

Granby Memorial (7-1) tied for seventh in M-S in the most recent balloting.

Here are the top 10 teams in each division, as well as all other schools receiving votes, with records through Oct. 3.

CLASSES LL-L

1. St. Joseph (9-0)
2. Suffield (7-0)
3. Glastonbury (7-0-1)
4. RHAM (7-1)
5. Newtown (8-0-1)
6. Staples (7-2)
7. Ridgefield (7-0-2)
8. Darien (7-2)
9. Daniel Hand (7-1)
10. Conard (6-2)

Also receiving votes: Simsbury (6-1-1), Enfield (6-0-1), Guilford (5-2-2), Jonathan Law (7-0-1), Pomperaug (6-2).

Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Fairfield Warde; Mark Kenny, Newtown; Scott McMahon, Guilford; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; David Sullivan, Suffield.

CLASSES M-S

1. Old Lyme (9-0)
2. Lewis Mills (8-0)
3. Immaculate (9-1)
4. Nonnewaug (7-0-1)
5. Woodland (7-1)
6. East Catholic (6-2)
7. Granby Memorial (7-1)
   7. North Branford (8-1)
   9. Cromwell (6-1-2)
   10. Coventry (6-0-1)

Also receiving votes: Rocky Hill (6-1-1), Berlin (5-3), Plainfield (8-1).

Coaches voting: Chris Ghiglia, Waterford; Glenn Gustine, East Hampton; David Laporte, Ellington; Nelson Mingachos, Immaculate; Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Chris Riviezzo, Wolcott; Paco Ruiz, Bolton.

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