Capital Prep Continues to Gather Votes In Girls Basketball Poll

HARTFORD, CT — Heading into the home stretch of the regular season, the Capital Prep girls basketball team continues to accumulate a considerable number of votes in the most recent poll of coaches and media members.

The Trailblazers (10-5) went 2-1 last week, including a 43-31 win over Ridgefield in a rare in-state game. Capital Prep will host Achievement First Thursday before traveling to Boston Cathedral (MA) on Saturday.

Mercy (17-0) again edged New London (17-0) for the top spot in this week's poll.

Here are the top 10, plus all other schools receiving votes, with records through Feb. 4:

1. Mercy (17-0)
2. New London (17-0)
3. Simsbury (17-0)
4. Notre Dame-Fairfield (14-2)
5. Trumbull (15-1)
6. RHAM (15-1)
7. Norwalk (15-1)
8. East Haven (15-2)
9. Daniel Hand (14-3)
10. Enfield (14-3)

Also receiving votes: Farmington (15-2), Hall (14-3), Capital Prep (10-5), Fairfield Warde (13-3), Bethel (14-3), Hamden (13-3), Wilton (13-3), Northwestern Regional (16-0), Pomperaug (13-3), Staples (13-4), Cromwell (13-3), Holy Cross (14-2), St. Paul (14-2), Stamford (12-4), Southington (12-5).

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; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen