Capital Prep Gets Support In Girls Basketball Poll

HARTFORD, CT — Capital Prep continues to receive some voter support in the weekly girls basketball poll of coaches and media members, placing just outside the top 10 once again this week.

Playing mainly out-of-state competition, the Trailblazers have compiled an 11-6 record with two regular season games to go, including a Tuesday night home game against Weaver.

New London (20-0) took over the top spot in the most recent balloting.

Here are the top 10, plus all other teams receiving votes, with records through Feb. 11:

1. New London (20-0)
2. Mercy (18-1)
3. Trumbull (17-1)
4. RHAM (18-1)
5. Norwalk (17-1)
6. Simsbury (18-1)
7. East Haven (17-2)
8. Daniel Hand (16-3)
9. Notre Dame-Fairfield (16-3)
10. Enfield (16-3)

Also receiving votes: Farmington (16-3), Hall (16-3), Hamden (16-3), Capital Prep (11-6), Bethel (16-3), Fairfield Warde (14-4), Holy Cross (16-2), Newtown (16-3), Wilton (14-4), Cromwell (15-3), Northwestern Regional (17-1), St. Paul (15-3).

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