Capital Prep Retains Top Ranking in Girls Basketball Poll

HARTFORD, CT — Capital Prep retained its stronghold on girls high school basketball in Connecticut, topping the weekly sportswriters' poll once again.

The Trailblazers, who have not lost an in-state regular season game since Dec. 15, 2011, opened this season with four straight victories.

The top 10 teams and their records through Jan. 1 are:

1. Capital Prep (4-0)
2. New London (6-0)
3. Stamford (5-0)
4. Enfield (6-0)
5. New Fairfield (6-0)
6. Trumbull (6-0)
7. Mercy (3-1)
8. Career (5-0)
9. Bacon Academy (5-1)
10. Greenwich (4-1)

Also receiving votes: East Haven (6-1), Notre Dame-Fairfield (4-1), Staples (6-0), Middletown (6-0), Daniel Hand (4-2), Holy Cross (5-1), RHAM (4-1), Ridgefield (4-1), Glastonbury (5-0), Cromwell (4-2), Bunnell (6-0), St. Joseph (5-1), Fairfield Warde (2-4), Hall (6-1), Pomperaug (4-2).

Voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Scott Nails, Rye CDS; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Fred Williams, Northwestern; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Middletown Press.

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