E.O Smith Girls Get Support in Basketball Poll

STORRS, CT — For the third straight week, it was musical chairs at the top of the high school girls basketball poll.

Trumbull (20-1) reclaimed the top spot, collecting six first-place votes and moving up from the previous week's number three ranking.

E.O. Smith (16-6) did not make the top 10, but garnered some support from voting members of the media.

Here are the top 10, with records (including league tournament games) through Feb. 19:

1. Trumbull (20-1)
2. Capital Prep (16-5)
3. New London (20-2)
4. Enfield (21-1)
5. Mercy (18-3)
6. Daniel Hand (18-3)
7. Norwich Free Academy (18-4)
8. Holy Cross (20-1)
9. Middletown (20-2)
10. Career Magnet (17-4)

Also receiving votes: Glastonbury (18-3), Ridgefield (16-4), Hall (19-3), Notre Dame-Fairfield (18-3), Stamford (17-4), New Fairfield (18-3), Suffield (19-2), Fairfield Warde (15-6), Bethel (18-3), E.O. Smith (16-6), Bacon Academy (16-6), Conard (16-5), Canton (18-3).

Media voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; David Danko, Fairfield Warde; Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican-American; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle.

Patch file photo