Mercy High School Makes Top 10 of Initial Girls Soccer Poll

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Coming off a Class LL girls soccer state championship last season, the Ridgefield Tigers are out to retain that position by posting shutout victories in their first four games this season.

Ridgefield was the unanimous choice of coaches as the top team in Classes LL/L. Staples was second in the first week of voting, followed by Suffield.

Mercy High School, which emerged victorious in its first four outings, placed 10th in the initial balloting.

Granby Memorial High School was the leading votegetter among Classes M and S schools.

Here are the top 10 in Classes LL/L and M/S, along with all other schools receiving votes.

LL/L

1. Ridgefield
2. Staples
3. Suffield
4. St. Joseph
5. Tolland
6. (tie) Glastonbury
   6. (tie) Southington
   8. South Windsor
   9. Shelton
   10. Mercy

Also receiving votes: Naugatuck, Watertown, Farmington, Masuk, Wilton, Simsbury.

Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Fairfield Warde; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; Scott McMahon, Guilford; Jim Murray, Avon; David Sullivan, Suffield

M/S

1. Granby Memorial
2. Notre Dame-Fairfield
3. North Branford
4. (tie) Northwest Catholic
   4. (tie) Immaculate
   6. Lewis Mills
   7. Holy Cross
   8. Nonnewaug
   9. Portland
   10. Plainfield

Also receiving votes: Old Lyme, Weston, Lyman Memorial, East Hampton, St. Bernard.

Coaches voting: Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Chris Ghiglia, Waterford; Nelson Mingachos, Immaculate; Todd Sadler, Northwest Catholic; David Laporte, Ellington; Paco Ruiz, Bolton

Photo credit: Ken Kido

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