Mercy, Middletown Move Up in Latest Girls Basketball Poll

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Capital Prep retained its position atop the girls basketball polls in the latest weekly balloting by members of the Connecticut sports media.

Despite a Sunday loss to powerful Rutgers Prep in New Jersey, the Trailblazers continue to dominate state teams, winning every in-state regular season game for more than five years.

Mercy moved up a spot to the number six ranking, while Middletown entered the top 10 at number nine.

Here are the top 10 teams with records through Jan. 8.

1. Capital Prep (4-1)
2. New London (8-0)
3. Enfield (8-0)
4. Trumbull (8-0)
5. New Fairfield (8-0)
6. Mercy (5-1)
7. Greenwich (6-1)
8. East Haven (8-1)
9. Middletown (8-0)
10. Ridgefield (6-1)

Also receiving votes: Bacon Academy (6-2), Stamford (5-2), Hand (6-2), Notre Dame-Fairfield (6-1), Career (6-1), RHAM (5-2), Holy Cross (7-1), Glastonbury (6-1), Weston (8-0), Bethel (8-1), Conard (7-1), Canton (5-2), Cromwell (6-2), Fairfield Warde (3-4), Simsbury (8-1).

Voters: Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Tim Jensen, Patch.com; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT; Fred Williams, Northwestern; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Middletown Press.

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