Last weekend's three state field hockey championship matches were all exciting, with just a one-goal margin deciding each contest. That closeness carried over into the final coaches poll of the season, with three different schools receiving first-place votes.
Class M champion Daniel Hand garnered six top votes to place first in the balloting. Class L titleholder Staples and Class S winner North Branford also collected first-place votes.
New Canaan, which ended the season 12-8, was ranked eighth.
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Here are the top 10, plus all other schools receiving votes:
- Daniel Hand
- Staples
- Darien
- North Branford
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Granby Memorial
- New Canaan
- Norwalk
- Cheshire
Also receiving votes: Branford, Guilford, New Fairfield, Pomperaug.
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Coaches voting: Matt Ariniello, Immaculate; Janet Dickey, Westbrook; Dawn Hough, New Milford; Sandy Wickman Mason, Granby; Kitty Palmer, Guilford; Maureen Perkins, Glastonbury; Kyle Seaburg, Norwalk; Jenna Tucchio, Stonington.
Photo credit: Tim Jensen
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