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Ridgefield Finishes Regular Season In Top 5 of Girls Soccer Poll
The defending Class LL champions wound up the schedule at 13-2-1, outscoring opponents by a 55-3 margin.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — With high school teams wrapping up their regular season schedules and preparing for postseason play, the girls soccer team at St. Joseph High School collected all five first-place votes to top the latest weekly coaches poll in Classes LL/L.
The Cadets wound up the regular schedule with a 13-1-2 record, outscoring opponents by a 61-7 margin. Glastonbury maintained its spot in second position, while Staples moved up a spot into third.
Defending Class LL champion Ridgefield placed fifth in the most recent balloting.
Granby kept its place atop the Classes M/S poll.
Here are the top 10 in each division, with first-place votes and last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other teams receiving votes.
LL/L
- St. Joseph (5) (lw: 1)
- Glastonbury (lw: 2)
- Staples (lw: 4)
- Suffield (lw: 5)
- Ridgefield (lw: 3)
- Shelton (lw: 6)
- Southington (lw: 7)
- Newtown (lw: 10)
- Mercy (lw: 8)
- Masuk (lw: 9)
Also receiving votes: Amity Regional, New Canaan, RHAM, Tolland.
Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Fairfield Ward; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; Scott McMahon, Guilford; Jim Murray, Avon; David Sullivan, Suffield.
M/S
- Granby Memorial (6) (lw: 1)
- Immaculate (lw: 3)
- Lewis Mills (1) (lw: 5)
- Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 2)
- Weston (lw: 4)
- Morgan (lw: NR)
- Plainfield (lw: NR)
- Wolcott (lw: 6)
- Cromwell (lw: 7)
- Northwest Catholic (lw: T-9)
Also receiving votes: Housatonic Regional, Ellington, North Branford, Lyman Memorial, Old Lyme, East Hampton, Portland.
Coaches voting: Todd Sadler, Northwest Catholic; Chris Ghiglia, Waterford; David Laporte, Ellington; Nelson Mingachos, Immaculate; Chris Riviezzo, Wolcott; Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Paco Ruiz, Bolton.
Photo credit: Tim Jensen
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