Sports

Ridgefield Maintains Top 5 Spot in Boys Lacrosse Poll

The Tigers have been ranked in the top five all season.

RIDGEFIELD, CT — This is a recording ... Darien High School was a unanimous selection as the top team in Connecticut in the most recent weekly boys lacrosse poll ... this is a recording.

The Blue Wave (16-0) were the top pick on all 12 ballots cast.

Ridgefield (13-3) maintained its position at number three in the latest rankings.

Here are the top 10, with records through May 18:

  1. Darien (16-0)
  2. New Canaan (11-3)
  3. Wilton (12-4)
  4. Greenwich (12-4)
  5. Ridgefield (13-3)
  6. Fairfield Prep (13-3)
  7. Staples (11-5)
  8. Glastonbury (12-3)
  9. New Fairfield (14-2)
  10. South Windsor (15-0)

Also receiving votes: Somers (15-1), North Haven (13-2), Cheshire (12-4), Newtown (9-7), Simsbury (9-6).

Voters: Brian Adkins, Foran coach and Connecticut secondary schools assistant liaison to U.S. Lacrosse; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT.com; George Baldassare, Laxpower.com director of high school boys lacrosse; Frank Barron, Emeritus U.S. Lacrosse Area Rep; Scott Hinchey, Glastonbury coach; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Joe Lombardi, LaxLessons.com; John Mathews, Weston coach; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Chris Dehnel, Patch.com; Rich Pulisciano, Cheshire coach; Mike Sportini, Bunnell coach.

Patch file photo