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Ridgefield Stays In Top 5 of Girls Soccer Poll
The Tigers concluded their regular schedule with a 13-2-1 record.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — An unbeaten regular season lifted Glastonbury High School back into the top position in the most recent Class LL/L girls soccer coaches poll.
The Tomahawks (15-0-1) moved up a spot from last week, switching places with previous No. 1 St. Joseph (13-1-2). Staples (13-0-3) held on to the No. 3 ranking.
Ridgefield (13-2-1) kept its spot at No. 5.
Granby Memorial High School (15-0-1) maintained the top position in Classes M/S.
Brackets for the CIAC state tournaments will be released Friday.
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
- Glastonbury (2) (lw: 2)
- St. Joseph (2) (lw: 1)
- Staples (1) (lw: 3)
- Suffield (lw: 4)
- Ridgefield (lw: 5)
- Shelton (lw: 6)
- Southington (lw: 7)
- Mercy (lw: 9)
- Newtown (lw: 8)
- Tolland (lw: NR)
Also receiving votes: Masuk, New Canaan.
Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Fairfield Ward; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; Scott McMahon, Guilford; Jim Murray, Avon; David Sullivan, Suffield.
M/S
- Granby Memorial (5) (lw: 1)
- Immaculate (1) (lw: 2)
- Lewis Mills (1) (lw: 3)
- Morgan (lw: 6)
- Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 4)
- Plainfield (lw: 7)
- Weston (lw: 5)
- Wolcott (lw: 8)
- Cromwell (lw: 9)
- Housatonic Regional (lw: NR)
Also receiving votes: Northwest Catholic, Platt Tech, Parish Hill, North Branford.
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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