Southington Gets Votes In Girls Basketball Poll

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A hot stretch of eight victories in nine contests has earned the Southington High Schoolgirls basketball team some votes in the most recent poll of coaches and media members.

The only loss for the Blue Knights (12-5) since the first week of January came at the hands of Simsbury, ranked third in the state. Southington will play a pair of road games this week, at Suffield Tuesday and Conard Friday.

Mercy (17-0) again edged New London (17-0) for the top spot in this week's poll.

Here are the top 10, plus all other schools receiving votes, with records through Feb. 4:

1. Mercy (17-0)
2. New London (17-0)
3. Simsbury (17-0)
4. Notre Dame-Fairfield (14-2)
5. Trumbull (15-1)
6. RHAM (15-1)
7. Norwalk (15-1)
8. East Haven (15-2)
9. Daniel Hand (14-3)
10. Enfield (14-3)

Also receiving votes: Farmington (15-2), Hall (14-3), Capital Prep (10-5), Fairfield Warde (13-3), Bethel (14-3), Hamden (13-3), Wilton (13-3), Northwestern Regional (16-0), Pomperaug (13-3), Staples (13-4), Cromwell (13-3), Holy Cross (14-2), St. Paul (14-2), Stamford (12-4), Southington (12-5).

Voters: Dave Danko, Fairfield Warde; Eric DeMarco, Notre Dame-Fairfield; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Brian Medeiros, Canton; Scotty Nails, Rye (NY) Country Day; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Fred Williams, Northwestern Regional; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican-American; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen