South Windsor Barely Misses Top 10 in Field Hockey Poll

Not since the three-peat state championship seasons of 1992, 1993 and 1994 has the Enfield High School field hockey program been at the top of the mountain...until now.

As the lone remaining undefeated, untied team in Connecticut, the Eagles garnered four of eight first-place votes to claim the peak position in the latest weekly state coaches poll. Greenwich and Darien each received a pair of first-place votes.

Enfield (11-0), which moved up from the No. 2 ranking last week, has overwhelmed opponents by an incredible 52-1 scoring margin this season.

South Windsor (9-1-1) just missed cracking the top 10 in the most recent balloting. The Bobcats have tallied 65 goals this season, while allowing just three.

Here are the top 10, plus all other schools getting votes, with records through Oct. 18:

1. Enfield (11-0)
2. Greenwich (11-2)
3. Norwalk (13-1)
4. Daniel Hand (11-0-2)
5. Darien (12-1-1)
6. Glastonbury (10-1-0-1)
7. Branford (12-1-0-1)
8. North Branford (12-0-1)
9. Cheshire (11-0-1-2)
10. Granby Memorial (11-1)

Also receiving votes: South Windsor (9-1-1), Guilford (9-2-1), Immaculate (11-1-1-1), Pomperaug (11-1-2), Staples (9-2-0-1).

Coaches voting: Matt Ariniello, Immaculate; Janet Dickey, Westbrook; Dawn Hough, New Milford; Sandy Wickman Mason, Granby Memorial; Kitty Palmer, Guilford; Maureen Perkins, Glastonbury; Kyle Seaburg, Norwalk; Jenna Tucchio, Stonington.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen