Initial Girls Soccer Coaches Poll Of 2022 Season Released

CONNECTICUT — A panel of 14 coaches from throughout Connecticut has determined the top high school girls soccer teams in the state, split into two divisions.

St. Joseph of Trumbull led the way in Classes LL/L, while Mercy High School in Middletown sits atop the Classes M/S bracket.

Here are the top 10 in each division, with first-place votes in parentheses, as well as all other schools earning support.

CLASSES LL/L

1. St. Joseph (12)
2. Cheshire (2)
3. Staples
4. Fairfield Ludlowe
5. Ridgefield
6. Notre Dame-Fairfield
7. Glastonbury
8. Wethersfield
9. Nonnewaug
10. Fairfield Warde

Also receiving votes: Farmington, Daniel Hand, Newtown, Masuk, Brookfield, Ellington, Branford, Suffield, Southington, Holy Cross.

CLASSES M/S

1. Mercy (8)
2. Tolland (3)
3. Lyman Memorial (2)
4. Stonington (1)
5. Sheehan
6. Woodland
7. East Catholic
8. Watertown
9. Thomaston
10. (tie) Northwest Catholic, Cromwell

Also receiving votes: Coginchaug, Sacred Heart Academy, Bacon Academy, Weston, HMTCA, Rocky Hill, Morgan, Wilcox Tech, Lewis Mills.

Voters: Barry O'Reilly, Brookfield; Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Thomas Cunningham, Seymour; Barry Beattie, Staples; Marcus Harley, Mercy; Erin Reed, Tolland; Nick Sheikh, Nonnewaug; Kylee McIntosh, Cheshire; Iain Golding, Ridgefield; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; Maxim Fatle, Farmington; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; Marvin Miller, Shelton; Gustavo Reaes, Weston.
Compiled by Thomas Cunningham