Northwest Catholic Fills Top 10 Spot In Latest Girls Soccer Poll

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Some flip-flopping took place at the top of the weekly Class M/S high school girls soccer poll, with the top four teams trading positions.

Despite receiving one fewer first-place vote, Notre Dame-Fairfield edged into the top spot ahead of defending Class M champion Granby Memorial, with Immaculate and North Branford rounding out the top four.

Northwest Catholic placed ninth in the most recent balloting.

The first four positions remained unchanged in Class LL/L, with defending LL champion Ridgefield collecting all five first-place votes for the second straight week. Staples, Suffield and St. Joseph maintained spots two through four.

Here are the top 10 in each category, including last week's ranking and with first place votes in parentheses. Also include are all other teams receiving votes.

M/S

1. Notre Dame-Fairfield (3) (LW: 2)
2. Granby Memorial (4) (LW: 1)
3. Immaculate (LW: T-4)
4. North Branford (LW: 3)
5. Lewis Mills (LW: 6)
6. Weston (LW: NR)
7. Nonnewaug (LW: 8)
8. Plainfield (LW: 10)
9. Northwest Catholic (LW: T-4)
10. Portland (LW: 9)

Also receiving votes: Holy Cross, Old Lyme, Wolcott, Lyman Memorial, Litchfield.

Coaches voting: Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Chris Ghiglia, Waterford; Nelson Mingachos, Immaculate; Todd Sadler, Northwest Catholic; David Laporte, Ellington; Paco Ruiz, Bolton; Chris Riviezzo, Wolcott.

LL/L

1. Ridgefield (5) (LW: 1)
2. Staples (LW: 2)
3. Suffield (LW: 3)
4. St. Joseph (LW: 4)
5. Glastonbury (LW: T-6)
6. Shelton (LW: 9)
7. Mercy (LW: 10)
8. Southington (LW: T-6)
9. Tolland (LW: 5)
10. Simsbury (LW: NR)

Also receiving votes: South Windsor, Naugatuck, Watertown, Masuk, Wilton.

Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Fairfield Warde; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; Scott McMahon, Guilford; Jim Murray, Avon; David Sullivan, Suffield.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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