New Frontrunner Takes Over Top Spot In LL/L Girls Soccer Poll

Staples High School moved to the forefront of the Class LL/L girls soccer coaches poll, while Granby topped the list of M/S schools for the second consecutive week.

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

1. Staples (3) (lw: 2)
2. Glastonbury (2) (lw: 3)
3. Ridgefield (1) (lw: 1)
4. (tie) Southington (lw: 5)
4. (tie) St. Joseph (lw: 6)
6. New Canaan (lw: 4)
7. South Windsor (lw: 7)
8. Suffield (lw: 9)
9. Newington (lw: 8)
10. Wilton (lw: N/R)

Also receiving votes: Cheshire, Guilford, Masuk.

Coaches voting: Jim Murray (Avon), David Sullivan (unaffiliated), Marc Kenney (Newtown), Iain Golding (Ridgefield), Marvin Miller (Shelton).

M/S

1. Granby (5) (lw: 1)
2. Lewis Mills (1) (lw: T-2)
3. (tie) Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: T-2)
3. (tie) Weston (lw: 4)
5. Holy Cross (lw: 5)
6. Portland (lw: 6)
7. Old Lyme (lw: 7)
8. Watertown (lw: 10)
9. Plainfield (lw: 8)
10. Coventry (lw: N/R)

Also receiving votes: Tolland, Housatonic Regional.

Coaches voting: Nelson Mingachos (Immaculate), Mark Morello (Lyman Memorial), Erin Prescott-Reed (Tolland), Tom Cunningham (Seymour), Chris Ghiglia (Waterford), Paco Ruiz (Bolton).