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East Windsor Gets Votes in Girls Basketball Poll
An upset in the NCCC tournament championship game gave the Panthers their first league title.
EAST WINDSOR, CT — An improbable upset victory over two-time defending Class S champion Canton is likely why East Windsor received some voter support in the weekly girls basketball poll of coaches and media members.
The Panthers (18-5 overall) had a 15-5 regular season record, which has them seeded fourth in the Class S tournament.
New London (23-0) received all 13 first-place votes.
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Here are the top 10, plus all other teams receiving votes, with season records including league tournaments:
- New London (23-0)
- Mercy (22-1)
- Trumbull (22-1)
- East Haven (20-3)
- Daniel Hand (19-4)
- Enfield (20-4)
- Hall (20-4)
- RHAM (21-2)
- Notre Dame-Fairfield (18-5)
- Simsbury (19-3)
Also receiving votes: Norwalk (17-4), Wilton (18-5), Hamden (18-5), Farmington (17-4), Cromwell (20-3), Fairfield Warde (17-5), Kolbe Cathedral (17-6), Bethel (18-4), Newtown (18-4), Stamford (15-7), Holy Cross (19-3), Sacred Heart (18-5), Northwestern Regional (22-1), Capital Prep (12-6), East Windsor (18-5).
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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; 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
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