New No. 1 In Class M/S Girls Soccer; 2 New Entries Join LL/L Top 10

CONNECTICUT — A new No. 1 team in Classes M/S has been cited in the most recent Connecticut high school girls soccer coaches poll, while two new entries cracked the top`10 in Classes LL/L.

Daniel Hand of Madison moved up two spots to the top ranking in M/S, collecting 10 of 12 first-place votes. Woodland Regional, last week's No. 1, garnered the other two top nods to finish second.

St. Joseph, with 10 first-place votes, maintained the lead in LL/L, with Staples continuing to run second. Amity Regional and Waterford joined the top 10 this 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 earning support.

CLASSES LL/L

1. St. Joseph (10) (lw: 1)
2. Staples (2) (lw: 2)
3. (tie) Fairfield Ludlowe (lw: 4)
   3. (tie) Mercy (lw: 5)
   5. Ridgefield (lw: 3)
   6. Trumbull (lw: 6)
   7. Amity Regional (lw: NR)
   8. Suffield (lw: 7)
   9. Bethel (lw: 8)
   10. Waterford (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Brookfield, Simsbury, Sacred Heart Academy.

CLASSES M/S

1. Daniel Hand (10) (lw: 3)
2. Woodland Regional (2) (lw: 1)
3. Weston (lw: 5)
4. Northwest Catholic (lw: 7)
5. Bacon Academy (lw: 4)
6. Watertown (lw: 6)
7. Thomaston (lw: 8)
8. Lewis Mills (lw: 2)
9. Lyman Memorial (lw: 10)
10. Granby (lw: 9)

Also receiving votes: Montville, Morgan, Cromwell, Portland.

Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Seymour; Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Marcus Harley, Mercy; Iain Golding, Ridgefield; Barry Beattie, Staples; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; Gustavo Reaes, Weston; Jack Nogueira, St. Joseph; Kim Rasmussen, Fairfield Warde; Lloyd Warren, Valley Regional; Barry O'Reilly, Brookfield.
Compiled by Tom Cunningham