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New No. 1 Team Takes Lead In Latest Field Hockey Poll

The most recent balloting of Connecticut field hockey coaches yielded a new top team, and in unanimous fashion.

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The most recent balloting of Connecticut field hockey coaches yielded a new top team, and in unanimous fashion.
The most recent balloting of Connecticut field hockey coaches yielded a new top team, and in unanimous fashion. (Tim Jensen/Patch)

CONNECTICUT — A 2-1 victory over previously top-ranked Darien last Friday made New Canaan the top choice of all eight voters in the latest Connecticut high school field hockey coaches poll.

The Rams have compiled a 15-0 record this season, scoring 90 goals while allowing just two.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other schools receiving votes.

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  1. New Canaan (lw: 2)
  2. Darien (lw: 1)
  3. Hall (lw: 4)
  4. Staples (lw: 3)
  5. Guilford (lw: 5)
  6. Wethersfield (lw: 7)
  7. Valley Regional (lw: 8)
  8. Cheshire (lw: NR)
  9. Greenwich (lw: 6)
  10. North Branford (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Ridgefield, Thomaston, Pomperaug, Glastonbury, Stonington, Joel Barlow.

Voters: Matt Ariniello, Immaculate; Margaret Bristol, Canton; Janet Dickey, Westbrook; Dawn Hough, New Milford; Kitty Palmer, Guilford; Maureen Perkins, Glastonbury; Kyle Seaburg, Norwalk; Jenna Tucchio, Stonington.
Compiled by Janet Dickey

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