Ridgefield Girls Ranked In Top 10 Of Soccer Poll

A string of 10 consecutive shutouts to begin the season has propelled the Suffield High School girls soccer team into the top ranking in Classes LL-L in the latest weekly Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association poll.

The Wildcats garnered the top spot on four of five ballots to move up from last week's number two ranking, displacing St. Joseph (9-1-1), which received the other first-place vote. Suffield has outscored its opponents 53-0 thus far this season.

Newtown came in at fifth in the most recent LL-L balloting.

Old Lyme (10-0) gathered five first-place nods out of six ballots cast in Classes M-S. Immaculate (11-1), ranked second, received the other top vote in the division.

Here are the top 10 for each division, plus all other schools receiving votes, with records through Oct. 10.

CLASSES LL-L

1. Suffield (10-0)
2. St. Joseph (9-1-1)
3. Newtown (11-0-1)
4. Glastonbury (7-1-2)
5. Ridgefield (9-0-2)
6. Daniel Hand (9-1)
7. Enfield (9-0-1)
   7. RHAM (9-1)
   9. Staples (9-3)
   10. Darien (9-2-1)

Also receiving votes: Jonathan Law (8-0-1), Lauralton Hall (7-2-2), Trumbull (6-2-3).

Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Fairfield Warde; Mark Kenny, Newtown; Scott McMahon, Guilford; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; David Sullivan, Suffield.

CLASSES M-S

1. Old Lyme (10-0)
2. Immaculate (11-1)
3. Lewis Mills (10-0)
4. Woodland (9-1)
5. East Catholic (8-2)
6. North Branford (10-1)
7. Granby Memorial (8-1)
8. Nonnewaug (8-1-1)
9. Rocky Hill (8-1-1)
10. Plainfield (11-1)

Also receiving votes: Coventry (7-1-1), Cromwell (6-2-2).

Coaches voting: Chris Ghiglia, Waterford; Glenn Gustine, East Hampton; David Laporte, Ellington; Nelson Mingachos, Immaculate; Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Paco Ruiz, Bolton.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen