New No. 1 Team Assumes Top Spot In Class M/S Girls Soccer Poll

CONNECTICUT — Tolland assumed the top spot in Classes M/S in the latest round of weekly balloting by Connecticut high school girls soccer coaches.

The Eagles collected 10 of 16 first-place votes to move up from the No. 2 position they held last week. Former No. 1 Mercy dropped to second.

In Classes LL/L, St. Joseph was the unanimous top selection of all 16 coaches.

Here are the top 10 in each division, with first-place votes and last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other schools receiving votes.

CLASSES LL/L

1. St. Joseph (16) (lw: 1)
2. Staples (lw: 3)
3. Cheshire (lw: 2)
4. Ridgefield (lw: 5)
5. Glastonbury (lw: 7)
6. Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 6)
7. Fairfield Warde (lw: 10)
8. Fairfield Ludlowe (lw: 4)
9. Nonnewaug (lw: 9)
10. (tie) Wethersfield (lw: 8)
10. (tie) Brookfield (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Farmington, Southington, Daniel Hand, Bethel, Branford, Newtown.

CLASSES M/S

1. Tolland (10) (lw: 2)
2. Mercy (4) (lw: 1)
3. Stonington (2) (lw: 4)
4. Woodland (lw: 6)
5. Sheehan (lw: 5)
6. Lyman Memorial (lw: 3)
7. East Catholic (lw: 7)
8. Cromwell (lw: 10)
9. Watertown (lw: 8)
10. Sacred Heart Academy (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Thomaston, Northwest Catholic, Weston, Bacon Academy, Rocky Hill, Coginchaug.

Voters: Barry O'Reilly, Brookfield; Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Thomas Cunningham, Seymour; Barry Beattie, Staples; Marcus Harley, Mercy; Erin Reed, Tolland; Nick Sheikh, Nonnewaug; Kylee McIntosh, Cheshire; Iain Golding, Ridgefield; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; Maxim Fatle, Farmington; Rachel Redding, East Lyme; Marvin Miller, Shelton; Gustavo Reaes, Weston; Jack Nogueira, St. Joseph; Jen Kohut, Branford.
Compiled by Thomas Cunningham