Weston Cracks Top 5 of Final Girls Soccer Coaches Poll

WESTON, CT — A trip to the Class M semifinals boosted Weston High School to the fifth position in the final girls soccer coaches poll for Classes M-S.

After knocking off a pair of higher-seeded opponents in the tournament, the Trojans fell to eventual runner-up Plainfield 2-1, in a match decided by penalty kicks. Class M champion Lewis Mills, S champion Old Lyme, Plainfield and S runner-up Immaculate were the top four vote-getters.

Class LL champion Ridgefield led the Class LL-L balloting, followed by Staples and Glastonbury.

Here are the top 10 in each category, with first-place votes in parentheses, plus all other teams receiving votes.

M-S

1. Lewis Mills (6)
2. Old Lyme (1)
3. Plainfield
4. Immaculate
5. Weston
6. Morgan
7. Granby Memorial
8. East Hampton
9. Notre Dame-Fairfield
10. Coginchaug

Also receiving votes: Cromwell, Wolcott.

Coaches voting: Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; David LaPorte, Ellington; Nelson Mingachos, Immaculate; Todd Sadler, Northwest Catholic; Chris Ghiglia, Waterford; Chris Riviezzo, Wolcott; Paco Ruiz, Bolton.

LL-L

1. Ridgefield (4)
2. Staples
3. Glastonbury
4. Tolland
5. Newtown
6. St. Joseph
7. Suffield
8. (tie) Simsbury
   8. (tie) Southington
   10. Farmington

Also receiving votes: Watertown, Shelton, Masuk.

Coaches voting: Tom Cunningham, Fairfield Warde; Scott McMahon, Guilford; Jim Murray, Avon; David Sullivan, Suffield.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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