St. Joseph and East Hampton lead polls before CIAC tournament
Two teams hold top spots in the Connecticut coaches rankings as the state girls soccer tournament begins Friday.
By David Marshall ·
St. Joseph and East Hampton start the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament at the top of their respective classes. The teams head into the state play on Friday as the number one seeds in the coaches polls.
The rankings were released after the regular season ended. League tournament results did not factor into the final standings. St. Joseph, competing in Class LL/L, collected eight of the eleven available first-place votes. East Hampton, playing in Class M/S, received all fourteen first-place votes cast by the panel.
Glastonbury moved up to second place in the LL/L poll. The team holds one first-place vote. Greenwich climbed to third. Simsbury and Ridgefield finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Ridgefield secured two first-place votes.
In the M/S division, Tolland, Stonington, Old Saybrook, and Lauralton Hall made up the rest of the top five. Mercy dropped out of the LL/L rankings. The team had previously been ninth. Mercy also received four votes in the current poll.
Eleven coaches voted for the LL/L standings. The M/S poll drew votes from fourteen coaches. The lists include names such as Ken Goodale of East Catholic and Rob McConville of Daniel Hand. The results set the bracket for the upcoming state tournament.
