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Connecticut field hockey coaches poll

2003 state finals

Sat., Nov. 15, Trinity Coll., Hartford

Class L: Pomperaug 1, Guilford 0

Class M: New Canaan 2, Wilton 1

Class S: Granby 3, Lewis Mills 1

Week 8, FINAL (Nov. 17)

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Pomperaug (9) 22-0 180 1

2. Guilford 16-3-1 146 2

3. Granby 12-5-1-1 138 nr

4. New Canaan 12-4-3 134 nr

5. Greenwich 12-3-2-1 87 9

6. Branford 13-4-1 77 5

7. Lewis Mills 14-4-1 70 nr

8. Wilton 11-3-3-2 68 nr

9. Canton 13-4-1 38 11

t10. Shepaug 13-2-2 28 3

t10. Hand 11-6-2 28 nr

Others receiving votes: 11. Norwalk 8-4-3, 25 votes, 12. South Windsor 13-4-1, 16; 13. Cheshire 12-5-0-1, 15.

Week 7 (Nov. 3) [final regular season]

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Pomperaug (9) 16-0 180 1

2. Guilford 13-2-1 154 3

3. Shepaug 12-1-2 148 2

4. Avon 12-2-1 116 4

5. Branford 12-3-1 111 5

6. Darien 10-2-2 64 11

7. H-Killingworth 12-2-2 58 8

8. Cheshire 11-4-0-1 55 7

9. Greenwich 10-2-2-1 48 6

10. So. Windsor 12-3-1 35 9

Others receiving votes: 11. Canton 11-3-1, 26 votes; 12. Stonington 12-2-1, 26, 13. New Milford 10-3-1, 16.

Week 6 (Oct. 27, 2003)

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Pomperaug (9) 16-0 180 1

2. Shepaug 11-1-1 152 4

3. Guilford 12-2-1 130 2

4. Avon 11-2-1 113 3

5. Branford 10-3-1 97 6

6. Greenwich 10-2-2-1 79 8

7. Cheshire 10-3-0-1 76 5

8. H-Killingworth 12-1-2 66 9

9. South Windsor 11-2 39 13

10. New Milford 10-3-1 35 10

Others receiving votes: 11. Darien 10-2-2, 20 votes, 12. Stonington 11-2-1 and Westhill 11-2-1-1, 14 votes; 14. Brookfield 7-2-2, 13 votes.

Week 5 (Oct. 20, 2003)

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Pomperaug (8) 14-0 160 1

2. Guilford 10-0-1 126 2

3. Avon 10-1 124 6

4. Shepaug 10-1-1 112 3

5. Cheshire 10-1-0-1 103 4

6. Branford 9-2-1 89 6

7. Canton 9-3 55 7

8. Greenwich 8-1-2-1 40 nr

9. H-Killingworth 10-1-2 39 8

10. New Milford 8-3-1 32 10

Others receiving votes: 11. Brookfield 6-2-2, 18 votes; 12. Hand 5-4-2 15; 13. South Windsor 9-2 14; 14. Lewis Mills 8-3-1, 13.

Week 4 (Oct. 13, 2003)

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Pomperaug (8) 11-0 160 1

2. Guilford 7-0-1 126 4

3. Shepaug 9-0-1 123 5

4. Cheshire 8-1 114 3

5. Branford 6-1-1 95 7

6. Avon 8-1 75 2

7. Canton 8-2 65 8

8. H-Killingworth 8-0-2 46 nr

9. Brookfield 6-1-2 35 9

10. New Milford 7-2-1 33 11

Others receiving votes: 11. Glastonbury 8-2, 32 votes; 12. Wilton 7-0-2-2, 28

Week 3 (Oct. 6, 2003)

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Pomperaug (7) 8-0 176 1

2. Avon (1) 7-0 156 2

3. Cheshire (1) 7-0 150 t3

4. Guilford 5-0-1 117 5

5. Shepaug 6-0-1 100 t3

6. Glastonbury 7-1 70 10

7. Branford 6-1-1 69 9

8. Canton 7-2 62 6

9. Brookfield 5-0-2 54 8

10. Wilton 6-0-1-2 52 7

Others receiving votes: 11. New Milford 5-1-1, 35 votes; 12. North Branford 7-1-1. 25.

Week 2 (Sept. 29, 2003)

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Pomperaug (7) 7-0 176 1

2. Avon (1)

5-0 136 2

3. Cheshire (1) 4-0 100 4

3. Shepaug

5-0 136 3

5. Guilford

3-0-1 96 7

6. Canton

5-1

92 11

7. Wilton

6-0-1

65 9

8. Brookfield

5-0 64 10

9. Branford

4-1-1

43 8

10. Glastonbury 5-1 38 6

Others receiving votes: 11. New Milford 4-1, 32 votes

Week 1 (Sept. 23, 2003)

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Pomperaug

4-0 143 1

2. Avon

4-0 122 nr

3. Shepaug

4-0 107 2

4. Cheshire

3-0 100 nr

5. Westhill

4-0

62 nr

6. Glastonbury 3-0

55 12

7. Guilford

2-0-1

54 11

8. Branford

2-1-1

42 3

9. Wilton

5-0

40 nr

10. Brookfield

4-0

38 nr

Others receiving votes: 11. Canton 2-1, 35; 12. North Branford 4-0-1, 32; 13. New Milford 3-1, 25; 14. New Canaan 3-1 and Greenwich 1-0-1-1 23; 16. South Windsor 4-1 22.

Connecticut field hockey coaches poll (2004)

2004 state finals

Sat., Nov. 20, Trinity Coll., Hartford

Class L: Fairfield Warde 3, Greenwich 2

Class M: Branford 3, Darien 1

Class S: Granby 3, Canton 1

FINAL

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Fairfield Warde (5) 17-2-0-1 146 9

2. Branford (2) 18-0-1-1 138 5

2. Granby 17-1-2 138 7

4. Greenwich (1) 19-1-1 116 1

5. Darien 17-2-1 98 3

6. Canton 15-2-3 82 10

7. Hand 15-3-1 66 4

8. South Windsor 13-1-3-1 54 8

9. Guilford 14-4-1 40 11

10. Pomperaug 16-3-0 25 2

Others receiving votes: Lewis Mills 14-2-3, Avon 10-5-2.

n Of note: Greenwich had beaten Fairfield Warde, known as Fairfield High up to this year, seven straight times but the Mustangs finally broke through to win its first Class L championship and earn the top spot in the state coaches poll for the first time. … Granby won a record ninth state title with a dominating 3-1 win over Canton in the coaching finale for 19-year coach Nancy Grace. … Branford won its ninth Class M championship by outlasting Darien. ... Granby and Branford tied for second place in the poll.

Week 5, Nov. 2

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Greenwich (7) 14-0-1 158 1

2. Pomperaug (1) 14-1-0 136 2

3. Darien 13-0-1 128 3

4. Hand 13-1-1-1 102 4

5. Branford 13-1-0-1 79 7

6. New Milford 12-1-0-1 72 5

7. Granby 12-1-2 57 8

8. South Windsor 10-0-2 56 6

9. Fairfield Warde 12-1-0-1 52 t10

10. Canton 11-1-3 40 t10

Others receiving votes: Guilford 11-3-1, Norwalk 10-2-0-1, Simsbury 9-0-3-1

n Of note: Guilford beat Hand last week 1-0 to force Hand to share the SCC title with Branford. ... Granby went 2-0 last week while Canton tied Suffield and Stafford to give the Bears the NCCC title. .. Southington (4-0-1) won the CCC East title while Simsbury (4-0-1) won the CCC West.

Week 4, Oct. 26

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Greenwich (7) 13-0-1 158 t1

2. Pomperaug (1) 12-1-0 134 2

3. Darien 12-0-1 122 3

4. Hand 11-1-1 99 4

5. New Milford 11-1-0-1 87 6

6. South Windsor 9-0-2 79 5

7. Branford 11-1-0-1 74 7

8. Granby 10-1-2 63 12

9. Norwalk 10-1-0-1 53 8

10. Canton 11-1-1 43 9

10. Fairfield Warde 11-1-0-1 43 11

Others receiving votes: Guilford 9-2-1

Week 3, Oct. 19

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Greenwich (10) 10-0-1 200 t1

2. Pomperaug 9-1-0 153 t1

3. Darien 10-0-1 138 7

4. Hand 9-1-1 132 6

5. South Windsor 6-0-1 115 5

6. New Milford 8-0-0-1 100 8

7. Branford 8-1-0-1 91 3

8. Norwalk 8-0-0-1 83 4

9. Canton 8-0-1 71 10

10. Guilford 8-1-1 62 9

Others receiving votes: Fairfield Warde 9-1, Granby 6-1-2

Week 2, Oct. 12

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Greenwich (4) 8-0-1 136 3

1. Pomperaug (2) 7-1-0 136 2

3. Branford (2) 7-0-0-1 110 5

4. Norwalk 7-0-0 102 8

5. South Windsor 6-0-1 93 4

6. Hand 7-1-0 91 1

7. Darien 7-0-1 89 6

8. New Milford 4-0-0-1 79 7

9. Guilford 6-1-0 65 10

10. Canton 7-0-1 29 12

Other teams receiving votes: Avon 5-2, Fairfield Warde 7-1, Farmington 7-2

n Of note: Pomperaug has been ranked No. 1 for 13 of the last 14 weeks. … Pomperaug had a 49-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 1-0 loss to Greenwich on Oct. 11. The Panthers were 21-0-1 in 2002 and 22-0 in 2003 before going 6-0 this season.

Week 1, Oct. 5

Team Rec Votes LW

1. Hand (8) 5-1-0 160 --

2. Pomperaug 5-0-0 133 --

3. Greenwich 6-0-1 122 --

4. South Windsor 4-0-1 97 --

5. Branford 4-0-0-1 77

6. Darien 5-0-1 73

7. N. Milford 4-0-0-1 65

8. Norwalk 5-0-0 57

9. Farmington 6-1-0 50

10. Guilford 4-1-0 43

Other teams receiving votes: Avon (4-1), Canton (3-0-1)

n Of note: Pomperaug drops from the No. 1 spot after 12 straight weeks dating back to mid-season in 2002. ... It could be Hand's first time at No. 1. Connecticut Sports Online's research includes the top team in each poll back to 1991 but the poll began in 1985. ... Since 1991, Pomperaug's 12 weeks at No. 1 is the longest since Canton had 11 weeks at No. 1 from 1991-92.