Who’s No. 1 in the latest girls’ high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top 10 girls’ high school basketball teams of the 2022-23 season, according to the latest (Jan. 10) poll of media members from each of Kentucky’s 16 regions as compiled by the Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes. Teams are listed with first-place votes, records and total rankings points. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted and the media’s region-by-region top fives.
Girls’ top 10
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games.
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts
1. Sacred Heart (14) 13-2 154
2. Manual (2) 14-1 146
3. George Rogers Clark 9-3 105
4. Cooper 11-2 94
5. Ryle 14-3 83
6. Mercy 9-5 77
7. McCracken County 16-2 75
8. Bowling Green 10-5 32
9. Pulaski County 12-2 18
10. Bullitt East 12-4 17
Others receiving votes: Madison Central 13, Anderson County 11, Henderson County 11, Graves County 9, Dixie Heights 8, Bethlehem 7, Covington Holy Cross 7, Pikeville 6, Franklin County 3, North Laurel 2, Lawrence County 1.
How @HLpreps voted
1. Sacred Heart
2. Manual
3. George Rogers Clark
4. Mercy
5. Cooper
6. Ryle
7. McCracken County
8. Graves County
9. Madison Central
10. Anderson County
Region-by-region top fives
First Region
Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Graves County
3. Mayfield
4. Paducah Tilghman
5. Christian Fellowship
Second Region
Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Hopkins County Central
3. Crittenden County
4. Union County
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Owensboro
3. Meade County
4. Breckinridge County
5. Hancock County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Bowling Green
2. Barren County
3. Greenwood
4. Franklin-Simpson
5. Metcalfe County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County News Herald
1. Bethlehem
2. Taylor County
3. John Hardin
4. North Hardin
5. Green County
Sixth Region
J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal
1. Mercy
2. Bullitt East
3. Whitefield Academy
4. North Bullitt
5. Bullitt Central
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Manual
3. Central
4. Christian Academy
5. Assumption
Eighth Region
Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era
1. Anderson County
2. Grant County
3. Simon Kenton
4. Spencer County
5. South Oldham
Ninth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Ryle
3. Dixie Heights
4. Notre Dame
5. Covington Holy Cross
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Paris
4. Scott
5. Pendleton County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Madison Central
2. Franklin County
3. Frederick Douglass
4. Lexington Catholic
5. Berea
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Pulaski County
2. Danville
3. Danville Christian
4. Southwestern
5. Mercer County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Corbin
2. North Laurel
3. Bell County
4. Jackson County
5. Knox Central
14th Region
John Lowe, WYMT-TV
1. Knott County Central
2. Leslie County
3. Owsley County
4. Perry County Central
5. Powell County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Lawrence County
3. Martin County
4. Paintsville
5. Johnson Central
16th Region
Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent
1. Boyd County
2. Russell
3. Rowan County
4. Ashland Blazer
5. Lewis County
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