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

Cooper’s Whitney Lind (12) puts up a shot against Pikeville during last season’s Sweet 16 in Rupp Arena.
Cooper’s Whitney Lind (12) puts up a shot against Pikeville during last season’s Sweet 16 in Rupp Arena.

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