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. 24) 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, total rankings points and last week’s ranking. 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 LW

1. Sacred Heart (14) 17-3 155 1

2. Manual 18-1 141 2

3. Cooper (1) 15-2 120 3

4. McCracken County (1) 21-2 112 5

5. Mercy 15-7 91 6

6. Henderson County 14-3 53 8

7. George Rogers Clark 13-6 52 4

8. Ryle 16-6 44 7

9. Christian Academy 14-4 25 NR

10. Bowling Green 13-8 13 10

Others receiving votes: Covington Holy Cross 12, Pikeville 12, Anderson County 11, Graves County 10, Pulaski County 10, Franklin County 5, Danville 4, Dixie Heights 3, Bethlehem 2, Owensboro Catholic 2, Assumption 1, Lawrence County 1, North Laurel 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Graves County

3. Carlisle County

4. Christian Fellowship

5. Paducah Tilghman

2nd Region

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Hopkins County Centra

3. Crittenden County

4. Union County

5. Madisonville-North Hopkins

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Meade County

2. Owensboro Catholic

3. Breckinridge County

4. Owensboro

5. Edmonson County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Bowling Green

2. Barren County

3. Franklin-Simpson

4. Monroe County

5. Metcalfe County

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County News Herald

1. Bethlehem

2. Taylor County

3. Nelson County

4. North Hardin

5. John Hardin

6th Region

J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal

1. Mercy

2. Bullitt East

3. Whitefield Academy

4. North Bullitt

5. Bullitt Central

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Sacred Heart

2. Manual

3. Central

4. Christian Academy

5. Assumption

8th Region

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. Anderson County

2. Spencer County

3. Grant County

4. Owen County

5. South Oldham

9th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper

2. Ryle

3. Dixie Heights

4. Covington Holy Cross

5. Conner

10^th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Montgomery County

3. Paris

4. Scott

5. Bishop Brossart

11^th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Frederick Douglass

2. Franklin County

3. Madison Central

4. Berea

5. Great Crossing

12^th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Danville

2. Danville Christian

3. Southwestern

4. Rockcastle County

5. Pulaski County

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Corbin

2. North Laurel

3. Knox Central

4. Bell County

5. South Laurel

14^th Region

John Lowe, WYMT-TV

1. Perry County Central

2. Leslie County

3. Knott County Central

4. Owsley County

5. Hazard

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Lawrence County

3. Johnson Central

4. Martin County

5. Paintsville

16^th Region

Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent

1. Boyd County

2. Russell

3. Rowan County

4. Ashland Blazer

5. Lewis County

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