Top 10 Kentucky high school boys basketball teams and players in all 16 regions

Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier Journal
Oldham County point guard Max Green, right, was selected as the best player in the Eighth Region by coaches.
Oldham County point guard Max Green, right, was selected as the best player in the Eighth Region by coaches.

Here are the top 10 boys basketball teams and players in all 16 Kentucky regions, as voted by coaches:

First Region

Teams: 1. Calloway County, 2. Murray, 3. Graves County, 4. McCracken County, 5. Paducah Tilghman, 6. Marshall County, 7. Carlisle County, 8. St. Mary, 9. Mayfield, 10. Ballard Memorial

Players: 1. Jonah Butler (Calloway County), 2. Eli Finley (Calloway County), 3. Connor Miller (McCracken County), 4. Jace Birney (Ballard Memorial), 5. Lincoln English (Murray), 6. Lukas Pigg (Graves County), 7. Alex Staples (Marshall County), 8. Miles Woodford (Paducah Tilghman), 9. Luke Sims (St. Mary), 10. Jackson Klope (McCracken County)

Second Region

Teams: 1. Lyon County, 2. Christian County, 3. University Heights, 4. Henderson County, 5. Hopkinsville, 6. Hopkins County Central, 7. Webster County, 8. Madisonville-North Hopkins, 9. Trigg County, 10. Union County

Players: 1. Travis Perry (Lyon County), 2. Antonio Williams (Hopkinsville), 3. Brady Shoulders (Lyon County), 4. Derrell Bateman (Christian County), 5. Jack Reddick (Lyon County), 6. Jhaden Vaughn (Trigg County), 7. Elijah Walton (University Heights), 8. Gavin Grubbs (University Heights), 9. DeShawn Murphy (Webster County), 10. Travis Champion (Crittenden County)

Third Region

Teams: 1. Ohio County, 2. Butler County, 3. Owensboro Catholic, 4. Daviess County, 5. Meade County, 6. Muhlenberg County, 7. Owensboro, 8. McLean County, 9. Grayson County, 10. Breckinridge County

Players: 1. Ty Price (Butler County), 2. Elijah Decker (Ohio County), 3. Lawson Rice (Butler County), 4. Luke Beickman (Owensboro Catholic), 5. Gage Phelps (Daviess County), 6. Madox Jernigan (Muhlenberg County), 7. Jack Logsdon (Grayson County), 8. Jonathan Moss (Daviess County), 9. Gunnar Revelett (McLean County), 10. Mercer Rogers (Breckinridge County)

Fourth Region

Warren Central's Kade Unseld was selected as the top player in the Fourth Region by coaches.
Warren Central's Kade Unseld was selected as the top player in the Fourth Region by coaches.

Teams: 1. Bowling Green, 2. Warren Central, 3. Greenwood, 4. South Warren, 5. Glasgow, 6. Monroe County, 7. Todd County Central, 8. Clinton County, 9. Warren East, 10. Barren County

Players: 1. Kade Unseld (Warren Central), 2. Mason Ritter (Bowling Green), 3. M.J. Wardlow (Bowling Green), 4. Jamison Glass (Todd County Central), 5. Deuce Bailey (Bowling Green), 6. Asher Pettus (Greenwood), 7. Elijah Starks (Warren Central), 8. Jerrick Martin (Glasgow), 9. Cannon Young (Clinton County), 10. Drew Hudson (South Warren)

Fifth Region

Teams: 1. Washington County, 2. Elizabethtown, 3. North Hardin, 4. Taylor County, 5. LaRue County, 6. Central Hardin, 7. Adair County, 8. Green County, 9. Bardstown, 10. Bethlehem

Players: 1. Brett Decker (Central Hardin), 2. Ayden Evans (Elizabethtown), 3. Taveon Smith (North Hardin), 4. Beau Baker (Washington County), 5. Daniel Allen (LaRue County), 6. Shaun Boykins (North Hardin), 7. Gabe Weis (Washington County), 8. Hayden Blakeman (Green County), 9. Connor Loy (Adair County), 10. Layken Lyons (Taylor County)

Sixth Region

Teams: 1. Evangel Christian, 2. DeSales, 3. Butler, 4. Fairdale, 5. Jeffersontown, 6. Holy Cross, 7. Pleasure Ridge Park, 8. Bullitt East, 9. Moore, 10. Fern Creek

Players: 1. Dayton Williams (Butler), 2. Christian Doerr (Evangel Christian), 3. Kyran Tilley (Evangel Christian), 4. Damone King (DeSales), 5. Jacob Tucker (Fairdale), 6. Will Gibson (DeSales), 7. Jacob Hand (Holy Cross), 8. Dalton Hicks (Fairdale), 9. Jordan Harris (Beth Haven), 10. Camron McDaniels (Jeffersontown)

Seventh Region

Teams: 1. Male, 2. Trinity, 3. St. Xavier, 4. Ballard, 5. Manual, 6. Christian Academy, 7. Eastern, 8. Central, 9. Seneca, 10. Kentucky Country Day

Players: 1. QuelRon House (Seneca), 2. Drae Vasser (Trinity), 3. Cole Edelen (Male), 4. Jayden Johnson (Trinity), 5. Jackson “B.B.” Washington (Christian Academy), 6. Jeremiah Jackson (St. Xavier), 7. Julius Edmonds (Trinity), 8. Chance Dillingham (St. Xavier), 9. Justice Decker (Manual), 10. Sam Frazier (Ballard)

Eighth Region

Teams: 1. Woodford County, 2. Oldham County, 3. Spencer County, 4. Walton-Verona, 5. North Oldham, 6. Simon Kenton, 7. Anderson County, 8. Collins, 9. South Oldham, 10. Gallatin County

Players: 1. Max Green (Oldham County), 2. Luke Erhardt (Spencer County), 3. Santonio Waide (Woodford County), 4. Camden Cox (Spencer County), 5. Travis Krohman (Simon Kenton), 6. Aaron Gutman (Walton-Verona), 7. Makhi Smith (Woodford County), 8. Spencer Breeden (Grant County), 9. Julian Dixon (Walton-Verona), 10. Julian Miles (South Oldham)

Ninth Region

Newport's Taylen Kinney was selected as the best player in the Ninth Region by coaches.
Newport's Taylen Kinney was selected as the best player in the Ninth Region by coaches.

Teams: 1. Newport, 2. Covington Catholic, 3. Cooper, 4. Lloyd Memorial, 5. Highlands, 6. Newport Central Catholic, 7. Ryle, 8. Conner, 9. Covington Holy Cross, 10. St. Henry

Players: 1. Taylen Kinney (Newport), 2. E.J. Walker (Lloyd Memorial), 3. Yamil Rondon (Cooper), 4. Nathan Vinson (Highlands), 5. Brady Hussey (Covington Catholic), 6. Shaun Pouncy (Cooper), 7. James Turner (Newport), 8. Jabari Covington (Newport), 9. Henry Thole (Villa Madonna), 10. Deshaun Jackson (Newport)

10th Region

Teams: 1. Mason County, 2. George Rogers Clark, 3. Montgomery County, 4. Harrison County, 5. Campbell County, 6. Augusta, 7. Scott, 8. Paris, 9. Bourbon County, 10. Nicholas County

Players: 1. Blake Reed (Mason County), 2. Kaydon Custard (Harrison County), 3. Malachi Ashford (George Rogers Clark), 4. Cayden Reed (Mason County), 5. Reshaun Hampton (George Rogers Clark), 6. Jakari Ransom (Paris), 7. Breccan Decker (Montgomery County), 8. Luke Fawns (Montgomery County), 9. Wyatt Clark (Nicholas County), 10. Braylon Hamilton (Mason County)

11th Region

Great Crossing's Malachi Moreno was picked as the best player in the 11th Region by coaches.
Great Crossing's Malachi Moreno was picked as the best player in the 11th Region by coaches.

Teams: 1. Great Crossing, 2. Frederick Douglass, 3. Lexington Catholic, 4. Madison Southern, 5. Bryan Station, 6. Lexington Christian, 7. Sayre, 8. Madison Central, 9. Henry Clay, 10. Tates Creek

Players: 1. Malachi Moreno (Great Crossing), 2. Tyler Doyle (Lexington Catholic), 3. Vince Dawson (Great Crossing), 4. Jay Rose (Madison Southern), 5. Armelo Boone (Frederick Douglass), 6. Javeon Campbell (Western Hills), 7. Aveion Chenault (Frederick Douglass), 8. Ian Reesor (Sayre), 9. Felix De Los Santos (Bryan Station), 10. Andersen Green (Lexington Christian)

12th Region

Teams: 1. Danville Christian, 2. Boyle County, 3. Wayne County, 4. Somerset, 5. Rockcastle County, 6. Pulaski County, 7. Lincoln County, 8. Mercer County, 9. Southwestern, 10. East Jessamine

Players: 1. Kendall Phillips (Wayne County), 2. Ben Godby (Somerset), 3. Montavin Quisenberry (Boyle County), 4. Indred Whitaker (Somerset), 5. Emmanuel Dut (Danville Christian), 6. Carson Fraley (Pulaski County), 7. Owen Barnes (Mercer County), 8. Walker Craig (Rockcastle County), 9. Trevor Ellis (Mercer County), 10. Lual Ayiei (Danville Christian)

13th Region

Teams: 1. Harlan County, 2. Corbin, 3. North Laurel, 4. Clay County, 5. South Laurel, 6. Bell County, 7. Whitley County, 8. Harlan, 9. Pineville, 10. Jackson County

Players: 1. Trent Noah (Harlan County), 2. Maddox Huff (Harlan County), 3. Kyler McLendon (Harlan), 4. Jordan Mabe (South Laurel), 5. Hayden Harris (Clay County), 6. Sawyer Thompson (Pineville), 7. Zander Curry (Corbin), 8. Reece Davidson (North Laurel), 9. Jerrod Roark (Clay County), 10. Carter Stewart (Corbin)

14th Region

Teams: 1. Perry County Central, 2. Knott County Central, 3. Breathitt County, 4. Hazard, 5. Wolfe County, 6. Powell County, 7. Letcher County Central, 8. Estill County, 9. Leslie County, 10. Buckhorn

Players: 1. Austin Sperry (Breathitt County), 2. Trayten Woods (Perry County Central), 3. Seth Caudill (Hazard), 4. Jayden Huff (Knott County Central), 5. Kizer Slone (Perry County Central), 6. Evin Eversole (Hazard), 7. Corey Flinchum (Wolfe County), 8. Rydge Beverly (Perry County Central), 9. Hunter Haddix (Knott County Central), 10. Brayden Brandenburg (Powell County)

15th Region

Teams: 1. Martin County, 2. Pikeville, 3. Pike County Central, 4. Magoffin County, 5. Floyd Central, 6. Lawrence County, 7. Shelby Valley, 8. Johnson Central, 9. Betsy Layne, 10. Paintsville

Players: 1. Jaylan Rigdon (Pike County Central), 2. Aden Barnett (Magoffin County), 3. Luke Hale (Martin County), 4. Charlie Fitzer (Pikeville), 5. Eli Johnson (Pikeville), 6. Jaden Stewart (Pike County Central), 7. Andrew Kidd (Betsy Layne), 8. Braden Moore (Floyd Central), 9. Andrew Bloomfield (Lawrence County), 10. Brayden McKenzie (Martin County)

16th Region

Teams: 1. Ashland Blazer, 2. Boyd County, 3. Fleming County, 4. Morgan County, 5. Rowan County, 6. East Carter, 7. Russell, 8. Bath County, 9. Lewis County, 10. Raceland

Players: 1. Zander Carter (Ashland Blazer), 2. Jacob Spurlock (Boyd County), 3. Cole Hicks (Boyd County), 4. Seth Hickerson (Fleming County), 5. Gatlin Griffith (Morgan County), 6. Colby Wilburn (Rowan County), 7. Adam Hargett (Fleming County), 8. Jason Ellis (Boyd County), 9. Preston Hoskins (Morgan County), 10. Caleb Rimmer (Russell)

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: KHSAA basketball rankings: Top teams, players in 16 Kentucky regions

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