Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top teams in the latest (Jan. 11) Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls of the 2021-22 boys’ and girls’ seasons, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous ranking. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted.
Boys’ top 10
Rank, School, First-place votes, Record, Total points, Pvs
1. Clark Co. (10) — 13-1, 117, 1
2. Covington Catholic (2) — 13-2, 106, 2
3. Ballard — 12-4, 95, 3
4. Male — 9-3, 66, 5
5. Pulaski Co. — 16-0, 51, 6
6. Warren Central — 10-1, 50, 10
7. North Laurel — 11-4, 46, 4
(tie) Ashland Blazer — 11-4, 46, 8
9. Lexington Catholic — 12-4, 24, 7
10. Woodford Co. — 14-2, 21, NR
Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 11, McCracken Co. 10, Manual 8, Pikeville 4, Greenwood 2, Lincoln Co. 2, Bath Co. 1.
How @HLpreps voted-boys
| 1 | Clark County | 13-1 |
| 2 | Ballard | 12-4 |
| 3 | Covington Catholic | 13-2 |
| 4 | Male | 9-3 |
| 5 | Ashland Blazer | 11-4 |
| 6 | Pulaski County | 16-0 |
| 7 | Warren Central | 10-1 |
| 8 | Woodford County | 14-2 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 11-3 |
| 10 | North Laurel | 10-4 |
Girls’ top 10
Rank, School, First-place votes, Record, Total points, Pvs
1. Sacred Heart (12) — 15-1, 120, 1
2. Clark Co. — 12-1, 101, 3
3. Notre Dame — 10-1, 95, 4
4. McCracken Co. — 14-1, 80, 6
5. Bullitt East — 14-2, 65, 2
6. Bowling Green — 10-3, 47, T10
7. Anderson Co. — 14-2, 44, 5
8. Pikeville — 14-1, 27, 9
9. Ryle — 11-2, 15, 8
10. Dixie Heights — 12-2, 12, T10
Others receiving votes: Male 7, Franklin-Simpson 6, Southwestern 6, Henderson Co. 5, North Laurel 5, Franklin Co. 4, Owensboro Catholic 3, Highlands 2, Meade Co. 2, Breckinridge Co. 2, Central 2, Berea 1.
How @HLpreps voted-girls
| 1 | Sacred Heart | 14-1 |
| 2 | Clark Co. | 12-1 |
| 3 | McCracken Co. | 13-1 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 10-1 |
| 5 | Pikeville | 13-1 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 10-3 |
| 7 | Bullitt East | 14-2 |
| 8 | Anderson Co. | 14-2 |
| 9 | Dixie Heights | 12-2 |
| 10 | Berea | 12-1 |
Media members participating in this week’s poll: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; The Commonwealth-Journal, Somerset; WSON, Henderson.
This story was originally published January 11, 2022 at 5:03 PM.
