Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top teams in the latest (Jan. 18) 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 County (9), 15-1, 98, 1
2. Covington Catholic (1), 14-2, 91, 2
3. Male 14-3, 75, 4
4. Ballard 14-5, 57, 3
5. Pulaski County 18-0, 48, 5
6. Warren Central 10-3, 45, 6
7. North Laurel 12-4, 35, T7
8. Ashland Blazer 13-4, 34, T7
9. Woodford County 16-2, 26, 10
10. Lexington Catholic 16-4, 15, 9
Others receiving votes: Greenwood 8, McCracken County 7, Knox Central 4, Bowling Green 3, Pikeville 3, Bath Co. 1.
How @HLpreps voted: Boys
| 1 | Clark County | 15-1 |
| 2 | Covington Catholic | 14-2 |
| 3 | Male | 13-3 |
| 4 | Ballard | 14-5 |
| 5 | Ashland Blazer | 13-4 |
| 6 | Pulaski County | 18-0 |
| 7 | Warren Central | 10-3 |
| 8 | Woodford County | 16-2 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 13-3 |
| 10 | North Laurel | 11-4 |
Girls’ top 10
Rank, School, First-place votes, Record, Total points, Pvs
1. Sacred Heart (10), 16-1, 100, 1
2. Clark County 15-1, 85, 2
3. Notre Dame 14-1, 81, 3
4. McCracken County 15-1, 71, 4
5. Bullitt East 16-2, 47, 5
6. Anderson County 17-2, 42, 7
7. Bowling Green 13-4, 34, 6
8. Pikeville 15-1, 30, 8
9. Ryle 12-5, 14, 9
10. Dixie Heights 14-3, 13, 10
Others receiving votes: Russell 6, Male 6, Bullitt Central 6, Central 4, Southwestern 4, Christian Academy-Louisville 2, Berea 2, Conner 1, Mercy 1, Rowan County 1.
How @HLpreps voted: Girls
| 1 | Sacred Heart | 15-1 |
| 2 | Clark County | 15-1 |
| 3 | McCracken County | 15-1 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 13-1 |
| 5 | Pikeville | 15-1 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 13-4 |
| 7 | Bullitt East | 16-2 |
| 8 | Anderson County | 17-2 |
| 9 | Berea | 15-1 |
| 10 | Dixie Heights | 14-3 |
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; Kentucky Today, Louisville.
This story was originally published January 18, 2022 at 4:26 PM.
