Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top teams in the latest (Jan. 25) 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), 17-1, 99, 1
2. Male 16-3, 85, 3
3. Covington Catholic 17-3, 67, 2
4. Ballard 15-5, 61, 4
5. Pulaski County (1), 19-0, 56, 5
6. North Laurel 15-4, 48, 7
7. Woodford County 19-2, 34, 9
(tie) Ashland Blazer 14-4, 34, 8
9. Warren Central 11-4, 14, 6
10. Lexington Catholic 17-4, 13, 10
Others receiving votes: McCracken County 12, Manual 6, Greenwood 4, Pikeville 4, Pleasure Ridge Park 4, Cooper 3, Madison Central 2, Bowling Green 2, Dixie Heights 1, Knox Central 1.
How @HLpreps voted: Boys
| 1 | Clark County | 17-1 |
| 2 | Male | 16-3 |
| 3 | Covington Catholic | 17-3 |
| 4 | Ballard | 15-5 |
| 5 | Ashland Blazer | 14-4 |
| 6 | Pulaski County | 18-0 |
| 7 | Woodford County | 19-2 |
| 8 | North Laurel | 15-4 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 15-4 |
| 10 | Lexington Catholic | 17-4 |
Girls’ top 10
Rank, School, First-place votes, Record, Total points, Pvs
1. Sacred Heart (10), 17-1, 100, 1
2. Clark County 17-1, 86, 2
3. Notre Dame 15-1, 81, 3
4. McCracken County 18-1, 68, 4
5. Anderson County 19-2, 51, 6
6. Bowling Green 16-4, 44, 7
7. Pikeville 17-1, 30, 8
8. Bullitt East 16-3, 25, 5
9. Mercy 13-5, 18, NR
10. Dixie Heights 16-4, 13, 10
Others receiving votes: Southwestern 9, Russell 6, Male 6, Conner 5, Christian Academy-Louisville 4, Meade County 1, Manual 1, Morgan County 1, Owensboro Catholic 1.
How @HLpreps voted: Girls
| 1 | Sacred Heart | 17-1 |
| 2 | Clark County | 17-1 |
| 3 | McCracken County | 18-1 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 15-1 |
| 5 | Pikeville | 17-1 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 16-4 |
| 7 | Anderson County | 19-2 |
| 8 | Mercy | 13-5 |
| 9 | Bullitt East | 16-3 |
| 10 | Christian Academy-Louisville | 17-5 |
Media members participating in this week’s poll: Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; The Commonwealth-Journal, Somerset; Kentucky Today, Louisville.
This story was originally published January 25, 2022 at 4:11 PM.
