Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top teams in the latest (Feb. 8) 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 FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Clark County (11), 22-1, 110, 1
2. Male 20-3, 96, 2
3. Pulaski County 23-0, 73, 3
4. Ashland Blazer 18-5, 59, 4
5. North Laurel 20-4, 57, 5
6. Covington Catholic 19-4, 49, 6
7. Ballard 18-6, 47, 7
8. Greenwood 21-3, 34, T8
9. Bowling Green 20-4, 21, T10
10. Lexington Catholic 21-4, 19, T8
Others receiving votes: Pikeville 14, McCracken County 8, Knox Central 8, Cooper 4, Warren Central 4, Murray 2.
How @HLpreps voted: Boys
| 1 | Clark County | 22-1 |
| 2 | Male | 19-3 |
| 3 | Ashland Blazer | 17-4 |
| 4 | Pulaski County | 22-0 |
| 5 | Covington Catholic | 18-4 |
| 6 | Ballard | 18-6 |
| 7 | North Laurel | 20-4 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 19-4 |
| 9 | Lexington Catholic | 21-4 |
| 10 | Pikeville | 20-1 |
Girls’ top 10
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Sacred Heart (7), 21-2, 103, 1
2. Clark County (2), 21-1, 96, 2
3. McCracken County (2), 21-1, 90, 3
4. Bullitt East 21-3, 82, 5
5. Notre Dame 17-2, 61, 4
6. Anderson County 21-3, 45, 6
7. Mercy 16-6, 36, 7
8. Bowling Green 21-5, 30, 8
9. Male 15-4, 14, 10
10. Pikeville 21-2, 12, 9
Others receiving votes: Russell 11, Meade County 6, Henderson County 5, Southwestern 5, Christian Academy-Louisville 5, Owen Co. 2, Owensboro Catholic 1, Conner 1.
How @HLpreps voted: Girls
| 1 | Sacred Heart | 21-2 |
| 2 | Clark County | 21-1 |
| 3 | McCracken County | 21-1 |
| 4 | Bullitt East | 21-3 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 17-2 |
| 6 | Christian Academy-Louisville | 18-7 |
| 7 | Anderson County | 21-3 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 20-5 |
| 9 | Mercy | 16-6 |
| 10 | Pikeville | 21-2 |
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; WSON, Henderson; Kentucky Today, Louisville.
This story was originally published February 8, 2022 at 4:33 PM.
