Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?

Below are the top teams in the latest (Feb. 15) 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 (8), 26-1, 80, 1

2. Male 22-4, 64, 2

3. Covington Catholic 20-4, 54, 6

4. Ballard 21-6, 45, 7

5. North Laurel 21-5, 35, 5

6. Ashland Blazer 19-5, 33, 4

7. Bowling Green 22-4, 29, 9

8. Warren Central 19-3, 28, NR

9. Pikeville 24-1, 24, NR

10. Greenwood 22-4, 18, 8

Others receiving votes: Pulaski County 16, Manual 7, McCracken County 5, Highlands 2.

How @HLpreps voted: Boys

Girls’ top 10

Rank-School (FPV), Rcd, TP, Pvs

1. Clark County (4), 24-1, 74, 2

2. McCracken County (2), 25-1, 69, 3

3. Sacred Heart (2), 24-3, 67, 1

4. Bullitt East 24-3, 52, 4

5. Mercy 19-7, 47, 7

6. Notre Dame 19-3, 41, 5

7. Manual 17-5, 18, NR

8. Pikeville 25-2, 14, 10

9. Anderson County 23-4, 13, 6

10. Bowling Green 22-6, 12, 8

Others receiving votes: Henderson County 9, Male 8, Bullitt Central 7, Christian Academy-Louisville, 3. Russell 3, Conner 2, Ryle 1.

How @HLpreps voted: Girls

Media members participating in this week’s poll: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; WSON, Henderson.

This story was originally published February 15, 2022 at 5:28 PM.

Jared Peck

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Jared Peck, the Herald-Leader’s Digital Sports Writer, covers high school athletics and has been with the company as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. Support my work with a digital subscription