Who’s No. 1 in the final 2022 boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top teams in the final (Feb. 22) 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, Previous ranking
1. Clark County (8), 28-1, 80, 1
2. Male 23-5, 65, 2
3. Covington Catholic 23-4, 62, 3
4. Ballard 24-6, 51, 4
5. Warren Central 21-3, 45, 8
6. North Laurel 23-5, 41, 5
7. Ashland Blazer 21-5, 32, 6
8. Bowling Green 23-5, 22, 7
9. Pikeville 27-2, 14, 9
10. McCracken County 24-2, 8, NR
10. Greenwood 24-5, 8, 10
Others receiving votes: Pulaski County 3, Western 2, Manual 2, Bath County 1, Lyon County 1, Murray 1, Woodford County 1, Collins 1.
How @HLpreps voted: Boys
| 1 | Clark County |
| 2 | Male |
| 3 | Warren Central |
| 4 | Covington Catholic |
| 5 | Bowling Green |
| 6 | Ballard |
| 7 | Ashland Blazer |
| 8 | Pikeville |
| 9 | North Laurel |
| 10 | Woodford County |
Girls’ top 10
Rank-School (first-place votes), Record, Total points, Previous ranking
1. Sacred Heart (4), 22-3, 75, 3
2. McCracken County (3), 28-1, 73, 2
3. Clark County (1), 26-2, 55, 1
4. Mercy 21-7, 53, 5
5. Notre Dame 21-3, 51, 6
5. Bullitt East 26-4, 51, 4
7. Pikeville 26-2, 20, 8
8. Anderson County 26-4, 14, 9
9. Henderson County 20-4, 10, NR
9. Manual 18-6, 10, 7
Others receiving votes: Russell 9, Male 6, Meade County 3, Bowling Green 3, Christian Academy-Louisville 3, Breckinridge County 1, Ashland Blazer 1, Cooper 1, Owensboro Catholic 1.
How @HLpreps voted: Girls
| 1 | Sacred Heart |
| 2 | Clark County |
| 3 | Mercy |
| 4 | McCracken County |
| 5 | Bullitt East |
| 6 | Notre Dame |
| 7 | Pikeville |
| 8 | Christian Academy-Louisville |
| 9 | Anderson County |
| 10 | Cooper |
Media members participating in this week’s poll: Daily News, Bowling Green; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; WSON, Henderson; Kentucky Today, Louisville.
This story was originally published February 22, 2022 at 4:27 PM.
