High School Sports

High school basketball: Dave Cantrall’s top 25 boys’ teams in Kentucky

By Dave Cantrall Special to the Herald-Leader

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State

BOYS’ TOP 25Rating
1. Warren Central (14-1)85.1
2. Lexington Catholic (15-1)83.4
2. Covington Catholic (12-1)83.4
4. Ballard (11-2)83.0
5. Great Crossing (14-3)82.8
6. Western (12-3)82.1
6. George Rogers Clark (10-4)82.1
8. North Oldham (13-5)81.5
9. Louisville Trinity (12-4)81.3
10. DeSales (11-5)81.0
10. North Laurel (9-7)81.0
12. Pleasure Ridge Park (11-2)80.8
13. Conner (9-4)80.7
14. Collins (13-1)80.5
15. Madison Central (8-6)80.3
16. Harlan County (12-3)80.1
17. Frederick Douglass (11-2)79.1
17. Male (6-8)79.1
19. Butler (12-4)79.0
20. Lyon County (14-4)78.5
21. Evangel (14-2)78.4
22. Eastern (11-3)77.8
23. Ashland Blazer (9-6)77.4
24. Harlan (13-2)77.3
25. Mason County (13-2)76.9

Lexington Catholic’s Sam Clements (1) shoots the ball in front of North Oldham’s Dallas Roberts (1) during the championship game at the White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022.
Lexington Catholic’s Sam Clements (1) shoots the ball in front of North Oldham’s Dallas Roberts (1) during the championship game at the White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com


Ratings by region

1ST REGION

1. McCracken County75.7
2. Marshall County70.3
3. Calloway County65.6
4. Murray63.9
5. Paducah Tilghman63.3
6. Mayfield59.9
7. Graves County49.1
8. Ballard Memorial48.9
9. St. Mary45.6
10. Carlisle County45.4
11. Fulton County40.1
12. Community Christian38.2
13. Hickman County35.2
14. Christian Fellowship24.6
15. Fulton City9.8




2ND REGION

1. Lyon County78.5
2. Madisonville68.4
3. Christian County67.6
3. University Heights67.6
5. Henderson County65.8
6. Hopkinsville65.6
7. Webster County56.2
8. Hopkins Central52.1
9. Union County45.7
10. Trigg County44.5
11. Crittenden County38.1
12. Caldwell County34.0
13. Livingston Central30.3
14. Heritage Christian29.8
15. Dawson Springs28.9
16. Fort Campbell18.8




3RD REGION

1. Ohio County72.7
2. Owensboro69.8
3. Owensboro Catholic67.5
4. Butler County58.2
5. McLean County57.2
6. Hancock County55.2
7. Whitesville Trinity54.8
8. Breckinridge County53.8
9. Edmonson County53.6
10. Grayson County52.7
11. Daviess County52.2
12. Muhlenberg County50.4
13. Meade County49.2
14. Apollo40.9
15. Cloverport9.6




4TH REGION

1. Warren Central85.1
2. Bowling Green76.4
3. South Warren64.3
4. Franklin-Simpson61.0
5. Barren County60.7
6. Todd Central60.5
7. Monroe County56.9
8. Warren East56.5
9. Clinton County53.3
10. Greenwood52.6
11. Russellville51.6
12. Metcalfe County49.0
13. Glasgow48.0
14. Cumberland County47.5
15. Russell County46.6
16. Logan County36.9
17. Allen County35.4
18. Foundation Christian5.7




5TH REGION

1. Central Hardin70.6
2. Elizabethtown69.6
3. LaRue County69.2
4. Taylor County66.7
5. North Hardin65.2
6. Washington County60.1
7. Caverna59.1
8. Adair County58.1
9. Green County56.9
10. Bardstown54.9
11. Bethlehem52.2
12. Campbellsville51.3
13. Hart County48.7
14. Nelson County43.2
15. Marion County39.9
16. John Hardin34.6
17. Fort Knox26.7
18. Thomas Nelson26.1




6TH REGION

1. Western82.1
2. DeSales81.0
3. Pleasure Ridge Park80.8
4. Butler79.0
5. Evangel78.4
6. Jeffersontown69.8
7. Iroquois69.4
8. Fern Creek68.4
9. Fairdale65.9
10. Doss61.4
10. Louisville Holy Cross61.4
12. Bullitt East60.6
13. Moore59.4
14. Beth Haven59.0
15. Southern58.4
16. North Bullitt50.2
17. Bullitt Central43.0
18. W.E.B. DuBois32.6
19. Whitefield Academy21.0
20. Valley13.1




7TH REGION

1. Ballard83.0
2. Louisville Trinity81.3
3. Male79.1
4. Eastern77.8
5. St. Xavier73.6
6. Manual71.7
7. Seneca69.9
8. Christian Academy-Louisville68.1
9. Central63.6
10. Kentucky Country Day61.2
11. Atherton58.1
12. Waggener47.9
13. Collegiate44.6
14. Highlands Latin40.4
15. Brown38.4
16. Shawnee34.9
17. Portland Christian26.8
18. Francis Parker18.1




8TH REGION

1. North Oldham81.5
2. Collins80.5
3. Simon Kenton75.6
4. Grant County75.5
5. Woodford County72.7
6. Spencer County71.7
7. South Oldham69.5
8. Walton-Verona68.6
9. Oldham County67.4
10. Owen County66.4
11. Shelby County57.3
12. Anderson County55.4
13. Gallatin County48.7
14. Williamstown46.6
15. Eminence41.4
16. Henry County40.1
17. Trimble County39.1
18. Carroll County32.0




9TH REGION

1. Covington Catholic83.4
2. Conner80.7
3. Covington Holy Cross73.3
4. Highlands72.1
5. St. Henry71.3
6. Newport71.0
7. Cooper70.5
8. Lloyd66.9
9. Beechwood61.0
10. Newport Central Catholic60.2
11. Dixie Heights60.0
12. Ryle59.7
13. Boone County53.5
14. Ludlow48.3
15. Holmes40.4
16. Heritage Academy36.6
17. Villa Madonna31.7
18. Bellevue23.4
19. Dayton22.1
20. Covington Latin0.9




10TH REGION

1. George Rogers Clark82.1
2. Mason County76.9
3. Campbell County75.7
4. Harrison County70.0
5. Bracken County68.0
6. Scott61.4
7. Montgomery County59.8
8. Bishop Brossart58.5
9. Augusta57.6
10. Paris49.4
11. Nicholas County49.2
12. Bourbon County47.3
13. Pendleton County33.8
14. Robertson County12.4
15. St. Patrick5.4
16. Calvary Christian4.1




11TH REGION

1. Lexington Catholic83.4
2. Great Crossing82.8
3. Madison Central80.3
4. Frederick Douglass79.1
5. Lexington Christian75.1
6. Madison Southern73.9
7. Henry Clay69.0
8. Paul Laurence Dunbar65.5
9. Tates Creek63.6
10. Scott County60.4
11. Bryan Station60.1
12. Sayre59.7
13. Western Hills59.0
14. Lafayette57.3
15. Franklin County56.1
16. Frankfort53.7
17. Model39.3
18. Berea39.1
19. Trinity Christian27.3
20. Frankfort Christian24.5




12TH REGION

1. Lincoln County74.8
2. West Jessamine74.1
3. Pulaski County70.8
4. Danville Christian65.7
5. McCreary Central64.0
6. Wayne County62.5
7. Boyle County61.6
8. Danville61.3
9. Garrard County58.1
10. Somerset57.2
11. Mercer County56.5
12. Rockcastle County53.2
13. Southwestern52.0
14. Casey County48.7
15. East Jessamine46.0
16. Somerset Christian37.6
17. Burgin26.7




13TH REGION

1. North Laurel81.0
2. Harlan County80.1
3. Harlan77.3
4. South Laurel76.1
5. Corbin70.2
6. Whitley County64.5
7. Bell County58.5
8. Barbourville57.5
9. Clay County55.0
10. Williamsburg54.1
11. Jackson County53.5
12. Pineville49.9
13. Lynn Camp44.5
14. Middlesboro42.8
15. Knox Central33.6
16. Oneida32.2
17. Red Bird0.1




14TH REGION

1. Hazard66.7
2. Perry Central63.0
3. Breathitt County60.4
4. Letcher Central58.7
5. Estill County51.5
6. Knott Central49.4
7. Wolfe County48.5
8. Lee County43.3
9. Buckhorn43.1
10. Leslie County37.9
11. Powell County37.1
12. Owsley County23.6
13. Jackson City23.2
14. Cordia0.1




15TH REGION

1. Martin County76.8
2. Betsy Layne70.5
2. Pikeville70.5
4. Floyd Central63.7
5. Pike Central62.8
6. Shelby Valley62.3
7. Johnson Central61.8
8. Magoffin County55.5
9. Paintsville51.2
10. Lawrence County50.8
11. Prestonsburg49.7
12. East Ridge48.5
13. Belfry46.9
14. Jenkins26.7
15. Phelps25.1




16TH REGION

1. Ashland Blazer77.4
2. Boyd County75.0
3. Fleming County59.9
4. Morgan County58.5
5. Rowan County58.2
6. Russell56.6
7. Raceland52.9
8. East Carter52.5
9. Bath County51.6
10. Greenup County46.7
11. Fairview43.5
12. Lewis County43.1
13. Menifee County42.7
14. West Carter42.6
15. Elliott County27.2
16. Rose Hill Christian10.6

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