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

Below are the top 10 boys’ high school basketball teams of the 2022-23 season, according to the latest (Jan. 10) poll of media members from each of Kentucky’s 16 regions as compiled by the Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes. Teams are listed with first-place votes, records and total rankings points. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted and the media’s region-by-region top fives.

Boys’ top 10

First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games.

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts

1. Warren Central (10) 14-1 152

2. Covington Catholic (5) 12-1 137

3. Lexington Catholic 15-1 125

4. Great Crossing 14-3 85

5. George Rogers Clark 10-4 70

6. Western 12-3 62

7. Ballard 11-2 56

8. Lyon County 14-4 52

9. North Oldham 13-5 48

10. McCracken County (1) 14-0 33

Others receiving votes: Collins 19, Mason County 13, Trinity 9, Harlan 5, Bowling Green 4, Owensboro Catholic 4, North Laurel 3, Pulaski County 2, Frederick Douglass 1.

How @HLpreps voted

1. Covington Catholic

2. Lexington Catholic

3. Warren Central

4. Lyon County

5. Western

6. North Oldham

7. Ballard

8. Mason County

9. Collins

10. George Rogers Clark

Region-by-region top fives

First Region

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Calloway County

3. Marshall County

4. Mayfield

5. Paducah Tilghman

Second Region

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. Lyon County

2. Christian County

3. Madisonville-North Hopkins

4. University Heights

5. Henderson County

Third Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Owensboro

3. Ohio County

4. McLean County

5. Whitesville Trinity

Fourth Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Warren Central

2. Bowling Green

3. South Warren

4. Franklin-Simpson

5. Warren East

Fifth Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County News Herald

1. Taylor County

2. LaRue County

3. North Hardin

4. Elizabethtown

5. Central Hardin

Sixth Region

J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal

1. Western

2. Evangel Christian

3. DeSales

4. Pleasure Ridge Park

5. Butler

Seventh Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Ballard

2. Trinity

3. Manual

4. St. Xavier

5. Male

Eighth Region

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. North Oldham

2. Collins

3. Grant County

4. Simon Kenton

5. Spencer County

Ninth Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Covington Catholic

2. Conner

3. Covington Holy Cross

4. Newport

5. Highlands

10^th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Mason County

3. Campbell County

4. Harrison County

5. Bracken County

11^th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Lexington Catholic

2. Great Crossing

3. Frederick Douglass

4. Lexington Christian

5. Madison Central

12^th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Lincoln County

2. Pulaski County

3. Wayne County

4. Danville Christian

5. Danville

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Harlan

2. North Laurel

3. Harlan County

4. South Laurel

5. Corbin

14^th Region

John Lowe, WYMT-TV

1. Hazard

2. Perry County Central

3. Breathitt County

4. Letcher County Central

5. Estill County

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Betsy Layne

3. Martin County

4. Shelby Valley

5. Pike County Central

16^th Region

Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent

1. Ashland Blazer

2. Boyd County

3. Russell

4. Morgan County

5. Bath County

Jared Peck

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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