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. 17) 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, total rankings points and last week’s ranking. 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 LW

1. Warren Central (15) 17-1 158 1

2. Lexington Catholic 19-2 112 3

3. Ballard 15-2 105 7

4. (tie) Covington Catholic (1) 13-2 99 2

4. (tie) Great Crossing 15-3 99 4

6. George Rogers Clark 12-4 97 5

7. Mason County 17-2 56 NR

8. North Oldham 15-5 50 9

9. Western 14-4 33 6

10. Lyon County 14-5 18 8

Others receiving votes: Collins 15, McCracken County 15, Owensboro Catholic 7, Harlan 5, Bowling Green 3, Male 3, Conner 2, Frederick Douglass 2, Evangel Christian 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Calloway County

3. Marshall County

4. Paducah Tilghman

5. Mayfield

2nd Region

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. University Heights

2. Lyon County

3. Madisonville-North Hopkins

4. Henderson County

5. Christian County

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Ohio County

3. Owensboro

4. Whitesville Trinity

5. Butler County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Warren Central

2. Bowling Green

3. South Warren

4. Franklin-Simpson

5. Warren East

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County News Herald

1. Taylor County

2. Elizabethtown

3. LaRue County

4. North Hardin

5. Central Hardin

6th Region

J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal

1. Western

2. Evangel Christian

3. DeSales

4. Pleasure Ridge Park

5. Butler

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Ballard

2. Trinity

3. Male

4. Manual

5. St. Xavier

8th Region

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. North Oldham

2. Collins

3. Anderson County

4. Grant County

5. Owen County

9th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Conner

2. Covington Catholic

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. Danville

4. Danville Christian

5. West Jessamine

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Harlan

2. North Laurel

3. Harlan County

4. Corbin

5. South Laurel

14^th Region

John Lowe, WYMT-TV

1. Hazard

2. Letcher County Central

3. Perry County Central

4. Breathitt County

5. Wolfe County

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Martin County

2. Pikeville

3. Shelby Valley

4. Johnson Central

5. Betsy Layne

16^th Region

Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent

1. Ashland Blazer

2. Boyd County

3. Russell

4. Morgan County

5. Fleming 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 25 years. Support my work with a digital subscription