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

Below are the top 10 girls’ 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.

Girls’ top 10

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

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Sacred Heart (15) 16-2 159 1

2. Manual (1) 15-1 144 2

3. Cooper 13-2 116 4

4. George Rogers Clark 11-4 107 3

5. McCracken County 18-2 81 7

6. Mercy 13-6 80 6

7. Ryle 15-5 66 5

8. Henderson County 12-3 36 NR

9. Anderson County 18-1 30 NR

10. Bowling Green 12-6 16 8

Others receiving votes: Pulaski County 9, Christian Academy 8, Pikeville 8, Covington Holy Cross 6, Dixie Heights 6, Graves County 4, Assumption 1, Bethlehem 1, Central 1, Lawrence County 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Graves County

3. Christian Fellowship

4. Paducah Tilghman

5. Carlisle County

2nd Region

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Hopkins County Central

3. Crittenden County

4. Union County

5. Madisonville-North Hopkins

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Meade County

3. Owensboro

4. Breckinridge County

5. Hancock County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Bowling Green

2. Barren County

3. Metcalfe County

4. Greenwood

5. South Warren

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County News Herald

1. Bethlehem

2. Taylor County

3. John Hardin

4. North Hardin

5. Nelson County

6th Region

J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal

1. Mercy

2. Bullitt East

3. Whitefield Academy

4. North Bullitt

5. Bullitt Central

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Sacred Heart

2. Manual

3. Central

4. Christian Academy

5. Assumption

8th Region

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. Anderson County

2. Spencer County

3. South Oldham

4. Grant County

5. Owen County

9th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper

2. Ryle

3. Dixie Heights

4. Covington Holy Cross

5. Conner

10^th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Montgomery County

3. Paris

4. Scott

5. Pendleton County

11^th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Frederick Douglass

2. Franklin County

3. Madison Central

4. Lexington Catholic

5. Berea

12^th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Danville

2. Danville Christian

3. Southwestern

4. Pulaski County

5. Mercer County

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Corbin

2. North Laurel

3. Bell County

4. Knox Central

5. South Laurel

14^th Region

John Lowe, WYMT-TV

1. Leslie County

2. Knott County Central

3. Perry County Central

4. Owsley County

5. Hazard

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Lawrence County

3. Johnson Central

4. Martin County

5. Paintsville

16^th Region

Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent

1. Boyd County

2. Russell

3. Rowan County

4. Ashland Blazer

5. Lewis County

This story was originally published January 17, 2023 at 7:33 AM.

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 25 years. Support my work with a digital subscription