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. 31) 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 (16) 21-1 160 1

2. Lexington Catholic 22-2 127 2

3. Covington Catholic 18-2 120 3

4. George Rogers Clark 16-4 106 6

5. (tie) Ballard 17-3 75 4

5. (tie) Great Crossing 20-4 75 5

7. Mason County 22-2 74 7

8. North Oldham 18-5 65 8

9. Lyon County 17-5 22 10

10. Bowling Green 21-4 18 NR

Others receiving votes: McCracken County 12, Frederick Douglass 9, Evangel Christian 8, Collins 5, Covington Holy Cross 2, Owensboro Catholic 1, North Laurel 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

First Region

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Calloway County

3. Paducah Tilghman

4. Marshall County

5. Mayfield

Second Region

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. University Heights

2. Lyon County

3. Christian County

4. Madisonville-North Hopkins

5. Henderson County

Third Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Ohio County

3. Owensboro

4. McLean County

5. Butler County

Fourth Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Warren Central

2. Bowling Green

3. South Warren

4. Franklin-Simpson

5. Barren County

Fifth Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County News Herald

1. Taylor County

2. LaRue County

3. Elizabethtown

4. North Hardin

5. Central Hardin

Sixth Region

J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal

1. Evangel Christian

2. Western

3. Pleasure Ridge Park

4. Butler

5. DeSales

Seventh Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Ballard

2. Trinity

3. Male

4. Manual

5. St. Xavier

Eighth Region

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. North Oldham

2. Collins

3. Simon Kenton

4. Spencer County

5. Woodford County

Ninth 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. Scott

11^th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Lexington Catholic

2. Frederick Douglass

3. Great Crossing

4. Madison Central

5. Lexington Christian

12^th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Lincoln County

2. Pulaski County

3. West Jessamine

4. McCreary Central

5. Danville

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. North Laurel

2. Harlan

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. Estill County

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Martin County

2. Pikeville

3. Shelby Valley

4. Pike County Central

5. Floyd Central

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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