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 25RatingLast week
1. Warren Central (22-1)84.41
2. George Rogers Clark (18-4)84.02
3. Male (15-10)83.45
4. Lexington Catholic (24-2)82.64
5. North Oldham (20-5)82.46
6. Ballard (19-3)82.27
7. Covington Catholic (20-3)82.03
8. Collins (21-3)80.915
9. Madison Central (13-12)80.7t16
10. North Laurel (16-10)80.28
11. Great Crossing (21-5)79.79
11. Louisville Trinity (16-7)79.710
13. Covington Holy Cross (18-6)79.5t18
14. Frederick Douglass (21-2)78.912
15. South Laurel (17-7)78.2NR
15. DeSales (15-9)78.214
17. St. Xavier (16-8)78.1t18
18. Eastern (15-8)77.921
19. Pleasure Ridge Park (18-3)77.6NR
20. Corbin (16-5)77.5NR
21. Butler (17-7)77.4t16
22. Bowling Green (21-5)77.3t23
22. Conner (15-6)77.3NR
24. Evangel (21-4)77.211
25. Western (17-7)77.0NR
George Rogers Clark guard Jerone Morton (11) dribbles around Great Crossing guard Gage Richardson (11) during a game in Winchester on Jan. 5, 2023.
George Rogers Clark guard Jerone Morton (11) dribbles around Great Crossing guard Gage Richardson (11) during a game in Winchester on Jan. 5, 2023. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com

Ratings by region

1ST REGION

1. McCracken County71.8
2. Calloway County67.2
3. Paducah Tilghman65.3
4. Murray65.0
5. Marshall County63.5
6. Mayfield58.9
7. Graves County53.6
8. St. Mary48.6
9. Ballard Memorial47.7
10. Carlisle County43.4
11. Community Christian39.4
12. Fulton County38.7
13. Hickman County36.9
14. Christian Fellowship25.6
15. Fulton City10.9




2ND REGION

1. Lyon County75.8
2. University Heights71.5
3. Henderson County69.3
4. Christian County69.0
5. Madisonville68.3
6. Hopkinsville65.4
7. Webster County57.8
8. Hopkins Central50.9
9. Union County46.7
10. Trigg County42.0
11. Crittenden County38.2
12. Caldwell County33.2
13. Heritage Christian30.4
14. Dawson Springs28.5
15. Livingston Central27.0
16. Fort Campbell19.1




3RD REGION

1. Ohio County72.2
2. Owensboro Catholic70.5
3. Owensboro68.7
4. Butler County57.8
5. Edmonson County57.1
6. McLean County55.6
7. Hancock County55.3
8. Grayson County51.8
8. Whitesville Trinity51.8
10. Muhlenberg County51.6
11. Daviess County51.5
12. Breckinridge County51.0
13. Meade County50.6
14. Apollo39.2
15. Cloverport17.6




4TH REGION

1. Warren Central84.4
2. Bowling Green77.3
3. South Warren61.7
4. Franklin-Simpson60.5
5. Barren County60.4
6. Warren East60.1
7. Monroe County56.3
8. Clinton County55.5
9. Greenwood55.3
10. Todd Central55.0
11. Metcalfe County53.0
12. Russellville50.4
13. Glasgow47.8
14. Cumberland County47.6
15. Russell County43.4
16. Allen County40.9
17. Logan County40.3
18. Foundation Christian9.6




5TH REGION

1. LaRue County73.9
2. Elizabethtown71.5
3. Taylor County64.1
4. Central Hardin63.8
5. North Hardin61.6
6. Washington County60.8
7. Caverna58.1
8. Adair County57.2
9. Bardstown56.0
10. Bethlehem55.2
11. Green County55.0
12. Campbellsville49.5
13. Hart County49.2
14. Nelson County40.1
15. Marion County38.0
16. John Hardin37.0
17. Fort Knox33.0
18. Thomas Nelson22.7




6TH REGION

1. DeSales78.2
2. Pleasure Ridge Park77.6
3. Butler77.4
4. Evangel77.2
5. Western77.0
6. Jeffersontown72.3
7. Fern Creek69.9
8. Fairdale69.8
9. Iroquois69.1
10. Bullitt East65.2
11. Moore61.8
12. Doss61.4
13. Louisville Holy Cross57.6
14. Beth Haven54.4
15. Southern54.0
16. North Bullitt44.6
17. Bullitt Central42.9
18. W.E.B. DuBois36.6
19. Whitefield Academy22.3
20. Valley11.0




7TH REGION

1. Male83.4
2. Ballard82.2
3. Louisville Trinity79.7
4. St. Xavier78.1
5. Eastern77.9
6. Manual75.6
7. Seneca66.5
8. Christian Academy-Louisville65.6
9. Central63.9
10. Kentucky Country Day55.9
11. Atherton55.1
12. Collegiate51.1
13. Waggener49.5
14. Highlands Latin39.7
15. Shawnee36.1
16. Brown30.9
17. Portland Christian25.0
18. Francis Parker24.8




8TH REGION

1. North Oldham82.4
2. Collins80.9
3. Grant County75.5
4. Spencer County74.7
5. Woodford County73.9
6. Simon Kenton73.2
7. South Oldham69.8
8. Owen County67.6
9. Walton-Verona67.3
10. Oldham County65.4
11. Anderson County56.3
12. Gallatin County53.7
13. Williamstown51.2
14. Shelby County50.7
15. Eminence44.1
16. Trimble County39.5
17. Henry County37.0
18. Carroll County33.5




9TH REGION

1. Covington Catholic82.0
2. Covington Holy Cross79.5
3. Conner77.3
4. Highlands74.9
5. Newport74.2
6. Lloyd70.6
7. Cooper70.0
8. St. Henry69.1
9. Ryle62.4
10. Beechwood59.5
11. Dixie Heights57.9
12. Boone County57.4
13. Newport Central Catholic57.1
14. Ludlow45.2
15. Holmes37.5
16. Heritage Academy37.2
17. Bellevue29.7
18. Villa Madonna27.1
19. Dayton26.6
20. Covington Latin0.1




10TH REGION

1. George Rogers Clark84.0
2. Mason County76.7
3. Campbell County75.2
4. Bracken County64.0
4. Harrison County64.0
6. Scott62.0
7. Bishop Brossart56.1
8. Montgomery County55.3
9. Paris54.7
10. Augusta53.2
11. Bourbon County51.0
12. Nicholas County42.9
13. Pendleton County39.2
14. Robertson County8.4
15. Calvary Christian6.8
16. St. Patrick2.3




11TH REGION

1. Lexington Catholic82.6
2. Madison Central80.7
3. Great Crossing79.7
4. Frederick Douglass78.9
5. Lexington Christian70.5
6. Madison Southern68.8
7. Henry Clay66.5
8. Tates Creek65.4
9. Paul Laurence Dunbar65.2
10. Bryan Station64.9
11. Western Hills62.4
12. Sayre61.1
13. Lafayette59.5
14. Scott County58.5
15. Franklin County56.7
16. Frankfort56.4
17. Model39.4
18. Berea34.5
19. Trinity Christian28.7
20. Frankfort Christian25.4




12TH REGION

1. West Jessamine74.1
2. Lincoln County71.1
3. Pulaski County70.1
4. McCreary Central64.7
5. Danville64.5
6. Boyle County64.0
7. Danville Christian62.9
8. Wayne County59.8
9. Somerset59.4
10. Rockcastle County58.5
11. Mercer County57.3
12. Garrard County53.9
13. Southwestern53.3
14. East Jessamine47.9
15. Casey County45.8
16. Somerset Christian40.3
17. Burgin26.5




13TH REGION

1. North Laurel80.2
2. South Laurel78.2
3. Corbin77.5
4. Harlan76.3
5. Harlan County74.9
6. Whitley County63.3
7. Barbourville60.1
8. Bell County58.7
9. Clay County54.8
10. Williamsburg51.8
11. Jackson County49.7
12. Pineville49.2
13. Lynn Camp41.1
14. Middlesboro40.2
15. Knox Central34.5
16. Oneida28.6
17. Red Bird4.2




14TH REGION

1. Perry Central67.3
2. Hazard65.8
3. Breathitt County63.4
4. Letcher Central59.0
5. Knott Central48.5
6. Wolfe County47.8
7. Estill County47.6
8. Leslie County43.6
9. Powell County42.9
10. Lee County40.3
11. Jackson City32.4
12. Buckhorn28.3
13. Owsley County24.9
14. Cordia0.1




15TH REGION

1. Pikeville70.6
2. Martin County69.5
3. Floyd Central64.4
4. Pike Central63.7
5. Shelby Valley62.8
6. Betsy Layne62.4
7. Magoffin County58.8
8. Johnson Central57.2
9. Lawrence County53.8
10. Paintsville52.8
11. East Ridge50.6
12. Belfry47.5
13. Prestonsburg47.3
14. Jenkins29.4
15. Phelps27.2




16TH REGION

1. Boyd County76.6
2. Ashland Blazer75.9
3. Fleming County60.2
4. Morgan County57.9
5. Russell57.8
6. Rowan County57.7
7. East Carter55.8
8. Bath County49.9
9. Greenup County48.5
10. Raceland46.3
11. Fairview45.9
11. Lewis County45.9
13. Menifee County44.5
14. West Carter33.5
15. Elliott County26.6
16. Rose Hill Christian11.3

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