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 (Feb. 14) 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 (16) 26-3 160 1
2. Manual 23-2 142 2
3. Cooper 23-3 122 3
4. McCracken County 26-2 115 4
5. Mercy 18-9 86 5
6. George Rogers Clark 19-7 77 6
7. Henderson County 19-4 53 8
8. Covington Holy Cross 23-5 51 7
9. Ryle 20-7 29 9
10. Christian Academy 18-8 15 10
Others receiving votes: Bethlehem 9, Graves County 6, Pikeville 5, Bowling Green 4, Meade County 4, Bullitt East 1, Danville 1
How @HLpreps voted
| 1. | Sacred Heart | 26 | - | 3 |
| 2. | Manual | 23 | - | 2 |
| 3. | Cooper | 23 | - | 3 |
| 4. | Mercy | 18 | - | 9 |
| 5. | McCracken County | 26 | - | 2 |
| 6. | George Rogers Clark | 19 | - | 7 |
| 7. | Henderson County | 19 | - | 4 |
| 8. | Holy Cross (Covington) | 23 | - | 5 |
| 9. | Bethlehem | 21 | - | 7 |
| 10. | Christian Academy-Louisville | 18 | - | 8 |
Region-by-region top fives
1st Region
Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Graves County
3. Mayfield
4. Carlisle County
5. Marshall 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. Meade County
2. Owensboro
3. Owensboro Catholic
4. Breckinridge County
5. Edmonson County
4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Bowling Green
2. Barren County
3. South Warren
4. Franklin-Simpson
5. Cumberland County
5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Bethlehem
2. Taylor County
3. Nelson County
4. North Hardin
5. Green County
6th Region
Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV
1. Mercy
2. Bullitt East
3. Bullitt Central
4. Whitefield Academy
5. North Bullitt
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. Spencer County
2. Owen County
3. Anderson County
4. Simon Kenton
5. Grant County
9th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Ryle
3. Covington Holy Cross
4. Conner
5. Dixie Heights
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Paris
5. Pendleton County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Frederick Douglass
2. Franklin County
3. Madison Central
4. Great Crossing
5. Henry Clay
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville
2. Pulaski County
3. Southwestern
4. Danville Christian
5. Mercer County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Corbin
3. Knox Central
4. South Laurel
5. Bell County
14th Region
John Lowe, WYMT-TV
1. Leslie County
2. Knott County Central
3. Perry County Central
4. Owsley County
5. Wolfe County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Lawrence County
3. Johnson Central
4. Martin County
5. Paintsville
16th Region
Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent
1. Boyd County
2. Russell
3. Ashland Blazer
4. Rowan County
5. Lewis County
