Who’s No. 1 in the final girls’ high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top 10 girls’ high school basketball teams of the 2022-23 season, according to the final (Feb. 20) 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) 27-3 160 1
2. Manual 25-2 144 2
3. Cooper 24-3 126 3
4. McCracken County 27-2 109 4
5. Mercy 19-9 87 5
6. George Rogers Clark 21-7 82 6
7. Henderson County 22-4 66 7
8. Ryle 21-8 39 9
9. Covington Holy Cross 24-6 33 8
10. Bethlehem 23-7 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Christian Academy 5, Pikeville 5, Bowling Green 4, Graves County 3, Meade County 3, Danville 1.
How @HLpreps voted
| 1. | Sacred Heart | 27 | - | 3 |
| 2. | Manual | 25 | - | 2 |
| 3. | Cooper | 24 | - | 3 |
| 4. | Mercy | 19 | - | 9 |
| 5. | McCracken County | 27 | - | 2 |
| 6. | George Rogers Clark | 21 | - | 7 |
| 7. | Henderson County | 22 | - | 4 |
| 8. | Bethlehem | 23 | - | 7 |
| 9. | Ryle | 21 | - | 7 |
| 10. | Covington Holy Cross | 24 | - | 6 |
Region-by-region top fives
1st Region
Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Graves County
3. Mayfield
4. Paducah Tilghman
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 Catholic
3. Owensboro
4. Breckinridge County
5. Butler 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. Whitefield Academy
4. Bullitt Central
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. Anderson County
2. Spencer County
3. Grant County
4. South Oldham
5. Simon Kenton
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. Mercer County
3. Pulaski County
4. Southwestern
5. Danville Christian
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Knox Central
3. Corbin
4. South Laurel
5. Jackson County
14th Region
John Lowe, WYMT-TV
1. Leslie County
2. Perry County Central
3. Owsley County
4. Knott County Central
5. Wolfe County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Lawrence County
3. Johnson Central
4. Paintsville
5. Pike County Central
16th Region
Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent
1. Rowan County
2. Russell
3. Boyd County
4. Ashland Blazer
5. Lewis County
This story was originally published February 20, 2023 at 9:38 AM.
