High School Sports

High school basketball: Dave Cantrall’s top 25 boys teams in Kentucky (Dec. 31)

By Dave Cantrall Special to the Herald-Leader

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State

BOYS TOP 25Rating
1. Lyon County (12-1)84.5
2. Great Crossing (12-1)83.8
3. Lexington Catholic (12-1)82.7
4. St. Xavier (10-2)82.6
5. Trinity (9-3)82.3
6. Manual (12-1)82.0
6. Covington Catholic (9-4)82.0
8. Evangel Christian (9-3)81.0
9. North Oldham (11-2)80.8
10. Male (8-4)80.7
11. Harlan County (13-2)80.5
12. DeSales (11-5)80.3
13. Bowling Green (9-3)78.6
14. George Rogers Clark (11-1)78.4
15. Bryan Station (11-1)78.2
16. Newport (12-3)77.7
17. Christian Academy-Louisville (9-4)77.5
18. South Laurel (9-2)77.1
19. Madison Southern (10-3)77.0
19. Ashland Blazer (9-3)77.0
21. Henry Clay (13-0)76.8
22. Campbell County (8-2)76.6
23. Frederick Douglass (7-3)76.3
24. Corbin (5-2)76.2
25. Woodford County (9-2)75.3
Lyon County’s Brady Shoulders (22) drives to the basket during a game against Floyd Central at Wayland Gymnasium at the Mountain Sports Hall of Fame in Wayland on Dec. 16, 2023.
Lyon County’s Brady Shoulders (22) drives to the basket during a game against Floyd Central at Wayland Gymnasium at the Mountain Sports Hall of Fame in Wayland on Dec. 16, 2023. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com

Ratings by region

1ST REGIONRating
1. McCracken County72.4
2. Marshall County68.7
3. Murray64.5
4. Graves County62.7
5. Calloway County62.5
5. Paducah Tilghman62.5
7. Mayfield61.9
8. St. Mary53.6
9. Carlisle County52.0
10. Ballard Memorial46.2
11. Fulton County31.4
12. Christian Fellowship25.8
13. Community Christian21.8
14. Hickman County21.4
15. Fulton City14.5




2ND REGION

1. Lyon County84.5
2. University Heights73.1
3. Henderson County72.6
4. Hopkinsville67.0
5. Madisonville65.0
6. Christian County64.5
7. Webster County57.9
8. Union County46.0
9. Dawson Springs41.2
10. Caldwell County40.3
11. Hopkins Central39.8
12. Trigg County39.6
13. Livingston Central31.7
14. Crittenden County31.0
15. Heritage Christian27.9
16. Fort Campbell23.1




3RD REGION

1. Daviess County71.1
2. Butler County68.3
3. Owensboro Catholic66.8
4. Owensboro64.5
5. Ohio County62.1
6. Grayson County57.3
7. McLean County55.0
8. Apollo52.5
8. Meade County52.5
10. Breckinridge County49.3
11. Muhlenberg County48.0
12. Edmonson County46.4
13. Hancock County44.7
14. Whitesville Trinity28.4
15. Cloverport5.5




4TH REGION

1. Bowling Green78.6
2. Warren East65.6
3. Greenwood64.3
4. Barren County63.8
5. South Warren62.1
6. Warren Central61.7
7. Russell County61.3
8. Franklin-Simpson59.9
9. Monroe County56.7
10. Glasgow54.1
11. Clinton County53.9
12. Logan County52.7
13. Todd Central51.9
14. Cumberland County48.4
15. Russellville46.9
16. Metcalfe County46.2
17. Allen County34.8
18. Foundation Christian12.5




5TH REGION

1. North Hardin74.0
2. LaRue County71.0
3. Adair County69.7
4. Central Hardin69.2
5. Caverna67.2
6. Elizabethtown67.0
7. Taylor County66.1
8. Washington County65.6
9. Green County65.0
10. Bardstown58.0
11. Hart County55.0
12. Bethlehem49.4
13. Campbellsville47.7
14. Nelson County39.3
15. Marion County35.0
16. John Hardin34.2
17. Fort Knox32.8
18. Thomas Nelson31.0




6TH REGION

1. Evangel Christian81.0
2. DeSales80.3
3. Fairdale74.9
4. Butler70.2
5. Louisville Holy Cross68.5
5. North Bullitt68.5
7. Jeffersontown67.5
8. Beth Haven67.1
9. Bullitt East65.9
10. Pleasure Ridge Park65.5
11. Moore65.2
12. Fern Creek63.0
13. W.E.B. DuBois61.4
14. Western55.8
15. Doss48.5
16. Iroquois45.1
17. Bullitt Central44.8
18. Southern42.8
19. Valley31.6
20. Whitefield Academy20.1




7TH REGION

1. St. Xavier82.6
2. Trinity82.3
3. Manual82.0
4. Male80.7
5. Christian Academy-Louisville77.5
6. Ballard73.7
7. Eastern69.3
8. Seneca66.8
9. Central58.5
10. Waggener53.5
11. Kentucky Country Day53.4
12. Atherton51.9
13. Highlands Latin45.4
14. Shawnee42.3
15. Collegiate41.6
16. Portland Christian31.0
17. Brown26.8
18. Francis Parker26.6




8TH REGION

1. North Oldham80.8
2. Woodford County75.3
3. Oldham County74.7
4. Walton-Verona73.0
5. South Oldham72.3
6. Spencer County71.9
7. Grant County66.3
8. Owen County66.1
9. Simon Kenton65.9
10. Gallatin County60.7
11. Anderson County59.2
12. Williamstown58.9
13. Collins57.4
14. Shelby County57.1
15. Henry County43.1
16. Carroll County35.8
17. Trimble County33.5
18. Eminence23.7




9TH REGION

1. Covington Catholic82.0
2. Newport77.7
3. Cooper74.9
4. Lloyd72.5
5. Conner68.6
6. Highlands66.9
7. Boone County66.3
7. Covington Holy Cross66.3
9. Ryle64.6
10. Dixie Heights60.6
11. St. Henry59.4
12. Beechwood57.9
13. Newport Central Catholic54.2
14. Bellevue39.3
14. Ludlow39.3
16. Heritage Academy35.5
17. Holmes34.5
18. Villa Madonna32.0
19. Dayton27.0
20. Covington Latin11.0




10TH REGION

1. George Rogers Clark78.4
2. Campbell County76.6
3. Mason County71.4
4. Scott66.9
5. Harrison County62.5
6. Augusta61.7
7. Montgomery County54.6
8. Pendleton County52.9
9. Bourbon County51.2
10. Nicholas County49.8
11. Bishop Brossart46.7
12. Paris45.6
13. Bracken County28.9
14. Calvary Christian20.4
15. Robertson County0.8
16. St. Patrick0.2




11TH REGION

1. Great Crossing83.8
2. Lexington Catholic82.7
3. Bryan Station78.2
4. Madison Southern77.0
5. Henry Clay76.8
6. Frederick Douglass76.3
7. Lexington Christian72.3
8. Sayre68.8
9. Madison Central64.4
10. Franklin County60.5
11. Lafayette58.3
12. Tates Creek58.2
13. Scott County56.7
14. Paul Laurence Dunbar55.0
15. Western Hills54.3
16. Frankfort46.1
17. Berea41.0
18. Model39.4




12TH REGION

1. Pulaski County70.8
2. Danville Christian69.7
3. Wayne County69.2
4. Rockcastle County65.2
5. Somerset64.9
6. Lincoln County63.6
7. Mercer County60.8
8. Boyle County60.0
9. McCreary Central53.9
10. Southwestern53.9
11. East Jessamine52.6
12. West Jessamine52.4
13. Danville48.8
14. Trinity Christian43.0
15. Garrard County40.3
16. Somerset Christian35.9
17. Casey County33.4
18. Burgin29.2




13TH REGION

1. Harlan County80.5
2. South Laurel77.1
3. Corbin76.2
4. North Laurel69.2
5. Clay County66.3
6. Bell County65.1
7. Whitley County62.7
8. Harlan58.4
9. Knox Central55.5
10. Pineville51.3
11. Middlesboro50.6
12. Jackson County45.9
13. Williamsburg44.7
14. Oneida40.9
15. Barbourville33.2
16. Lynn Camp28.8
17. Cornerstone Christian17.4
18. Red Bird4.5




14TH REGION

1. Hazard73.7
2. Perry Central69.8
3. Knott Central64.2
4. Breathitt County59.6
5. Estill County55.2
6. Letcher Central50.8
7. Wolfe County50.4
8. Powell County50.0
9. Leslie County41.9
10. Lee County34.8
11. Buckhorn34.6
12. Jackson City32.9
13. Owsley County26.1
14. Cordia0.1




15TH REGION

1. Pikeville68.5
2. Pike Central65.3
3. Martin County61.9
4. Floyd Central61.6
5. Johnson Central58.8
6. Magoffin County57.6
6. Paintsville57.6
8. Betsy Layne57.4
9. Shelby Valley56.0
10. Lawrence County54.5
11. Prestonsburg52.8
12. Belfry44.3
13. East Ridge41.0
14. Phelps32.0
15. Jenkins29.8




16TH REGION

1. Ashland Blazer77.0
2. Boyd County74.9
3. Morgan County68.3
4. Rowan County66.7
5. Fleming County62.9
6. Russell57.3
7. Greenup County54.6
8. East Carter51.2
9. Raceland47.4
10. Lewis County46.6
11. Menifee County40.9
12. Fairview38.5
13. Bath County38.2
14. West Carter36.4
15. Elliott County30.2
16. Rose Hill Christian12.9

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