Who’s No. 1 in the first girls high school basketball media rankings of 2024?
Below are the top 15 girls high school basketball teams of the 2023-24 season, according to the first (Jan. 4) 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 and total rankings points. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted and the media’s region-by-region top fives.
Girls Top 15
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Tuesday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts
1. Sacred Heart (14) 8-4 236
2. George Rogers Clark (2) 13-1 225
3. Cooper 12-3 194
4. Pikeville 9-1 158
5. Owensboro Catholic 9-2 136
6. McCracken County 11-2 125
7. Ryle 9-4 114
8. Pulaski County 12-2 109
9. Notre Dame 9-2 107
10. Anderson County 12-1 100
11. Corbin 9-4 60
12. Franklin-Simpson 12-0 58
13. Meade County 9-4 56
14. Boyd County 9-4 43
15. Covington Holy Cross 8-4 30
Others receiving votes: North Laurel 26, Ashland Blazer 21, Montgomery County 21, Franklin County 15, Bardstown 11, Johnson Central 11, Russell 11, Boyle County 8, Butler 8, Henry Clay 7, Pineville 6, Frederick Douglass 5, Simon Kenton 5, Christian Academy-Louisville 4, Manual 4, Danville Christian 3, Bowling Green 2, Bethlehem 1.
How @HLpreps voted
| 1. | Sacred Heart |
| 2. | George Rogers Clark |
| 3. | Cooper |
| 4. | Pikeville |
| 5. | McCracken County |
| 6. | Owensboro Catholic |
| 7. | Pulaski County |
| 8. | North Laurel |
| 9. | Anderson County |
| 10. | Ryle |
| 11. | Covington Holy Cross |
| 12. | Notre Dame |
| 13. | Franklin-Simpson |
| 14. | Corbin |
| 15. | Boyd County |
Region-by-region top fives
1st Region
Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Marshall County
3. Graves County
4. Calloway County
5. Mayfield
2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Madisonville-North Hopkins
3. Lyon County
4. Union County
5. Christian County
3rd Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Meade County
3. Edmonson County
4. Owensboro
5. Daviess County
4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Franklin-Simpson
2. Bowling Green
3. Barren County
4. Warren East
5. Todd County Central
5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. Bethlehem
3. North Hardin
4. Bardstown
5. Elizabethtown
6th Region
Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV
1. Whitefield Academy
2. Butler
3. Bullitt East
4. North Bullitt
5. Bullitt Central
7th Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Manual
3. Central
4. Christian Academy
5. Assumption
8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Anderson County
2. Simon Kenton
3. South Oldham
4. Spencer County
5. Grant County
9th Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Ryle
3. Covington Holy Cross
4. Notre Dame
5. Newport Central Catholic
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Scott
4. Campbell County
5. Bishop Brossart
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Franklin County
2. Henry Clay
3. Frederick Douglass
4. Madison Southern
5. Madison Central
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Pulaski County
2. Southwestern
3. Danville Christian
4. Rockcastle County
5. Boyle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Corbin
2. North Laurel
3. South Laurel
4. Jackson County
5. Bell County
14th Region
Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV
1. Perry County Central
2. Knott County Central
3. Leslie County
4. Owsley County
5. Hazard
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Johnson Central
3. Martin County
4. Paintsville
5. Shelby Valley
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Russell
4. Fleming County
5. Rowan County
