Who’s No. 1 in the latest girls high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top 15 girls high school basketball teams of the 2023-24 season, according to the Jan. 17 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 15
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games.
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (15) 11-6 239 1
2. George Rogers Clark (1) 18-1 224 2
3. Cooper 16-3 205 3
4. Pikeville 12-1 187 4
5. Anderson County 15-1 156 7
6. Owensboro Catholic 12-3 136 5
7. McCracken County 14-3 132 6
8. Boyd County 14-4 103 13
9. Notre Dame 14-3 88 8
10. Franklin-Simpson 16-1 79 T9
11. Covington Holy Cross 12-5 63 11
12. Ryle 10-7 60 T9
13. North Laurel 11-3 42 NR
14. Pulaski County 14-5 36 12
15. Meade County 11-5 35 15
Others receiving votes: Franklin County 29, Butler 26, Ashland Blazer 25, Corbin 10, Frederick Douglass 10, Johnson Central 9, Danville Christian 5, Rockcastle County 5, Russell 5, Bardstown 4, Christian Academy-Louisville 2, Manual 2, Owensboro 2, Bethlehem 1.
How @HLpreps voted
Region-by-region top fives
1st Region
Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Calloway County
3. Marshall County
4. Graves County
5. Mayfield
2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Madisonville-North Hopkins
3. Union County
4. Christian County
5. Crittenden County
3rd Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Owensboro
3. Meade County
4. Daviess County
5. Breckinridge County
4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Franklin-Simpson
2. Bowling Green
3. Warren East
4. Barren County
5. Logan County
5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Bethlehem
2. North Hardin
3. Taylor County
4. Elizabethtown
5. Bardstown
6th Region
Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV
1. Butler
2. Whitefield Academy
3. Bullitt East
4. Pleasure Ridge Park
5. North Bullitt
7th Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Assumption
3. Manual
4. Central
5. Christian Academy-Louisville
8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Anderson County
2. South Oldham
3. Grant County
4. Simon Kenton
5. Spencer County
9th Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Ryle
3. Covington Holy Cross
4. Notre Dame
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Nicholas County
5. Bishop Brossart
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Frederick Douglass
2. Franklin County
3. Madison Central
4. Madison Southern
5. Henry Clay
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Southwestern
3. Rockcastle County
4. Pulaski County
5. Boyle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. South Laurel
3. Corbin
4. Bell County
5. Knox Central
14th Region
Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV
1. Perry County Central
2. Owsley County
3. Leslie County
4. Hazard
5. Letcher County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Johnson Central
3. Martin County
4. Shelby Valley
5. Paintsville
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Boyd County
2. Ashland Blazer
3. Russell
4. Rowan County
5. Fleming County
This story was originally published January 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM.
