Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top 15 boys 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.
Boys Top 15
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Great Crossing (11) 17-1 234 1
2. Lyon County (5) 18-1 225 2
3. Lexington Catholic 18-1 201 3
4. Trinity 15-4 156 4
5. Covington Catholic 13-4 151 5
6. Newport 16-3 140 6
7. St. Xavier 15-2 139 9
8. Harlan County 18-2 102 10
9. Bowling Green 16-4 94 11
10. Manual 14-2 88 7
11. George Rogers Clark 17-1 85 12
12. Evangel Christian 13-4 77 8
13. Bryan Station 15-1 50 NR
14. (tie) North Oldham 15-2 43 NR
14. (tie) Woodford County 13-3 43 15
Others receiving votes: Frederick Douglass 25, Male 19, Henry Clay 17, DeSales 14, Boyd County 5, Bell County 4, Breathitt County 4, Corbin 2, Fleming County 1, Hazard 1.
How @HLpreps voted
Region-by-region top fives
1st Region
Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Murray
3. Calloway County
4. Graves County
5. Marshall County
2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Lyon County
2. Henderson County
3. Webster County
4. University Heights
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins
3rd Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Owensboro Catholic
3. Owensboro
4. McLean County
5. Butler County
4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Bowling Green
2. Warren Central
3. Barren County
4. Warren East
5. Russell County
5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. North Hardin
2. Elizabethtown
3. LaRue County
4. Adair County
5. Washington County
6th Region
Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV
1. Evangel Christian
2. DeSales
3. Butler
4. Fairdale
5. Louisville Holy Cross
7th Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Trinity
2. St. Xavier
3. Manual
4. Male
5. Christian Academy-Louisville
8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Woodford County
3. Oldham County
4. Anderson County
5. Walton-Verona
9th Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Newport
3. Lloyd Memorial
4. Boone County
5. Ryle
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Mason County
3. Campbell County
4. Augusta
5. Harrison County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Great Crossing
2. Lexington Catholic
3. Bryan Station
4. Frederick Douglass
5. Henry Clay
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Wayne County
3. Somerset
4. Pulaski County
5. Mercer County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Harlan County
2. Bell County
3. Corbin
4. South Laurel
5. Williamsburg
14th Region
Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV
1. Breathitt County
2. Hazard
3. Knott County Central
4. Perry County Central
5. Letcher County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Martin County
3. Lawrence County
4. Pike County Central
5. Floyd Central
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Boyd County
2. Fleming County
3. Ashland Blazer
4. Rowan County
5. Morgan County
