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. 24 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) 11-7 239 1
2. George Rogers Clark (1) 18-1 224 2
3. Cooper 17-3 204 3
4. Pikeville 13-2 186 4
5. Anderson County 16-1 163 5
6. Owensboro Catholic 14-3 150 6
7. McCracken County 15-3 140 7
8. Covington Holy Cross 15-5 78 11
9. Franklin-Simpson 17-1 77 10
10. Ryle 11-7 61 12
11. Notre Dame 14-4 59 9
12. Ashland Blazer 10-4 56 NR
13. North Laurel 12-3 54 13
14. Boyd County 14-5 39 8
15. Pulaski County 14-5 38 14
Others receiving votes: Meade County 36, Butler 23, Franklin County 22, Johnson Central 13, Corbin 10, Frederick Douglass 8, Russell 8, Bethlehem 6, Pineville 6, Rockcastle County 6, Danville Christian 5, Bardstown 4, Christian Academy-Louisville 2, Manual 2, Simon Kenton 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. Daviess County
3. Meade County
4. Owensboro
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. Mercy
4. Bullitt East
5. Pleasure Ridge Park
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. Bishop Brossart
5. Scott
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. Ashland Blazer
2. Russell
3. Boyd County
4. Rowan County
5. Fleming County
