Who’s No. 1 in the first girls high school basketball media rankings of 2025?

Below are the top 15 girls high school basketball teams of the 2024-25 season, according to the first (Jan. 7) 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 (12) 7-2 218

2. Cooper 6-3 173

3. Franklin-Simpson 11-1 160

4. George Rogers Clark 5-5 156

5. North Laurel (1) 11-0 151

6. Assumption 9-1 144

7. Franklin County 10-3 124

8. Covington Holy Cross 13-1 112

9. Madison Central (2) 13-0 100

10. Bethlehem 9-1 94

11. Henderson County 10-3 92

12. Notre Dame (1) 8-2 86

13. Simon Kenton 11-2 80

14. Frederick Douglass 8-3 73

15. Highlands 12-2 30

Others receiving votes: Lafayette 28, West Jessamine 27, Anderson County 19, Graves County 12, Johnson Central 8, Marshall County 8, Breckinridge County 6, Owensboro Catholic 6, Barren County 4, Danville Christian 3, Lyon County 2, Spencer County 2, Knox Central 1, Manual 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times

1. Marshall County

2. Graves County

3. Calloway County

4. Mayfield

5. St. Mary

2nd Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Lyon County

3. Christian County

4. Crittenden County

5. Union County

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Breckinridge County

2. Meade County

3. Owensboro Catholic

4. Owensboro

5. Daviess County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Franklin-Simpson

2. Barren County

3. Metcalfe County

4. Warren East

5. Bowling Green

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. Bethlehem

2. Taylor County

3. Bardstown

4. Elizabethtown

5. Campbellsville

6th Region

Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media

1. Butler

2. Whitefield Academy

3. Bullitt East

4. Mercy

5. Valley

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Sacred Heart

2. Assumption

3. Manual

4. Central

5. Ballard

8th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Anderson County

2. Spencer County

3. Simon Kenton

4. Grant County

5. Walton-Verona

9th Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Covington Holy Cross

2. Cooper

3. Highlands

4. Notre Dame

5. Dixie Heights

10th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Campbell County

3. Bishop Brossart

4. Montgomery County

5. Scott

11th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Franklin County

2. Frederick Douglass

3. Madison Central

4. Lafayette

5. Lexington Christian

12th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. West Jessamine

2. Danville Christian

3. Pulaski County

4. Rockcastle County

5. Southwestern

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. North Laurel

2. Knox Central

3. Corbin

4. South Laurel

5. Bell County

14th Region

Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation

1. Knott County Central

2. Perry County Central

3. Hazard

4. Breathitt County

5. Owsley County

15th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Johnson Central

2. Floyd Central

3. Pikeville

4. Paintsville

5. Martin County

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Ashland Blazer

2. Boyd County

3. Russell

4. Raceland

5. Rowan County

Jared Peck

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Jared Peck, the Herald-Leader’s Digital Sports Writer, covers high school athletics and has been with the company as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. Support my work with a digital subscription