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 2024-25 season, according to the latest (Jan. 14) 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 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 Sunday’s games:

Rank-school (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW

1. Sacred Heart (15)…8-2…238…1

2. George Rogers Clark…5-5…189…4

3. Cooper…6-3…185…2

4. Franklin-Simpson…12-1…179…3

5. Assumption…9-1…169…6

6. North Laurel (1)…11-0…151…5

7. Franklin County…12-3…147…7

8. Covington Holy Cross…15-1…117…8

9. (tie) Bethlehem…10-1…104…10

9. (tie) Madison Central…13-0…104…9

11. Henderson County…10-3…83…11

12. Simon Kenton…12-2…65…13

13. Frederick Douglass…8-3…64…14

14. Notre Dame…8-3…43…12

15. Highlands…12-3…16…15

Others receiving votes: Anderson County 14, Marshall County 9, Graves County 7, Johnson Central 7, Lafayette 7, Breckinridge County 6, Owensboro Catholic 6, West Jessamine 6, Danville Christian 3, Knox Central 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times

1. Graves County

2. Marshall County

3. Calloway County

4. Mayfield

5. Crittenden County

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. Edmonson 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. Elizabethtown

4. Campbellsville

5. Nelson County

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. Simon Kenton

2. Anderson County

3. Spencer County

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. Scott

5. Montgomery County

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. Rowan County

5. Menifee 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