Who cracked the latest boys high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the top 15 boys high school basketball teams of the 2024-25 season, according to the latest (Jan. 21) 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.
Boys Top 15
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games:
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. St. Xavier (16)…15-2…240…1
2. Great Crossing…16-4…224…2
3. Frederick Douglass…12-2…206…3
4. Marshall County…17-0…167…5
5. Bryan Station…14-3…157…4
6. Covington Catholic…13-2…152…6
7. Hazard…17-1…106…8
8. Warren Central…14-1…103…11
9. Manual…13-4…85…7
10. Green County…14-1…83…10
11. Ballard…11-5…81…13
12. George Rogers Clark…12-3…80…9
13. Calloway County…18-2…55…NR
14. Woodford County…9-6…54…12
15. Male…10-5…24…14
Others receiving votes: Ashland Blazer 18, Bowling Green 14, Butler 14, Adair County 13, LaRue County 10, Lloyd Memorial 10, Clinton County 5, Jeffersontown 5, Cooper 4, North Bullitt 3, Trinity 3, Fairdale 2, Bell County 1, South Oldham 1.
How @HLpreps voted
| 1 | St. Xavier |
| 2 | Great Crossing |
| 3 | Frederick Douglass |
| 4 | Marshall County |
| 5 | Covington Catholic |
| 6 | Bryan Station |
| 7 | Hazard |
| 8 | Green County |
| 9 | Warren Central |
| 10 | Ballard |
| 11 | George Rogers Clark |
| 12 | Woodford County |
| 13 | Calloway County |
| 14 | Ashland Blazer |
| 15 | South Oldham |
Region-by-region top fives
1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Marshall County
2. Calloway County
3. Graves County
4. McCracken County
5. Mayfield
2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Lyon County
3. Madisonville
4. Caldwell County
5. Hopkinsville
3rd Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Butler County
3. Owensboro Catholic
4. Muhlenberg County
5. Grayson County
4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Warren Central
2. Bowling Green
3. Clinton County
4. South Warren
5. Greenwood
5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Green County
2. LaRue County
3. Taylor County
4. Adair County
5. North Hardin
6th Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals
1. Butler
2. Jeffersontown
3. Pleasure Ridge Park
4. Moore
5. Bullitt East
7th Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. St. Xavier
2. Ballard
3. Male
4. Trinity
5. Manual
8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Woodford County
2. South Oldham
3. North Oldham
4. Simon Kenton
5. Walton-Verona
9th Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Cooper
3. Lloyd Memorial
4. Conner
5. Dixie Heights
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Montgomery County
4. Mason County
5. Bourbon County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Great Crossing
2. Frederick Douglass
3. Bryan Station
4. Madison Central
5. Henry Clay
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Mercer County
3. Pulaski County
4. West Jessamine
5. Wayne County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Harlan County
2. Bell County
3. Corbin
4. Clay County
5. South Laurel
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Breathitt County
3. Knott County Central
4. Perry County Central
5. Powell County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Martin County
2. Pike County Central
3. Pikeville
4. Phelps
5. Paintsville
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Elliott County
3. Fleming County
4. Rowan County
5. Lewis County
This story was originally published January 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM.
