Who cracked 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. 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.
Girls Top 15
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games:
Rank-school (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW
1. Sacred Heart (15)…11-2… 239…1
2. George Rogers Clark…9-5…205…2
3. Cooper 9-3…195…3
4. Franklin County…15-3…168…7
5. North Laurel (1)…14-0…164…6
6. Franklin-Simpson…14-2…161…4
7. Assumption…11-2…154…5
8. Covington Holy Cross…18-1…134…8
9. Bethlehem…13-1…108…T9
10. Madison Central…16-0…101…T9
11. Henderson County…13-3…81…11
12. Simon Kenton…12-3…58…12
13. Frederick Douglass…11-4…57…13
14. Notre Dame…9-3…38…14
15. Owensboro Catholic…11-3…11…NR
Others receiving votes: Anderson County 10, Graves County 10, Highlands 9, Johnson Central 5, Breckinridge County 4, Lafayette 3, Calloway County 1, Knox Central 1, Russell 1, Taylor County 1, West Jessamine 1.
How @HLpreps voted
| 1 | Sacred Heart |
| 2 | George Rogers Clark |
| 3 | Bethlehem |
| 4 | Cooper |
| 5 | North Laurel |
| 6 | Franklin County |
| 7 | Covington Holy Cross |
| 8 | Assumption |
| 9 | Franklin-Simpson |
| 10 | Madison Central |
| 11 | Henderson County |
| 12 | Frederick Douglass |
| 13 | Simon Kenton |
| 14 | Graves County |
| 15 | West Jessamine |
Region-by-region top fives
1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Graves County
2. Calloway County
3. Marshall County
4. Mayfield
5. McCracken County
2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Christian County
3. Crittenden County
4. Lyon County
5. Union County
3rd Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Breckinridge County
2. Daviess County
3. Owensboro Catholic
4. Meade County
5. Owensboro
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. Nelson County
5. Green 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. Notre Dame
4. Highlands
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. Southwestern
5. Wayne County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Knox Central
3. South Laurel
4. Corbin
5. Middlesboro
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Knott County Central
2. Perry County Central
3. Breathitt County
4. Hazard
5. Owsley County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Johnson Central
2. Floyd Central
3. Martin County
4. Paintsville
5. Pikeville
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Menifee County
3. Russell
4. Rowan County
5. Boyd County
This story was originally published January 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM.
