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. 28) 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) 18-2 240 1

2. Great Crossing 17-4 223 2

3. Frederick Douglass 15-2 207 3

4. Marshall County 20-0 181 4

5. Bryan Station 17-3 175 5

6. Covington Catholic 15-4 112 6

7. Warren Central 15-2 109 8

8. Hazard 19-2 101 7

9. Manual 15-4 88 9

10. George Rogers Clark 14-3 73 12

11. Ballard 12-6 68 11

12. Green County 14-2 67 10

13. Calloway County 19-3 45 13

14. Danville Christian 17-2 41 NR

15. Ashland Blazer 13-5 37 NR

Others receiving votes: Butler 22, Bowling Green 17, Cooper 13, Trinity 13, Adair County 12, South Oldham 10, LaRue County 9, Male 7, Lloyd Memorial 6, North Bullitt 6, Clinton County 5, Jeffersontown 5, Dixie Heights 3.

How @HLpreps voted

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-North Hopkins

4. Caldwell County

5. Union County

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Daviess County

2. Owensboro Catholic

3. Butler County

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. Adair County

4. Taylor 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. Trinity

4. Male

5. Manual

8th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. South Oldham

2. Simon Kenton

3. Woodford County

4. North Oldham

5. Walton-Verona

9th Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper

2. Covington Catholic

3. Conner

4. Lloyd Memorial

5. Dixie Heights

10th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Montgomery County

3. Campbell County

4. Mason County

5. Pendleton 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. Boyle County

5. West Jessamine

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Harlan County

2. Bell County

3. Corbin

4. South Laurel

5. North 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. Paintsville

3. Pikeville

4. Phelps

5. Pike County Central

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Ashland Blazer

2. Elliott County

3. Fleming County

4. Boyd County

5. Lewis 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