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. 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.
Girls Top 15
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games:
Rank-school (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW
1. Sacred Heart (15) 14-2 239 1
2. George Rogers Clark 11-5 206 2
3. Franklin County 19-3 180 4
4. Cooper 12-4 179 3
5. North Laurel (1) 17-0 178 5
6. Franklin-Simpson 16-2 163 6
7. Assumption 14-2 151 7
8. Madison Central 19-0 106 10
9. Bethlehem 16-2 90 9
10. Covington Holy Cross 18-2 87 8
11. Henderson County 15-4 74 11
12. Frederick Douglass 13-4 66 13
13. Simon Kenton 13-5 63 12
14. Danville Christian 15-5 53 NR
15. Notre Dame 12-3 42 14
Others receiving votes: Graves County 16, Johnson Central 5, Highlands 4, Owensboro Catholic 4, Anderson County 3, Breckinridge County 3, Taylor County 3, Calloway County 2, Russell 2, Knox Central 1.
How @HLpreps voted
| 1 | Sacred Heart |
| 2 | George Rogers Clark |
| 3 | Franklin County |
| 4 | North Laurel |
| 5 | Cooper |
| 6 | Assumption |
| 7 | Madison Central |
| 8 | Danville Christian |
| 9 | Bethlehem |
| 10 | Holy Cross (Covington) |
| 11 | Frederick Douglass |
| 12 | Franklin-Simpson |
| 13 | Simon Kenton |
| 14 | Graves County |
| 15 | Notre Dame |
Region-by-region top fives
1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Graves County
2. Calloway County
3. Marshall County
4. Mayfield
5. Fulton County
2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Christian County
3. Crittenden County
4. Lyon County
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins
3rd Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Breckinridge County
3. Meade County
4. Daviess 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. Green County
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. Simon Kenton
2. Anderson County
3. Grant County
4. Spencer County
5. Walton-Verona
9th Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Covington Holy Cross
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. Madison Central
3. Frederick Douglass
4. Lafayette
5. Lexington Christian
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. West Jessamine
3. Pulaski County
4. Southwestern
5. Rockcastle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Knox Central
3. South Laurel
4. Corbin
5. Bell County
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Knott County Central
2. Perry County Central
3. Hazard
4. Owsley County
5. Breathitt 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. Russell
3. Menifee County
4. Rowan County
5. Boyd County
