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 (Feb. 4) 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) 20-2 240 1
2. Great Crossing 19-4 223 2
3. Frederick Douglass 17-2 207 3
4. Marshall County 22-0 189 4
5. Bryan Station 18-4 170 5
6. Hazard 21-2 118 8
7. George Rogers Clark 17-3 111 10
8. Warren Central 17-3 99 7
9. Green County 16-2 91 12
10. Manual 17-5 79 9
11. Covington Catholic 15-6 74 6
12. Calloway County 22-3 73 13
13. Danville Christian 19-2 72 14
14. Bowling Green 18-4 28 NR
15. Ballard 14-7 25 11
Others receiving votes: Butler 20, Cooper 19, Adair County 17, Male 16, Clinton County 15, Woodford County 9, North Bullitt 5, Trinity 5, Ashland Blazer 3, Dixie Heights 3, North Oldham 3, Campbell County 2, Bell County 1, LaRue County 1, Newport 1, South Oldham 1.
How @HLpreps voted
| 1 | St. Xavier |
| 2 | Great Crossing |
| 3 | Frederick Douglass |
| 4 | Marshall County |
| 5 | Danville Christian |
| 6 | George Rogers Clark |
| 7 | Bryan Station |
| 8 | Hazard |
| 9 | Warren Central |
| 10 | Calloway County |
| 11 | Green County |
| 12 | Covington Catholic |
| 13 | Adair County |
| 14 | Bowling Green |
| 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. St. Mary
5. McCracken County
2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Lyon County
3. Madisonville-North Hopkins
4. Caldwell County
5. Dawson Springs
3rd Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Daviess County
3. Grayson County
4. Breckinridge County
5. Muhlenberg County
4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Warren Central
2. Bowling Green
3. Clinton County
4. South Warren
5. Barren County
5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Green County
2. Adair County
3. LaRue County
4. Taylor County
5. North Hardin
6th Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals
1. Butler
2. Pleasure Ridge Park
3. Jeffersontown
4. Bullitt East
5. Moore
7th Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. St. Xavier
2. Male
3. Ballard.
4. Trinity
5. Manual
8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. South Oldham
2. North Oldham
3. Simon Kenton
4. Walton-Verona
5. Spencer County
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. Nicholas County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Great Crossing
2. Frederick Douglass
3. Bryan Station
4. Henry Clay
5. Madison Central
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Mercer County
3. Pulaski County
4. McCreary Central
5. West Jessamine
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Bell County
2. Harlan County
3. South Laurel
4. Corbin
5. North Laurel
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Breathitt County
3. Knott County Central
4. Perry County Central
5. Jenkins
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Martin County
2. Pikeville
3. Paintsville
4. Pike County Central
5. Johnson Central
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Russell
4. Fleming County
5. Rowan County
