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. 11) 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)…22-2…240…1

2. Great Crossing…22-4…221…2

3. Frederick Douglass…20-2…210…3

4. Bryan Station…19-5…155…5

5. Marshall County…23-1…153…4

6. Hazard…22-2…135…6

7. George Rogers Clark…20-3…128…7

8. Calloway County…24-3…108…12

9. Green County…19-2…94…9

10. Danville Christian…21-2…85…13

11. (tie) Covington Catholic…18-6…78…11

11. (tie) Manual…18-5…78…10

13. Warren Central…20-4…74…8

14. Butler…19-3…35…NR

15. Adair County…20-4…27…NR

Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 21, Clinton County 21, Ballard 19, Cooper 15, North Oldham 10, Woodford County 5, Male 4, Ashland Blazer 3, Bell County 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times

1. Calloway County

2. Marshall County

3. Graves County

4. St. Mary

5. Paducah Tilghman

2nd Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Lyon County

3. Madisonville

4. Caldwell County

5. Dawson Springs

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Daviess County

2. Owensboro Catholic

3. Butler County

4. Grayson County

5. Breckinridge County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Warren Central

2. Bowling Green

3. Clinton County

4. Barren County

5. South Warren

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. Green County

2. Adair County

3. Taylor County

4. LaRue 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. North Oldham

2. Simon Kenton

3. South Oldham

4. Walton-Verona

5. Spencer County

9th Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Covington Catholic

2. Cooper

3. Lloyd Memorial

4. Highlands

5. Newport

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. West Jessamine

5. Lincoln County

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Bell County

2. South Laurel

3. Harlan County

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. Pikeville

2. Johnson Central

3. Martin County

4. Pike County Central

5. Paintsville

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Boyd County

2. Ashland Blazer

3. Russell

4. Fleming 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