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 (Feb. 18) 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) 23-3 239 1
2. George Rogers Clark 18-7 203 2
3. Cooper 19-4 200 3
4. (tie) Franklin County 23-4 175 4
4. (tie) Franklin-Simpson 22-2 175 5
6. North Laurel (1) 24-2 145 8
7. Simon Kenton 21-4 135 11
8. Assumption 18-5 124 6
9. Henderson County 22-4 98 9
10. Frederick Douglass 20-5 89 7
11. Madison Central 24-2 84 10
12. Danville Christian 20-7 63 12
13. Notre Dame 19-5 54 13
14. Covington Holy Cross 23-6 48 14
15. Graves County 25-2 37 15
Others receiving votes: South Laurel 16, Breckinridge County 6, Ashland Blazer 5, Bethlehem 5, Johnson Central 5, Dixie Heights 4, Marshall County 4, Highlands 3, Taylor County 2, Central 1.
How @HLpreps voted
| 1 | Sacred Heart |
| 2 | George Rogers Clark |
| 3 | Cooper |
| 4 | North Laurel |
| 5 | Franklin County |
| 6 | Franklin-Simpson |
| 7 | Simon Kenton |
| 9 | Henderson County |
| 10 | Assumption |
| 8 | Holy Cross (Covington) |
| 11 | Frederick Douglass |
| 12 | Madison Central |
| 13 | Danville Christian |
| 14 | Graves County |
| 15 | Notre Dame |
Region-by-region top fives
1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Graves County
2. Marshall County
3. Calloway County
4. Mayfield
5. Fulton County
2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Crittenden County
3. Christian 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. Owensboro
5. Edmonson County
4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Franklin-Simpson
2. Metcalfe County
3. Barren County
4. Warren East
5. Bowling Green
5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. Bethlehem
3. Elizabethtown
4. Green County
5. Central Hardin
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. Central
4. Manual
5. Ballard
8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Simon Kenton
2. Anderson County
3. Walton-Verona
4. Woodford County
5. South Oldham
9th Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Dixie Heights
3. Notre Dame
4. Covington Holy Cross
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Montgomery County
5. Scott
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. Danville Christian
2. West Jessamine
3. Rockcastle County
4. Southwestern
5. Pulaski County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. South Laurel
2. North Laurel
3. Knox Central
4. Corbin
5. Bell County
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Knott County Central
2. Hazard
3. Owsley County
4. Perry County Central
5. Breathitt County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Johnson Central
2. Pikeville
3. Martin County
4. Paintsville
5. Floyd Central
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Russell
3. Rowan County
4. Menifee County
5. Boyd County
This story was originally published February 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM.
