Who are the No. 1s in boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?
Below are he top teams in the first Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls of the 2019-2020 boys’ and girls’ seasons, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted.
BOYS’ TOP 10
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP
1. John Hardin (10) 13-0 140
2. Male (4) 11-3 103
3. Lexington Catholic - 12-1 90
4. Ashland Blazer (1) 14-0 78
5. Ballard - 10-2 76
6. Cov. Catholic - 9-3 71
7. Madisonville - 11-3 52
8. Elizabethtown - 9-0 51
9. Highlands - 13-0 48
10. Collins - 12-3 35
Others receiving votes: Bourbon Co. 31. Pleasure Ridge Park 7. North Laurel 6. Murray 6. Oldham Co. 5. South Laurel 5. McCracken Co. 5. Bowling Green 5. Webster Co. 5. Butler Co. 3. Warren Central 2. Knox Central 1.
How @HLpreps voted-boys
| 1 | John Hardin |
| 2 | Ashland Blazer |
| 3 | Lexington Catholic |
| 4 | Elizabethtown |
| 5 | Ballard |
| 6 | Male |
| 7 | Pleasure Ridge Park |
| 8 | Madisonville |
| 9 | Covington Catholic |
| 10 | Bourbon County |
GIRLS’ TOP 10
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP
1. Sacred Heart (10) 9-1 131
2. Simon Kenton (3) 13-2 109
3. Christian Academy of Louisville - 12-2 95
4. Elizabethtown - 11-2 63
5. Notre Dame - 9-2 56
6. Bullitt East - 11-2 52
7. Madisonville (2) 13-0 50
8. Butler - 11-3 42
9. Anderson Co. - 11-2 36
10. Franklin Co. - 10-2 31
Others receiving votes: Mercy 29. Ryle 27. Casey Co. 22. North Laurel 14. Bethlehem 11. Bishop Brossart 11. Conner 8. Bell Co. 7. South Laurel 7. Southwestern 6. Model 5. Marshall Co. 3. Mercer Co. 3. Ludlow 3. Henderson Co. 2. Manual 1. Bowling Green 1.
How @HLpreps voted-girls
| 1 | Sacred Heart |
| 2 | Christian Academy-Louisville |
| 3 | Simon Kenton |
| 4 | Franklin County |
| 5 | Ryle |
| 6 | Anderson County |
| 7 | Bullitt East |
| 8 | Bethlehem |
| 9 | Elizabethtown |
| 10 | Mercy |
Media members participating in the poll: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; Daily Enterprise, Harlan; The Gleaner, Henderson; Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; The Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; The Paducah Sun, Paducah; WKYX, Paducah; WSON, Henderson.
This story was originally published January 6, 2020 at 2:56 PM.
