High School Basketball

Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?

Below are he top teams in the second 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 Pvs

1. John Hardin (11) 16-0 128 1

2. Lou. Male (1) 13-3 103 2

3. Lexington Catholic - 15-1 94 3

4. Ashland Blazer (1) 17-0 84 4

5. Lou. Ballard - 12-2 72 5

6. Elizabethtown - 12-0 54 8

7. Cov. Catholic - 12-3 53 6

8. Madisonville-North Hopkins - 14-3 50 7

9. Collins - 13-3 25 10

10. Highlands - 14-1 14 9

Others receiving votes: Bourbon Co. 13. Knox Central 8. McCracken County 7. Oldham Co. 6. Murray 2. Warren Central 1. Marshall Co. 1.

How @HLpreps voted-boys

1John Hardin
2Ashland Blazer
3Lexington Catholic
4Elizabethtown
5Ballard
6Male
7Madisonville
8Covington Catholic
9Bourbon County
10Collins

GIRLS TOP 10

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Lou. Sacred Heart (12) 12-1 127 1

2. Simon Kenton - 16-2 105 2

3. Lou. Christian Academy - 14-2 94 3

4. Elizabethtown - 14-2 89 4

5. Madisonville-North Hopkins (1) 16-0 61 7

6. Lou. Butler - 13-3 49 8

7. Notre Dame - 11-3 44 5

8. Lou. Mercy - 11-4 32 NR

9. Bullitt East - 12-3 28 6

10. Franklin Co. - 12-3 12 10

Others receiving votes: Ryle 10. Bell Co. 9. North Laurel 8. Casey Co. 8. Anderson Co. 7. Bethlehem 7. Bishop Brossart 5. Highlands 5. Graves Co. 4. Marshall Co. 4. Conner 4. Leslie Co. 2. Bowling Green 1.

How @HLpreps voted-girls

1Sacred Heart
2

Christian Academy-Louisville

3Simon Kenton
4Ryle
5Bethlehem
6Elizabethtown
7Mercy
8

Madisonville-North Hopkins

9Casey County
10Notre Dame

All Associated Press members in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the high school basketball poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer,The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; 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.

Jared Peck
Lexington Herald-Leader
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
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