New No. 1s in the final in boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings (Feb. 24)
Below are the top teams in the final (Feb. 24) 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. Lou. Male (6) 26-4 131 2
2. Ashland Blazer (8) 28-0 127 1
3. Madisonville-North Hopkins - 26-3 102 4
4. Lexington Catholic - 27-2 77 5
5. John Hardin - 27-3 67 3
6. Cov. Catholic - 24-5 62 7
7. Lex. Henry Clay - 24-5 60 9
8. Elizabethtown - 23-2 44 8
9. South Laurel - 25-4 27 10
10. Lou. Ballard - 24-6 24 6
Others receiving votes: McCracken County 18. Oldham Co. 14. Lou. Fern Creek 6. Clay Co. 3. Warren Central 2. St. Henry 1. Somerset 1. Highlands 1. Hazard 1. Bourbon Co. 1. Collins 1.
How @HLpreps voted-boys
| 1 | Male |
| 2 | Ashland Blazer |
| 3 | Henry Clay |
| 4 | Madisonville-North Hopkins |
| 5 | Elizabethtown |
| 6 | McCracken County |
| 7 | Lexington Catholic |
| 8 | Cov. Catholic |
| 9 | John Hardin |
| 10 | South Laurel |
GIRLS’ TOP 10
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Simon Kenton (6) 26-3 130 2
2. Lou. Sacred Heart (7) 27-2 125 1
3. Lou. Butler - 24-4 97 3
4. Ryle - 17-11 85 4
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins (1)25-1 57 5
6. Elizabethtown - 22-5 56 6
7. Casey Co. - 23-6 47 T8
8. Lou. Christian Academy - 21-7 32 T8
9. Notre Dame - 21-6 25 10
10. Bethlehem - 27-3 17 NR
Others receiving votes: North Laurel 15. Scott Co. 13. South Laurel 11. Lou. DuPont Manual 10. Bullitt East 9. Marshall Co. 8. Pulaski Southwestern 7. Henderson Co. 6. Anderson Co. 6. Bell Co. 4. Graves Co. 4. McCracken County 3. Lex. Christian 2. Bowling Green 1.
How @HLpreps voted-girls
| 1 | Simon Kenton |
| 2 | Sacred Heart |
| 3 | Ryle |
| 4 | Elizabethtown |
| 5 | Casey County |
| 6 | Christian Academy-Louisville |
| 7 | Henderson County |
| 8 | Bethlehem |
| 9 | Bullitt East |
| 10 | Scott County |
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, Cincinnati; Kentucky Today; 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; The Paducah Sun, Paducah; The Commonwealth-Journal, Somerset; WKYX, Paducah
