Who’s No. 1 in the latest in boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings (March 8)?
Below are the top teams in the latest (March 8) Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls of the 2020-2021 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. Lexington Catholic (3) 19-1 103 1
2. St. Henry (4) 15-2 101 4
3. Cov. Catholic (1) 21-3 84 6
4. Ballard (2) 14-2 70 5
5. Elizabethtown - 14-2 68 3
6. North Laurel (1) 19-2 50 2
7. Frederick Douglass (1) 13-1 48 7
8. DeSales - 16-5 36 10
9. Bowling Green - 16-2 33 8
10. Ashland Blazer - 14-4 30 NR
Others receiving votes: Highlands 11. Henry Co. 9. Male 7. Johnson Central 3. Muhlenberg County 2. Paul Dunbar 2. Beechwood 2. John Hardin 1.
How @HLpreps voted-boys
| 1 | Lexington Catholic | (19-1) |
| 2 | St. Henry | (16-2) |
| 3 | Covington Catholic | (21-3) |
| 4 | Frederick Douglass | (13-1) |
| 5 | DeSales | (16-5) |
| 6 | Elizabethtown | (14-1) |
| 7 | Ballard | (14-2) |
| 8 | Bowling Green | (16-2) |
| 9 | Ashland Blazer | (14-4) |
| 10 | Male | (5-2) |
GIRLS’ TOP 10
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP
1. Elizabethtown (6) 20-0 108 1
2. Ryle (6) 19-2 105 3
3. Anderson Co. - 21-2 77 4
3. Boyd Co. - 11-1 77 5
5. Bullitt East - 18-2 73 6
6. Marshall Co. - 18-2 67 2
7. Bethlehem - 20-4 43 8
8. Cooper - 15-3 27 9
9. Southwestern - 14-6 19 NR
10. Lou. Butler - 7-2 13 NR
Others receiving votes: North Laurel 11. Dixie Heights 10. Russell 9. Central 8. Sacred Heart 5. Bardstown 4. Graves Co. 2. Henderson Co. 2.
How @HLpreps voted-girls
| 1 | Elizabethtown | (20-0) |
| 2 | Anderson County | (21-2) |
| 3 | Bullitt East | (17-2) |
| 4 | Boyd County | (11-1) |
| 5 | Ryle | (19-2) |
| 6 | Bethlehem | (20-4) |
| 7 | Marshall County | (18-2) |
| 8 | Cooper | (15-3) |
| 9 | Dixie Heights | (20-2) |
| 10 | Bardstown | (17-5) |
Media members participating in this week’s poll: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; Kentucky Today, Louisville; WKYX, Paducah.
This story was originally published March 8, 2021 at 4:58 PM.
