High School Basketball

Cantrall ratings: CovCath, Ballard, Clark Co. are 1-2-3 in first top 25 of season

By Dave Cantrall Special to the Herald-Leader
Clark County’s Tanner Walton (21) reached for a rebound during a 77-64 win against North Laurel at Lexington Catholic on Dec. 28, 2021.
Clark County’s Tanner Walton (21) reached for a rebound during a 77-64 win against North Laurel at Lexington Catholic on Dec. 28, 2021. Mark Mahan

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State

BOYS’ TOP 25Rating
1. Covington Catholic (13-2)87.5
2. Ballard (12-4)85.8
3. Clark County (13-1)85.2
4. Lexington Catholic (12-4)82.1
5. Bowling Green (11-3)81.6
6. Warren Central (10-1)81.4
7. Pulaski County (16-0)81.3
8. North Laurel (10-4)81.0
9. Male (9-3)80.7
10. Manual (10-3)79.6
11. Doss (11-4)79.2
12. Jeffersontown (10-3)78.8
13. Ashland Blazer (11-4)78.7
14. Trinity (8-7)78.2
15. Greenwood (11-2)78.0
16. Lincoln County (12-4)77.9
17. Dixie Heights (10-3)77.8
18. North Oldham (10-5)77.7
19. Pleasure Ridge Park (11-3)77.4
20. Madison Central (8-5)77.0
21. McCracken County (10-1)76.3
22. Conner (12-3)76.1
23. Cooper (12-3)76.0
24. Western (13-2)75.8
24. Murray (11-2)75.8
24. Oldham County (11-5)75.8

Ratings by region

1ST REGION

1. McCracken County76.3
2. Murray75.8
3. Marshall County66.7
4. Paducah Tilghman63.5
5. Graves County61.5
6. Calloway County59.2
7. Mayfield51.1
8. Carlisle County49.6
9. Fulton County43.9
10. St. Mary43.4
11. Ballard Memorial38.2
12. Christian Fellowship34.8
13. Hickman County32.0
14. Community Christian30.0
15. Fulton City14.0




2ND REGION

1. Hopkinsville71.5
2. Lyon County71.1
3. Madisonville70.9
4. Henderson County61.4
5. Christian County55.9
6. Caldwell County55.6
7. Webster County55.1
8. University Heights54.2
9. Union County52.7
10. Hopkins Central51.6
11. Trigg County49.5
12. Crittenden County45.9
13. Livingston Central26.1
14. Dawson Springs25.7
15. Heritage Christian20.0
16. Fort Campbell8.4




3RD REGION

1. Muhlenberg County70.5
2. Owensboro69.8
3. Ohio County68.2
4. McLean County58.4
4. Owensboro Catholic58.4
6. Grayson County55.1
7. Daviess County54.9
8. Butler County54.8
9. Hancock County52.1
10. Edmonson County51.5
11. Breckinridge County47.4
12. Whitesville Trinity46.0
13. Meade County45.7
14. Apollo42.3
15. Cloverport12.7




4TH REGION

1. Bowling Green81.6
2. Warren Central81.4
3. Greenwood78.0
4. Barren County69.7
5. Clinton County63.4
6. South Warren61.9
7. Franklin-Simpson61.5
8. Glasgow60.8
9. Warren East58.0
10. Metcalfe County53.0
11. Todd Central52.5
12. Russellville49.3
13. Russell County43.7
14. Logan County42.5
15. Monroe County41.0
16. Allen County39.1
17. Cumberland County33.7
18. Foundation Christian1.5




5TH REGION

1. John Hardin70.5
2. LaRue County70.4
3. Bardstown67.3
4. Central Hardin62.6
5. Elizabethtown61.8
6. Campbellsville60.0
7. North Hardin59.0
8. Taylor County58.2
9. Adair County55.9
10. Thomas Nelson52.7
10. Washington County52.7
12. Green County51.1
13. Hart County48.6
14. Caverna47.5
15. Marion County45.5
16. Nelson County41.5
17. Bethlehem41.3
18. Fort Knox17.1




6TH REGION

1. Doss79.2
2. Jeffersontown78.8
3. Pleasure Ridge Park77.4
4. Western75.8
5. DeSales72.7
6. Butler72.0
7. Fern Creek69.5
8. Bullitt East68.1
9. Iroquois64.8
10. Southern63.9
11. Bullitt Central62.3
12. Fairdale62.0
13. Beth Haven55.8
13. Evangel55.8
15. Moore54.3
16. Louisville Holy Cross52.8
17. North Bullitt49.0
18. Valley45.8
19. Whitefield Academy20.9




7TH REGION

1. Ballard85.8
2. Male80.7
3. Manual79.6
4. Trinity78.2
5. Eastern72.8
6. St. Xavier72.7
7. Christian Academy-Louisville69.9
8. Central64.8
9. Seneca62.6
10. Waggener58.8
11. Collegiate55.9
12. Kentucky Country Day50.8
13. Atherton49.1
14. Shawnee44.2
15. Highlands Latin37.1
16. Portland Christian36.0
17. St. Francis34.8
18. Brown31.5
19. Walden9.5




8TH REGION

1. North Oldham77.7
2. Oldham County75.8
3. Woodford County75.4
4. Collins70.8
5. Simon Kenton69.8
6. Walton-Verona67.8
7. South Oldham62.5
8. Spencer County62.3
9. Grant County60.9
10. Owen County59.3
11. Gallatin County56.5
12. Shelby County53.9
13. Anderson County50.7
14. Eminence44.6
15. Williamstown44.1
16. Henry County42.0
17. Trimble County34.0
18. Carroll County24.5




9TH REGION

1. Covington Catholic87.5
2. Dixie Heights77.8
3. Conner76.1
4. Cooper76.0
5. Highlands73.5
6. Covington Holy Cross70.4
7. St. Henry68.0
8. Boone County65.8
9. Lloyd65.6
10. Beechwood63.0
11. Ryle59.8
12. Holmes54.7
13. Newport Catholic53.8
14. Newport53.2
15. Ludlow45.4
16. Dayton37.6
17. Villa Madonna31.4
18. Heritage Academy23.7
19. Bellevue20.8
20. Covington Latin0.1




10TH REGION

1. Clark County85.2
2. Mason County74.2
3. Campbell County67.8
4. Harrison County65.2
5. Bracken County62.5
6. Augusta54.5
7. Bishop Brossart54.4
7. Scott54.4
9. Montgomery County51.4
10. Bourbon County45.9
11. Robertson County43.5
12. Calvary Christian41.0
13. Nicholas County39.7
14. Pendleton County34.8
15. Paris34.3
16. St. Patrick19.3




11TH REGION

1. Lexington Catholic82.1
2. Madison Central77.0
3. Paul Laurence Dunbar74.6
4. Henry Clay73.6
5. Frederick Douglass71.3
5. Great Crossing71.3
7. Bryan Station70.4
8. Scott County66.5
9. Lexington Christian65.3
9. Madison Southern65.3
11. Tates Creek64.0
12. Western Hills62.2
13. Sayre58.2
14. Frankfort56.3
15. Franklin County55.6
16. Lafayette53.9
17. Berea36.2
18. Model31.4
19. Frankfort Christian29.2
20. Trinity Christian25.1




12TH REGION

1. Pulaski County81.3
2. Lincoln County77.9
3. Boyle County67.0
4. West Jessamine65.5
5. McCreary Central62.8
6. Rockcastle County62.5
7. Danville60.3
8. Danville Christian60.1
9. Garrard County59.5
10. Wayne County56.6
11. Somerset53.1
12. Mercer County49.8
13. Southwestern49.5
14. East Jessamine46.8
15. Casey County45.6
16. Somerset Christian43.6
17. Burgin27.5




13TH REGION

1. North Laurel81.0
2. Knox Central74.5
3. Harlan County72.1
4. South Laurel71.1
5. Corbin68.8
6. Harlan65.4
7. Bell County62.6
8. Whitley County56.7
9. Barbourville55.9
10. Jackson County54.1
11. Lynn Camp53.5
12. Williamsburg51.2
13. Pineville47.8
14. Clay County45.2
15. Oneida44.0
16. Middlesboro38.0
17. Red Bird9.6




14TH REGION

1. Perry Central70.1
2. Breathitt County63.7
3. Hazard59.8
4. Wolfe County55.9
5. Cordia53.9
6. Letcher Central53.7
7. Knott Central50.5
8. Estill County48.8
9. Leslie County43.6
10. Powell County42.5
11. Lee County40.3
12. Buckhorn37.3
13. Owsley County23.1
14. Jackson City11.4




15TH REGION

1. Pikeville73.0
2. Paintsville69.0
3. Johnson Central67.3
4. Lawrence County67.0
5. Belfry62.6
6. Martin County61.7
7. Shelby Valley61.5
8. Betsy Layne60.2
9. East Ridge58.7
10. Floyd Central56.0
11. Magoffin County55.9
12. Pike Central52.6
13. Prestonsburg37.7
14. Phelps30.6
15. Jenkins16.8




16TH REGION

1. Ashland Blazer78.7
2. Boyd County74.9
3. Fleming County61.7
4. Bath County57.3
5. Russell56.0
6. Rowan County54.2
7. Elliott County51.1
8. Raceland50.4
9. Greenup County48.2
10. Lewis County48.1
11. West Carter47.9
12. East Carter43.6
13. Fairview40.8
14. Menifee County37.4
15. Rose Hill Christian28.1
16. Morgan County23.3
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