High School Basketball

Cantrall ratings: Sacred Heart, Notre Dame still lead way in girls’ top 25

By Dave Cantrall Special to the Herald-Leader
Clark County’s Tyra Flowers (22) battles for the ball with Southwestern’s Ayden Smiddy, left, and Payton Acey (55) at Lexington Catholic High School on Dec. 21, 2021. The Cardinals won 62-61.
Clark County’s Tyra Flowers (22) battles for the ball with Southwestern’s Ayden Smiddy, left, and Payton Acey (55) at Lexington Catholic High School on Dec. 21, 2021. The Cardinals won 62-61. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State

GIRLS’ TOP 25RatingLast week
1. Sacred Heart (15-1)87.31
2. Notre Dame (13-1)86.52
3. Clark County (15-1)84.94
4. Dixie Heights (14-3)84.63
5. McCracken County (15-1)84.1t7
6. Anderson County (17-2)83.4t7
6. Bullitt East (16-2)83.46
8. Central (10-6)82.3t9
9. Christian Academy-Louisville (15-5)81.821
10. Ryle (12-4)81.711
11. Mercy (11-5)81.5t9
12. Bowling Green (13-4)81.45
13. Manual (10-4)81.117
14. Meade County (14-5)80.3t13
15. Pikeville (15-1)80.1t18
15. Breckinridge County (15-3)80.1t18
17. Marshall County (10-3)80.0t13
18. Male (10-3)79.722
19. Southwestern (14-4)79.424
19. Owensboro Catholic (14-5)79.4t13
21. Cooper (9-7)78.1NR
22. South Laurel (11-7)77.620
23. Bardstown (10-6)77.1NR
24. Russell (14-4)76.725
25. Franklin County (13-4)76.623

Ratings by region

1ST REGION

1. McCracken County84.1
2. Marshall County80.0
3. Graves County73.7
4. Calloway County56.1
5. Paducah Tilghman53.2
6. Carlisle County49.5
7. Christian Fellowship44.1
8. Mayfield42.3
9. Murray39.9
10. Ballard Memorial30.8
11. Hickman County28.1
12. Fulton County27.4
13. Fulton City24.2
14. Community Christian0.7




2ND REGION

1. Henderson County75.7
2. Madisonville68.6
3. Hopkins Central62.7
4. Webster County61.6
5. Union County57.8
6. Crittenden County56.5
7. Lyon County53.5
8. Hopkinsville51.7
9. Christian County50.0
10. Trigg County47.6
11. Caldwell County37.8
12. Livingston Central33.6
13. Dawson Springs23.5
14. University Heights17.2
15. Fort Campbell1.6
16. Heritage Christian0.1




3RD REGION

1. Meade County80.3
2. Breckinridge County80.1
3. Owensboro Catholic79.4
4. Apollo65.8
5. Daviess County65.2
6. Butler County57.2
7. Owensboro56.0
8. Ohio County49.5
9. Whitesville Trinity48.9
10. Hancock County47.4
11. Muhlenberg County46.5
12. McLean County46.1
13. Grayson County43.5
14. Edmonson County42.9
15. Cloverport22.1




4TH REGION

1. Bowling Green81.4
2. Barren County73.1
3. Franklin-Simpson61.4
4. Greenwood60.3
4. South Warren60.3
6. Metcalfe County55.6
7. Allen County54.3
8. Logan County53.4
9. Russell County51.8
10. Monroe County51.0
11. Cumberland County49.2
12. Warren Central48.8
13. Glasgow47.8
14. Russellville47.4
15. Todd Central46.7
16. Clinton County44.5
17. Warren East39.5




5TH REGION

1. Bardstown77.1
2. Central Hardin74.1
3. Bethlehem70.4
4. Hart County66.0
5. Elizabethtown65.2
6. Nelson County63.4
7. Taylor County59.7
8. North Hardin59.5
9. John Hardin55.0
10. Campbellsville53.0
11. Green County52.8
11. LaRue County52.8
13. Adair County48.4
14. Marion County47.3
15. Thomas Nelson39.9
16. Caverna38.0
17. Washington County20.2
18. Fort Knox13.9




6TH REGION

1. Bullitt East83.4
2. Mercy81.5
3. Butler68.1
4. Whitefield Academy67.3
5. Bullitt Central56.6
6. Pleasure Ridge Park51.9
7. North Bullitt47.9
8. Louisville Holy Cross46.7
9. Fern Creek38.6
10. Moore36.5
11. Jeffersontown24.1
12. Iroquois11.0
13. Fairdale9.9
14. Beth Haven8.9
15. Doss5.3
16. Valley2.7
17. Western1.5
18. Southern1.0




7TH REGION

1. Sacred Heart87.3
2. Central82.3
3. Christian Academy-Louisville81.8
4. Manual81.1
5. Male79.7
6. Assumption70.4
7. Eastern64.4
8. Ballard48.3
9. Portland Christian41.7
10. Presentation39.0
11. Kentucky Country Day27.2
12. Collegiate26.3
13. Shawnee25.5
14. Seneca17.1
15. Atherton16.2
16. Brown12.4
17. St. Francis8.3
18. Waggener7.9
19. Highlands Latin5.9




8TH REGION

1. Anderson County83.4
2. Owen County75.2
3. Spencer County72.9
4. Simon Kenton72.1
5. Walton-Verona64.6
6. South Oldham63.7
7. North Oldham61.7
8. Grant County57.2
9. Woodford County47.2
10. Williamstown46.0
11. Shelby County43.3
12. Carroll County43.2
13. Oldham County42.2
14. Henry County37.1
15. Gallatin County36.5
16. Collins33.2
17. Trimble County32.2
18. Eminence3.4




9TH REGION

1. Notre Dame86.5
2. Dixie Heights84.6
3. Ryle81.7
4. Cooper78.1
5. Conner76.4
6. Covington Holy Cross76.0
7. Newport Central Catholic69.1
8. Ludlow60.7
9. St. Henry58.6
10. Highlands55.4
11. Holmes51.6
12. Lloyd50.6
13. Beechwood42.1
14. Bellevue38.9
15. Newport31.7
16. Boone County29.0
17. Dayton20.7
18. Villa Madonna14.7




10TH REGION

1. Clark County84.9
2. Montgomery County74.4
3. Bishop Brossart64.4
4. Paris57.1
5. Mason County55.2
6. Campbell County54.5
7. Pendleton County52.7
8. Harrison County52.1
9. Scott50.6
10. Bourbon County46.3
11. Bracken County46.2
12. Nicholas County45.9
13. St. Patrick40.4
14. Augusta32.8
15. Robertson County22.5
16. Calvary Christian0.1




11TH REGION

1. Franklin County76.6
2. Berea69.6
3. Great Crossing69.4
4. Tates Creek67.1
5. Lafayette64.9
6. Frederick Douglass64.2
7. Lexington Catholic62.6
8. Madison Southern61.0
9. Henry Clay56.8
10. Madison Central56.4
11. Paul Laurence Dunbar53.9
12. Bryan Station50.8
13. Scott County48.8
14. Model39.7
15. Frankfort39.5
16. Sayre38.6
17. Lexington Christian36.1
18. Western Hills22.4




12TH REGION

1. Southwestern79.4
2. Danville75.7
3. Pulaski County73.6
4. Mercer County71.9
5. Somerset63.6
6. Garrard County61.1
7. West Jessamine59.1
8. Rockcastle County58.9
9. Danville Christian57.5
10. Casey County56.1
10. Wayne County56.1
12. East Jessamine53.1
13. Boyle County53.0
14. Lincoln County52.5
15. McCreary Central33.9
16. Burgin20.1




13TH REGION

1. South Laurel77.6
2. North Laurel76.5
3. Corbin73.9
4. Bell County72.1
5. Knox Central68.4
6. Jackson County67.6
7. Harlan County57.6
8. Whitley County55.1
9. Clay County49.5
10. Harlan48.9
11. Middlesboro44.0
12. Pineville39.5
13. Barbourville39.3
14. Red Bird37.7
15. Williamsburg31.5
16. Lynn Camp25.1
17. Oneida0.1




14TH REGION

1. Letcher Central66.1
2. Knott Central61.6
3. Leslie County57.7
4. Perry Central55.3
5. Owsley County51.1
6. Estill County49.6
7. Powell County49.1
8. Buckhorn43.0
9. Breathitt County42.3
10. Wolfe County34.9
11. Hazard25.4
12. Lee County22.6
13. June Buchanan16.0
14. Cordia1.5




15TH REGION

1. Pikeville80.1
2. Shelby Valley75.2
3. Floyd Central66.6
4. Lawrence County64.7
5. Belfry63.0
6. Martin County61.5
7. Paintsville57.4
8. Prestonsburg51.1
9. Johnson Central49.7
10. Betsy Layne48.2
11. Pike Central47.7
12. Jenkins32.5
13. Magoffin County27.7
14. East Ridge27.1
15. Phelps19.0




16TH REGION

1. Russell76.7
2. Rowan County71.9
3. Ashland Blazer71.7
4. Boyd County69.1
5. West Carter67.6
6. Morgan County66.2
7. Lewis County61.4
8. Menifee County58.4
9. Elliott County56.5
10. Bath County51.6
11. Greenup County49.1
12. Rose Hill Christian46.8
13. Raceland46.7
14. Fleming County44.9
15. East Carter37.4
16. Fairview14.3
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