The final statewide media poll of the prep basketball season is out.
Votes are pulled from 16 media members representing each region of the state. In a bit of a change from prior years, the 16-member panel submits their top 15 in boys and girls basketball and presents a top five for the region they cover. The prior two seasons it was a top 10.
The top 15 statewide shows first, with the top five teams selected by that media member for the 8th, 9th and 10th Region below it.
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Saturday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. St. Xavier (16) 26-2 240 1
2. Great Crossing 26-4 222 2
3. Frederick Douglass 22-3 207 3
4. Marshall County 26-1 175 5
5. Bryan Station 22-6 160 4
6. Calloway County 26-3 144 7
7. Hazard 25-2 137 6
8. George Rogers Clark 24-4 123 8
9. Danville Christian 24-3 98 9
10. Manual 23-5 95 11
11. Green County 21-3 69 12
12. Warren Central 22-5 65 10
13. Covington Catholic 21-8 44 13
14. Adair County 25-5 28 NR
15. Butler 22-4 26 14
Others receiving votes: Cooper 22, Ballard 15, Clinton County 13, Bowling Green 7, Ashland Blazer 5, North Oldham 5, South Laurel 5, Lexington Catholic 3, Male 3, South Oldham 3, Henderson County 2, Bell County 1, Henry Clay 1, Lloyd Memorial 1, Woodford County 1.
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Simon Kenton
3. South Oldham
4. Walton-Verona
5. Spencer County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Covington Catholic
3. Lloyd Memorial
4. Conner
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Mason County
5. Augusta
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Saturday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (16) 26-3 240 1
2. George Rogers Clark 20-7 214 2
3. Cooper 20-5 186 3
4. Franklin-Simpson 23-2 175 T4
5. Franklin County 23-5 162 T4
6. Simon Kenton 22-4 157 7
7. North Laurel 26-2 153 6
8. Assumption 20-5 141 8
9. Henderson County 23-5 88 9
10. Danville Christian 20-7 81 12
11. Madison Central 24-2 78 11
12. Frederick Douglass 20-7 69 10
13. (tie) Covington Holy Cross 24-6 43 14
13. (tie) Notre Dame 19-7 43 13
15. Graves County 27-2 38 15
Others receiving votes: South Laurel 17, Dixie Heights 11, Owensboro Catholic 9, Ashland Blazer 4, Johnson Central 4, Breckinridge County 3, Bethlehem 2, Lafayette 1, Taylor County 1.
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Simon Kenton
2. Anderson County
3. Walton-Verona
4. Woodford County
5. South Oldham
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Dixie Heights
3. Notre Dame
4. Covington Holy Cross
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Scott
5. Montgomery County
