Covington Catholic senior guard Ayden Link (23) scored eight points in the final two minutes in the Colonels 69-65 victory over North Laurel Saturday night. File photo

The sixth week of the KHSAA basketball statewide media polls are out.

Votes are pulled from 16 media members representing each region of the state. The 16-member panel submits their top 10 in boys and girls basketball and presents a top five for the region they cover.

Next week’s poll will be the last one of the season and released on Monday.

Boys statewide poll 

First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games.  

Rank-school (FPV)                         Record                Pts         LW 

1. Warren Central (16)                 24-1                     160        1 

2. Lexington Catholic                    26-2                     144        2 

3. North Oldham                           21-5                     92          6 

4. George Rogers Clark                 20-5                     91          3 

5. Covington Catholic                   22-4                     65          5 

6. (tie) Ballard                                21-4                     62          4 

6. (tie) Great Crossing                  23-5                     62          7 

8. Lyon County                               22-5                     54          8 

9. Frederick Douglass                   24-2                     49          NR 

10. Evangel Christian                    23-4                     31          NR 

Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 24, Male 19, Conner 12, Collins 5, Covington Holy Cross 3, Mason County 2, North Laurel 2, Owensboro Catholic 2, McCracken County 1.  

Eighth Region 

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era 

1. North Oldham 

2. Collins 

3. Simon Kenton 

4. Grant County 

5. Spencer County  

Ninth Region 

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer 

1. Conner 

2. Covington Catholic 

3. Covington Holy Cross 

4. Newport 

5. Lloyd Memorial  

10th Region 

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com 

1. George Roges Clark 

2. Mason County 

3. Campbell County 

4. Harrison County 

5. Bracken County  

Girls statewide poll 

First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games.  

Rank-school (FPV)                         Record                Pts         LW 

1. Sacred Heart (16)                      26-3                     160        1 

2. Manual                                        23-2                    142        2 

3. Cooper                                        23-3                     122        3 

4. McCracken County                   26-2                     115        4 

5. Mercy                                          18-9                     86          5 

6. George Rogers Clark                 19-7                     77          6 

7. Henderson County                   19-4                     53          8 

8. Covington Holy Cross               23-5                     51          7 

9. Ryle                                              20-7                     29          9 

10. Christian Academy                 18-8                     15          10 

Others receiving votes: Bethlehem 9, Graves County 6, Pikeville 5, Bowling Green 4, Meade County 4, Bullitt East 1, Danville 1  

Eighth Region 

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era 

1. Spencer County 

2. Owen County 

3. Anderson County 

4. Simon Kenton 

5. Grant County  

Ninth Region 

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer 

1. Cooper 

2. Ryle 

3. Covington Holy Cross 

4. Conner 

5. Dixie Heights  

10th Region 

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com 

1. George Rogers Clark 

2. Montgomery County 

3. Bishop Brossart 

4. Paris 

5. Pendleton County  

Voting members: Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sign, Scott Brown, Yoursportsedge.com/WKDZ-FM, Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News, Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News, J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal, Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal, Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era, James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer, Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com, Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader, Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer, Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com, John Lowe, WYMT-TV, Randy White, Appalachian News-Express, Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent 

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