The Ninth Region in girls basketball has four of the top 11 teams in the state in the latest Kentucky High School basketball statewide media poll.
Cooper comes in at No. 3, Notre Dame No. 8, Ryle in a tie for No. 9 and Holy Cross sitting at 11th.
On the boys side, Covington Catholic and Newport go back to back at No. 5 and No. 6. The Wildcats jumped up a spot while the Colonels stayed put in the fifth spot.
The poll will run weekly leading into the week of district tournaments on Feb. 26.
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Tuesday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Great Crossing (10) 14-1 233 1
2. Lyon County (6) 15-1 230 2
3. Lexington Catholic 15-1 197 3
4. Trinity 14-3 179 4
5. Covington Catholic 10-4 147 5
6. Newport 13-3 135 7
7. Manual 13-1 117 8
8. Evangel Christian 11-3 114 6
9. St. Xavier 12-2 97 10
10. Harlan County 15-2 94 9
11. Bowling Green 13-4 84 11
12. George Rogers Clark 14-1 66 T12
13. DeSales 14-5 54 T12
14. Frederick Douglass 9-4 46 14
15. Woodford County 12-2 45 15
Others receiving votes: Henry Clay 36, Male 21, Ashland Blazer 5, Corbin 4, Bryan Station 3, Henderson County 3, North Oldham 3, McCracken County 2, South Laurel 2, Bell County 1, Cooper 1, Hazard 1.
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (15) 10-4 239 1
2. George Rogers Clark (1) 14-1 224 2
3. Cooper 14-3 198 3
4. Pikeville 11-1 177 4
5. Owensboro Catholic 11-2 146 5
6. McCracken County 13-2 142 6
7. Anderson County 13-1 123 10
8. Notre Dame 13-2 116 9
9. (tie) Franklin-Simpson 13-0 84 12
9. (tie) Ryle 10-5 84 7
11. Covington Holy Cross 11-4 62 15
12. Pulaski County 12-4 50 8
13. Boyd County 11-4 47 14
14. Franklin County 12-5 28 NR
15. Meade County 9-5 27 13
Others receiving votes: Ashland Blazer 24, North Laurel 24, Corbin 22, Bardstown 11, Rockcastle County 11, Johnson Central 10, Montgomery County 10, Russell 10, Butler 9, Frederick Douglass 9, Christian Academy 7, Henry Clay 6, Pineville 6, Bowling Green 4, Manual 4, Danville Christian 3, Bethlehem 2, Simon Kenton 1
Top 5 Boys Teams in Each Region
First Region
Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Murray
3. Graves County
4. Marshall County
5. Paducah Tilghman
Second Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Lyon County
2. Henderson County
3. University Heights
4. Webster County
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Owensboro Catholic
3. Butler County
4. Owensboro
5. Ohio County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Bowling Green
2. Warren Central
3. Barren County
4. Russell County
5. Warren East
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. North Hardin
2. Elizabethtown
3. LaRue County
4. Adair County
5. Washington County
Sixth Region
Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV
1. Evangel Christian
2. DeSales
3. Fairdale
4. Butler
5. Louisville Holy Cross
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Trinity
2. Manual
3. Male
4. St. Xavier
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Woodford County
3. Walton-Verona
4. Anderson County
5. Oldham County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Newport
3. Lloyd Memorial
4. Cooper
5. Boone County
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Mason County
4. Bourbon County
5. Augusta
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Great Crossing
2. Lexington Catholic
3. Henry Clay
4. Bryan Station
5. Frederick Douglass
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Somerset
3. Wayne County
4. Pulaski County
5. Boyle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Harlan County
2. Bell County
3. South Laurel
4. Corbin
5. Whitley County
14th Region
Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV
1. Perry County Central
2. Hazard
3. Breathitt County
4. Knott County Central
5. Letcher County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Martin County
3. Pike County Central
4. Lawrence County
5. Floyd Central
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Boyd County
2. Fleming County
3. Rowan County
4. Ashland Blazer
5. Morgan County
Top 5 Girls Teams in Each Region
First Region
Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Calloway County
3. Marshall County
4. Graves County
5. Mayfield
Second Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Madisonville-North Hopkins
3. Lyon County
4. Union County
5. Christian County
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Meade County
3. Daviess County
4. Owensboro
5. Breckinridge County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Franklin-Simpson
2. Bowling Green
3. Warren East
4. Barren County
5. Todd County Central
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. Bethlehem
3. North Hardin
4. Bardstown
5. Elizabethtown
Sixth Region
Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV
1. Whitefield Academy
2. Butler
3. Bullitt East
4. North Bullitt
5. Bullitt Central
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Manual
3. Central
4. Assumption
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Anderson County
2. South Oldham
3. Grant County
4. Simon Kenton
5. Spencer County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Ryle
3. Notre Dame
4. Covington Holy Cross
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Scott
5. Nicholas County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Franklin County
2. Frederick Douglass
3. Henry Clay
4. Madison Central
5. Madison Southern
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Southwestern
3. Pulaski County
4. Rockcastle County
5. Boyle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Corbin
3. South Laurel
4. Bell County
5. Jackson County
14th Region
Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV
1. Perry County Central
2. Knott County Central
3. Owsley County
4. Leslie County
5. Hazard
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Johnson Central
3. Martin County
4. Shelby Valley
5. Paintsville
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Russell
4. Rowan County
5. Fleming County
Voters: 1st Region – Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun, 2nd Region – Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM, 3rd Region – Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, 4th Region – Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News, 5th Region – Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News, 6th Region – Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV, 7th Region – Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal, 8th Region – James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9th Region – Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10th Region – Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com, 11th Region – Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader, 12th Region – Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer, 13th Region – Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com, 14th Region – Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV, 15th Region – Randy White, Appalachian News-Express, 16th Region – James Collier, WLGC-FM.
