Covington Catholic moved up a spot on the boys side in a tie for fourth while Newport remains ranked No. 6 as they head to the All “A” state tournament on Thursday. Cooper is holding strong at No. 3 on the girls side ahead of the Republic Bank Louisville Invitational Tournament this week while Holy Cross jumps into the top 10 to No. 8 after being No. 11 last week. Ryle also moves into the top 10 up two spots from No. 12 last week while Notre Dame dropped two spots to No. 11 after their loss to Holy Cross last week.
Top 15 for boys and girls, those receiving votes and the top five from each region included below.
The poll is made up of 16 media voters throughout the state, a voter representing each region in the state. The poll will run through the end of the regular season and leading into district tournaments.
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Great Crossing (10) 19-1 233 1
2. Lyon County (6) 18-1 227 2
3. Lexington Catholic 18-1 202 3
4. (tie) Covington Catholic 15-4 163 5
4. (tie) Trinity 15-4 163 4
6. Newport 17-3 142 6
7. St. Xavier 16-2 139 7
8. Harlan County 19-2 109 8
9. Bowling Green 16-4 95 9
10. Evangel Christian 14-4 83 12
11. Manual 15-2 82 10
12. George Rogers Clark 17-1 73 11
13. Bryan Station 15-1 46 13
14. North Oldham 16-2 39 T14
15. Woodford County 13-4 38 T14
Others receiving votes: Male 23, Frederick Douglass 20, DeSales 18, Henry Clay 11, Boyd County 5, Breathitt County 4, Corbin 2, Ashland Blazer 1, Fleming County 1, Hazard 1.
First Region
Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun
1. Marshall County
2. Calloway County
3. McCracken County
4. Graves County
5. Mayfield
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. Owensboro Catholic
2. Daviess County
3. Owensboro
4. Butler County
5. McLean County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Bowling Green
2. Warren Central
3. Barren County
4. Warren East
5. Russell County
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. Butler
4. Fairdale
5. Louisville Holy Cross
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Trinity
2. St. Xavier
3. Manual
4. Male
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Oldham County
3. Walton-Verona
4. Woodford County
5. Spencer County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Newport
3. Lloyd Memorial
4. Boone County
5. Ryle
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Mason County
3. Campbell County
4. Augusta
5. Harrison County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Great Crossing
2. Lexington Catholic
3. Bryan Station
4. Frederick Douglass
5. Henry Clay
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Wayne County
3. Somerset
4. Pulaski County
5. Mercer County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Harlan County
2. Bell County
3. Corbin
4. South Laurel
5. Williamsburg
14th Region
Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV
1. Breathitt County
2. Hazard
3. Knott County Central
4. Perry County Central
5. Letcher County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Martin County
3. Lawrence County
4. Pike County Central
5. Floyd Central
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Boyd County
2. Fleming County
3. Ashland Blazer
4. Rowan County
5. Morgan County
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (15) 11-7 239 1
2. George Rogers Clark (1) 18-1 224 2
3. Cooper 17-3 204 3
4. Pikeville 13-2 186 4
5. Anderson County 16-1 163 5
6. Owensboro Catholic 14-3 150 6
7. McCracken County 15-3 140 7
8. Covington Holy Cross 15-5 78 11
9. Franklin-Simpson 17-1 77 10
10. Ryle 11-7 61 12
11. Notre Dame 14-4 59 9
12. Ashland Blazer 10-4 56 NR
13. North Laurel 12-3 54 13
14. Boyd County 14-5 39 8
15. Pulaski County 14-5 38 14
Others receiving votes: Meade County 36, Butler 23, Franklin County 22, Johnson Central 13, Corbin 10, Frederick Douglass 8, Russell 8, Bethlehem 6, Pineville 6, Rockcastle County 6, Danville Christian 5, Bardstown 4, Christian Academy 2, Manual 2, Simon Kenton 1.
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. Union County
4. Christian County
5. Crittenden County
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Daviess County
3. Meade 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. Logan County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Bethlehem
2. North Hardin
3. Taylor County
4. Elizabethtown
5. Bardstown
Sixth Region
Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV
1. Butler
2. Whitefield Academy
3. Mercy
4. Bullitt East
5. Pleasure Ridge Park
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Assumption
3. Manual
4. Central
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. Covington Holy Cross
4. Notre Dame
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Bishop Brossart
5. Scott
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Frederick Douglass
2. Franklin County
3. Madison Central
4. Madison Southern
5. Henry Clay
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Southwestern
3. Rockcastle County
4. Pulaski County
5. Boyle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. South Laurel
3. Corbin
4. Bell County
5. Knox Central
14th Region
Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV
1. Perry County Central
2. Owsley County
3. Leslie County
4. Hazard
5. Letcher County Central
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. Russell
3. Boyd County
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.