The fifth 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.
The poll will run weekly up to when district tournaments start in late February.
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. St. Xavier (16) 20-2 240 1
2. Great Crossing 19-4 223 2
3. Frederick Douglass 17-2 207 3
4. Marshall County 22-0 189 4
5. Bryan Station 18-4 170 5
6. Hazard 21-2 118 8
7. George Rogers Clark 17-3 111 10
8. Warren Central 17-3 99 7
9. Green County 16-2 91 12
10. Manual 17-5 79 9
11. Covington Catholic 15-6 74 6
12. Calloway County 22-3 73 13
13. Danville Christian 19-2 72 14
14. Bowling Green 18-4 28 NR
15. Ballard 14-7 25 11
Others receiving votes: Butler 20, Cooper 19, Adair County 17, Male 16, Clinton County 15, Woodford County 9, North Bullitt 5, Trinity 5, Ashland Blazer 3, Dixie Heights 3, North Oldham 3, Campbell County 2, Bell County 1, LaRue County 1, Newport 1, South Oldham 1.
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. South Oldham
2. North Oldham
3. Simon Kenton
4. Walton-Verona
5. Spencer County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Covington Catholic
3. Conner
4. Lloyd Memorial
5. Dixie Heights
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Mason County
5. Nicholas County
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (16) 18-2 240 1
2. George Rogers Clark 14-6 202 2
3. Cooper 14-4 187 4
4. Franklin County 20-3 186 3
5. Franklin-Simpson 18-2 165 6
6. Assumption 16-3 149 7
7. North Laurel 17-1 136 5
8. Madison Central 21-0 134 8
9. Frederick Douglass 16-4 92 12
10. Henderson County 18-4 88 11
11. Danville Christian 17-6 64 14
12. Covington Holy Cross 20-3 61 10
13. Simon Kenton 15-4 56 13
14. Bethlehem 16-4 47 9
15. Notre Dame 15-4 44 15
Others receiving votes: Dixie Heights 22, Graves County 22, Ashland Blazer 8, Johnson Central 5, Calloway County 4, Taylor County 3, Highlands 2, Owensboro Catholic 2, Valley 1.
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Simon Kenton
2. Anderson County
3. Walton-Verona
4. Spencer County
5. Woodford County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Covington Holy Cross
3. Dixie Heights
4. Notre Dame
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Scott
5. Montgomery County
