The sixth 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 last poll of the regular season will be Feb. 24.
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV)        Record Pts       LW
1. St. Xavier (16) 22-2 240 1
2. Great Crossing 22-4 221 2
3. Frederick Douglass 20-2 210 3
4. Bryan Station 19-5 155 5
5. Marshall County 23-1 153 4
6. Hazard 22-2 135 6
7. George Rogers Clark 20-3 128 7
8. Calloway County 24-3 108 12
9. Green County 19-2 94 9
10. Danville Christian 21-2 85 13
11. (tie) Covington Catholic 18-6 78Â Â Â Â 11
11. (tie) Manual 18-5 78 10
13. Warren Central 20-4 74 8
14. Butler 19-3 35 NR
15. Adair County 20-4 27 NR
Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 21, Clinton County 21, Ballard 19, Cooper 15, North Oldham 10, Woodford County 5, Male 4, Ashland Blazer 3, Bell 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. Covington Catholic
2. Cooper
3. Lloyd Memorial
4. Highlands
5. Newport
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) 21-2 160 1
2. George Rogers Clark 17-6 209 2
3. Cooper                        17-4     195      3
4. Franklin County 21-3 192 4
5. Franklin-Simpson 20-2 173 5
6. Assumption 17-5 129 6
7. Frederick Douglass 19-4 117 9
8. North Laurel 21-2 111 7
9. Henderson County 20-4 101 10
10. Madison Central 22-2 82 8
11. Simon Kenton         18-4     76         13
12. Danville Christian 18-7 66 11
13. Notre Dame            18-4     64         15
14. Covington Holy Cross 22-4 48Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12
15. Graves County 22-2 28 NR
Others receiving votes: Bethlehem 23, South Laurel 19, Dixie Heights 15, Breckinridge County 11, Ashland Blazer 9, Johnson Central 5, Highlands 2, Marshall County 2, Taylor County 2, Calloway 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. Notre Dame
3. Dixie Heights
4. Covington Holy Cross
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Montgomery County
5. Scott

