The seventh and second to last 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) 25-2 240 1
2. Great Crossing 24-4 221 2
3. Frederick Douglass 21-3 200 3
4. Bryan Station 21-5 170 4
5. Marshall County 26-1 161 5
6. Hazard 23-2 134 6
7. Calloway County 25-3 128 8
8. George Rogers Clark 22-4 121 7
9. Danville Christian 23-2 105 10
10. Warren Central 22-4 82 13
11. Manual 21-5 79 T11
12. Green County 19-3 58 9
13. Covington Catholic 19-7Â Â Â Â 56Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â T11
14. Butler 21-3 43 14
15. Ballard 17-9 21 NR
Others receiving votes: Clinton County 20, Adair County 16, Bowling Green 15, Cooper 14, North Oldham 12, Male 11, Woodford County 5, Ashland Blazer 4, Bell County 1, Henry Clay 1, Lloyd Memorial 1, South Oldham 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. Conner
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Mason County
5. Harrison County
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV)        Record Pts       LW
1. Sacred Heart (15) 23-3 239 1
2. George Rogers Clark 18-7 203 2
3. Cooper                        19-4     200      3
4. (tie) Franklin County 23-4 175 4
4. (tie) Franklin-Simpson 22-2 175 5
6. North Laurel (1) 24-2 145 8
7. Simon Kenton           21-4     135      11
8. Assumption 18-5 124 6
9. Henderson County 22-4 98 9
10. Frederick Douglass 20-5 89 7
11. Madison Central 24-2 84 10
12. Danville Christian 20-7 63 12
13. Notre Dame            19-5     54         13
14. Covington Holy Cross 23-6 48Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14
15. Graves County 25-2 37 15
Others receiving votes: South Laurel 16, Breckinridge County 6, Ashland Blazer 5, Bethlehem 5, Johnson Central 5, Dixie Heights 4, Marshall County 4, Highlands 3, Taylor County 2, Central 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. Dixie Heights
3. Notre Dame
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