Great Crossing unanimous No. 1 in Kentucky boys basketball media poll; Trinity up to No. 3
For the first time this season, there’s a unanimous No. 1 team in the Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll.
Great Crossing (22-1) received all 16 first-place votes in this week’s poll. The Warhawks ran their winning streak to 10 with Saturday’s 58-50 victory over Lexington Catholic in the Gary Moore Classic at Franklin County.
Lexington Catholic (20-2) leads the way in a tight race for the No. 2 spot and is followed by Trinity (17-4), Lyon County (20-2) and Newport (21-3) in the top five.
Lexington Catholic will visit Trinity at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a top-five showdown.
The Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists — one from each of the state’s 16 basketball regions. The poll will be released each week throughout the regular season.
Along with the statewide top 15, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.
Here are the rankings:
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Great Crossing (16) 22-1 240 1
2. Lexington Catholic 20-2 195 3
3. Trinity 17-4 194 T4
4. Lyon County 20-2 192 2
5. Newport 21-3 190 6
6. Covington Catholic 17-5 151 T4
7. St. Xavier 17-3 123 7
8. Harlan County 21-2 114 8
9. Bowling Green 18-4 109 9
10. Manual 17-2 86 11
11. (tie) Evangel Christian 17-5 85 10
11. (tie) George Rogers Clark 19-1 85 12
13. North Oldham 19-2 56 14
14. Bryan Station 17-2 36 13
15. Woodford County 15-4 28 15
Others receiving votes: DeSales 15, Frederick Douglass 12, Cooper 6, Boyd County 1, Henry Clay 1, Male 1.
First Region
1. Murray
2. Calloway County
3. Marshall County
4. McCracken County
5. Graves County
Second Region
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. Ohio County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Bowling Green
2. Warren Central
3. Warren East
4. Barren County
5. Franklin-Simpson
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. North Hardin
2. Adair County
3. LaRue County
4. Central Hardin
5. Elizabethtown
Sixth Region
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. Newport
2. Cooper
3. Covington Catholic
4. Lloyd Memorial
5. Boone County
10th Region
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Mason County
4. Harrison County
5. Augusta
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. Pulaski County
4. Mercer County
5. Somerset
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Harlan County
2. Bell County
3. Whitley County
4. Corbin
5. South Laurel
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Breathitt County
2. Hazard
3. Knott County Central
4. Estill County
5. Perry County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Martin County
3. Pike County Central
4. Floyd Central
5. Johnson Central
16th Region
1. Boyd County
2. Fleming County
3. Ashland Blazer
4. Rowan County
5. Morgan County
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Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky high school basketball rankings: Courier Journal KHSAA poll
