Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll features two new teams in the top 15
There was no change at the top of this week’s Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll, but there are two new teams in the top 15.
Great Crossing (17-1) kept its spot on top of the poll, receiving 11 of the 16 first-place votes. No. 2 Lyon County (18-1) received five first-place votes and once again was followed by Lexington Catholic (18-1), Trinity (15-4) and Covington Catholic (13-4) in the top five.
Bryan Station (15-1) and North Oldham (15-2) are newcomers to the top 15. No. 13 Bryan Station beat previously unbeaten Henry Clay 77-51 on Friday. North Oldham, tied for No. 14, defeated No. 12 Evangel Christian 85-75 last Tuesday.
Frederick Douglass and DeSales dropped out of the top 15.
The Kentucky High School 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 (11) 17-1 234 1
2. Lyon County (5) 18-1 225 2
3. Lexington Catholic 18-1 201 3
4. Trinity 15-4 156 4
5. Covington Catholic 13-4 151 5
6. Newport 16-3 140 6
7. St. Xavier 15-2 139 9
8. Harlan County 18-2 102 10
9. Bowling Green 16-4 94 11
10. Manual 14-2 88 7
11. George Rogers Clark 17-1 85 12
12. Evangel Christian 13-4 77 8
13. Bryan Station 15-1 50 NR
14. (tie) North Oldham 15-2 43 NR
14. (tie) Woodford County 13-3 43 15
Others receiving votes: Frederick Douglass 25, Male 19, Henry Clay 17, DeSales 14, Boyd County 5, Bell County 4, Breathitt County 4, Corbin 2, Fleming County 1, Hazard 1.
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First Region
1. McCracken County
2. Murray
3. Calloway County
4. Graves County
5. Marshall County
Second Region
1. Lyon County
2. Henderson County
3. Webster County
4. University Heights
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Owensboro Catholic
3. Owensboro
4. McLean County
5. Butler 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
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. Woodford County
3. Oldham County
4. Anderson County
5. Walton-Verona
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Newport
3. Lloyd Memorial
4. Boone County
5. Ryle
10th Region
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
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
1. Boyd County
2. Fleming County
3. Ashland Blazer
4. Rowan County
5. Morgan County
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
