Sacred Heart basketball maintains unanimous No. 1 spot in Kentucky media rankings
With 61 straight victories against in-state competition, Sacred Heart Academy kept the No. 1 spot in this week’s Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Media Poll.
The Valkyries (19-7) received all 16 first-place votes after solidifying their standing Friday with a 61-49 victory over No. 3 George Rogers Clark.
Cooper (21-4) kept the No. 2 spot and is followed by GRC (23-3), Covington Holy Cross (22-5) and Pikeville (20-4) in the top five.
Sacred Heart will host Pikeville at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists — one from each of the state’s 16 basketball regions. The final poll will be released Feb. 26.
Along with the statewide top 15, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.
Here are the rankings:
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (16) 19-7 240 1
2. Cooper 21-4 217 2
3. George Rogers Clark 23-3 212 3
4. Covington Holy Cross 22-5 159 5
5. Pikeville 20-4 149 4
6. Owensboro Catholic 20-4 145 7
7. McCracken County 20-4 130 6
8. Anderson County 22-2 122 8
9. Franklin-Simpson 25-1 116 9
10. Ashland Blazer 20-5 86 10
11. Butler 19-7 54 11
12. Franklin County 20-6 50 15
13. Notre Dame 19-5 43 T13
14. Ryle 17-8 42 12
15. North Laurel 19-5 38 T13
Others receiving votes: Russell 24, Pulaski County 16, Boyd County 12, Frederick Douglass 12, Corbin 10, Johnson Central 10, Simon Kenton 9, Bethlehem 6, Danville Christian 6, Meade County 5, Pineville 4, Assumption 3.
First Region
1. McCracken County
2. Calloway County
3. Graves County
4. Marshall County
5. Mayfield
Second Region
1. Henderson County
2. Christian County
3. Madisonville-North Hopkins
4. Lyon County
5. Crittenden County
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Daviess County
3. Owensboro
4. Breckinridge County
5. Meade County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Franklin-Simpson
2. Warren East
3. Bowling Green
4. Barren County
5. Metcalfe County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. Bethlehem
3. North Hardin
4. Bardstown
5. Green County
Sixth Region
1. Butler
2. Whitefield Academy
3. Mercy
4. Bullitt East
5. Pleasure Ridge Park
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Assumption
3. Central
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Anderson County
2. Simon Kenton
3. Grant County
4. Spencer County
5. South Oldham
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Covington Holy Cross
3. Ryle
4. Notre Dame
5. Highlands
10th Region
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Scott
5. Bishop Brossart
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Franklin County
2. Frederick Douglass
3. Henry Clay
4. Madison Central
5. Tates Creek
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. West Jessamine
3. Southwestern
4. Pulaski County
5. Boyle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Corbin
3. South Laurel
4. Knox Central
5. Pineville
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Owsley County
2. Letcher County Central
3. Knott County Central
4. Perry County Central
5. Leslie County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Johnson Central
3. Martin County
4. Paintsville
5. Shelby Valley
16th Region
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Russell
3. Boyd County
4. Fleming County
5. Bath 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: KHSAA girls basketball: Sacred Heart keeps top spot in media rankings
