Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys high school basketball media rankings?

Jared Peck

January 24, 2024 at 12:00 a.m.·3 min read

Below are the top 15 boys high school basketball teams of the 2023-24 season, according to the Jan. 24 poll of media members from each of Kentucky’s 16 regions as compiled by the Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes. Teams are listed with first-place votes, records, total rankings points and last week’s ranking. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted and the media’s region-by-region top fives.

Boys Top 15

First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games:

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Great Crossing (10) 19-1 233 1

2. Lyon County (6) 18-1 227 2

3. Lexington Catholic 18-1 202 3

4. (tie) Covington Catholic 15-4 163 5

4. (tie) Trinity 15-4 163 4

6. Newport 17-3 142 6

7. St. Xavier 16-2 139 7

8. Harlan County 19-2 109 8

9. Bowling Green 16-4 95 9

10. Evangel Christian 14-4 83 12

11. Manual 15-2 82 10

12. George Rogers Clark 17-1 73 11

13. Bryan Station 15-1 46 13

14. North Oldham 16-2 39 T14

15. Woodford County 13-4 38 T14

Others receiving votes: Male 23, Frederick Douglass 20, DeSales 18, Henry Clay 11, Boyd County 5, Breathitt County 4, Corbin 2, Ashland Blazer 1, Fleming County 1, Hazard 1.

How @HLpreps voted

1	Lyon County
2	Great Crossing
3	Lexington Catholic
4	Harlan County
5	St. Xavier
6	Newport
7	Bryan Station
8	Covington Catholic
9	George Rogers Clark
10	Bowling Green
11	Trinity (Louisville)
12	Manual
13	Evangel Christian
14	North Oldham
15	Male

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun

1. Marshall County

2. Calloway County

3. McCracken County

4. Graves County

5. Mayfield

2nd Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Lyon County

2. Henderson County

3. University Heights

4. Webster County

5. Madisonville-North Hopkins

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Daviess County

3. Owensboro

4. Butler County

5. McLean County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Bowling Green

2. Warren Central

3. Barren County

4. Warren East

5. Russell County

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. North Hardin

2. Elizabethtown

3. LaRue County

4. Adair County

5. Washington County

6th Region

Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV

1. Evangel Christian

2. DeSales

3. Butler

4. Fairdale

5. Louisville Holy Cross

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Trinity

2. St. Xavier

3. Manual

4. Male

5. Christian Academy-Louisville

8th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. North Oldham

2. Oldham County

3. Walton-Verona

4. Woodford County

5. Spencer County

9th Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Covington Catholic

2. Newport

3. Lloyd Memorial

4. Boone County

5. Ryle

10th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

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

Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV

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

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Boyd County

2. Fleming County

3. Ashland Blazer

4. Rowan County

5. Morgan County

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