Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll: Two new teams join this week's top 10

Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier Journal

February 14, 2023 at 5:11 AM·3 min read

The Warren Central High School boys basketball team kept its stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in this week’s Kentucky High School Basketball Media Poll.

The Dragons (24-1) once again received all 16 first-place votes in the poll. Warren Central has a 15-game winning streak entering Tuesday’s game at North Hardin.

Warren Central is followed by Lexington Catholic (26-2), North Oldham (21-5), George Rogers Clark (20-5) and Covington Catholic (22-4) in the top five.

There are two new members of the top 10, with Frederick Douglass (24-2) joining at No. 9 and Evangel Christian (23-4) at No. 10.

Frederick Douglass impressed voters with last Tuesday’s 63-52 victory over George Rogers Clark. Evangel Christian knocked off co-No. 6 Ballard 83-73 on Friday.

Bowling Green and Mason County dropped out of the top 10.

The Kentucky High School Basketball Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists ― one from each of the state’s 16 basketball regions. Along with the statewide top 10, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.

Vote now: Who's your pick Louisville high school boys athlete of the week?

Here are the rankings:

Boys statewide poll

First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games.

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Warren Central (16) 24-1 160 1

2. Lexington Catholic 26-2 144 2

3. North Oldham 21-5 92 6

4. George Rogers Clark 20-5 91 3

5. Covington Catholic 22-4 65 5

6. (tie) Ballard 21-4 62 4

6. (tie) Great Crossing 23-5 62 7

8. Lyon County 22-5 54 8

9. Frederick Douglass 24-2 49 NR

10. Evangel Christian 23-4 31 NR

Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 24, Male 19, Conner 12, Collins 5, Covington Holy Cross 3, Mason County 2, North Laurel 2, Owensboro Catholic 2, McCracken County 1.

Vote now: Who's your pick for Louisville high school girls athlete of the week?

First Region

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Paducah Tilghman

3. Mayfield

4. Murray

5. Marshall County

Second Region

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. University Heights

2. Lyon County

3. Christian County

4. Henderson County

5. Madisonville-North Hopkins

Third Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Ohio County

3. Owensboro

4. McLean County

5. Butler County

Fourth Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Warren Central

2. Bowling Green

3. South Warren

4. Franklin-Simpson

5. Barren County

Fifth Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. LaRue County

2. Taylor County

3. Elizabethtown

4. North Hardin

5. Central Hardin

Sixth Region

Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV

1. Evangel Christian

2. Pleasure Ridge Park

3. Western

4. Butler

5. DeSales

Seventh Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Ballard

2. Male

Male's Max Gainey looks for room as Manual's Darin Wells pressures Friday night. Feb. 10, 2023

3. Trinity

4. Manual

5. St. Xavier

More high school basketball: Team to beat in Seventh Region? Male makes its case in win over rival Manual

Eighth Region

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. North Oldham

2. Collins

3. Simon Kenton

4. Grant County

5. Spencer County

Ninth Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Conner

2. Covington Catholic

3. Covington Holy Cross

4. Newport

5. Lloyd Memorial

10^th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Mason County

3. Campbell County

4. Harrison County

5. Bracken County

11^th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Lexington Catholic

2. Frederick Douglass

3. Madison Central

4. Great Crossing

5. Lexington Christian

12^th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Pulaski County

2. Lincoln County

3. Somerset

4. Wayne County

5. West Jessamine

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. North Laurel

Kentucky committed North Laurel High School senior Reed Sheppard is introduced before the game against Kansas at Rupp Arena. Sheppard's father Jeff played for Kentucky. Jan. 28, 2023

2. Harlan County

3. South Laurel

4. Corbin

5. Harlan

14^th Region

John Lowe, WYMT-TV

1. Hazard

2. Breathitt County

3. Letcher County Central

4. Perry County Central

5. Estill County

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Martin County

3. Shelby Valley

4. Pike County Central

5. Floyd Central

16^th Region

Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent

1. Boyd County

2. Ashland Blazer

3. Russell

4. Morgan County

5. Fleming County

Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @kyhighs.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky HS Boys Basketball Media Poll: Two new teams join rankings

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