Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll: See where top teams are in final rankings

With an 18-game winning streak entering the postseason, the Warren Central High School boys basketball team kept the No. 1 spot in the final Kentucky High School Basketball Media Poll of the season.

The Dragons (27-1) received all 16 first-place votes and were followed in the top five by Lexington Catholic (28-2), North Oldham (23-5), George Rogers Clark (22-5) and Covington Catholic (24-4).

Warren Central, last season’s state runner-up, will open postseason play Tuesday against host Greenwood in a 14^th District Tournament semifinal.

The top 10 teams in the poll remained the same as last week, with the only movement being Frederick Douglass and Lyon County switching spots at Nos. 8-9.

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 provided top-five rankings for their respective regions.

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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)            27-1          160        1

2. Lexington Catholic             28-2           144        2

3. North Oldham                    23-5           106        3

4. George Rogers Clark           22-5           95         4

5. Covington Catholic             24-4           69         5

6. Ballard                                 23-4           63         T6

7. Great Crossing                    25-5           61         T6

8. Frederick Douglass              26-2          57         9

9. Lyon County                         25-5          55         8

10. Evangel Christian                26-4          33        10

Others receiving votes: Male 20, Bowling Green 9, North Laurel 6, Conner 1, McCracken County 1.

First Region

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Murray

3. Paducah Tilghman

4. Marshall County

5. Mayfield

Second Region

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. Lyon County

2. Christian County

3. Henderson County

4. University Heights

5. Madisonville-North Hopkins

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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. Warren East

5. Franklin-Simpson

Fifth Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. LaRue County

2. Taylor County

3. Elizabethtown

4. North Hardin

5. Washington County

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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

3. Trinity

4. Manual

5. St. Xavier

Eighth Region

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. North Oldham

2. Grant County

3. Collins

4. Simon Kenton

5. Spencer County

Ninth Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Conner

2. Covington Catholic

3. Covington Holy Cross

4. Lloyd Memorial

5. Newport

10^th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Mason County

3. Campbell County

4. Harrison County

5. Bracken County

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11^th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Lexington Catholic

2. Frederick Douglass

3. Great Crossing

4. Madison Central

5. Lexington Christian

12^th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Pulaski County

2. Lincoln County

3. West Jessamine

4. Danville

5. Boyle County

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. North Laurel

2. Harlan County

3. South Laurel

4. Corbin

5. Harlan

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14^th Region

John Lowe, WYMT-TV

1. Hazard

2. Perry County Central

3. Breathitt County

4. Letcher County Central

5. Estill County

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Pike County Central

3. Shelby Valley

4. Martin County

5. Floyd Central

16^th Region

Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent

1. Boyd County

2. Russell

3. Ashland Blazer

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: Warren Central High School atop Kentucky HS Boys Basketball Media Poll