Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll: Warren Central still unanimous No. 1

For the second straight week, the Warren Central High School boys basketball team is the unanimous No. 1 pick in the Kentucky High School Basketball Media Poll.

The Dragons (21-1) received all 16 first-place votes and have a 12-game winning streak entering Friday's game against No. 10 Bowling Green (21-4).

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Following Warren Central in the top four are Lexington Catholic (22-2), Covington Catholic (18-2) and defending state champion George Rogers Clark (16-4).

Bowling Green (21-4) rejoined the top 10 at the No. 10 spot. Collins (18-3) dropped out after a 62-56 loss at Woodford County on Friday.

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 Tuesday morning throughout the regular season.

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Along with the statewide top 10, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.

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)           21-1        160       1

2. Lexington Catholic             22-2        127       2

3. Covington Catholic            18-2        120       3

4. George Rogers Clark          16-4        106       6

5. (tie) Ballard                         17-3          75       4

5. (tie) Great Crossing            20-4          75       5

7. Mason County                    22-2          74       7

8. North Oldham                    18-5          65       8

9. Lyon County                       17-5          22       10

10. Bowling Green                  21-4          18       NR

Others receiving votes: McCracken County 12, Frederick Douglass 9, Evangel Christian 8, Collins 5, Covington Holy Cross 2, Owensboro Catholic 1, North Laurel 1.

First Region

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Calloway County

3. Paducah Tilghman

4. Marshall County

5. Mayfield

Second Region

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. University Heights

2. Lyon County

3. Christian County

4. Madisonville-North Hopkins

5. Henderson County

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 News Herald

1. Taylor County

2. LaRue County

3. Elizabethtown

4. North Hardin

5. Central Hardin

Sixth Region

J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal

1. Evangel Christian

2. Western

3. Pleasure Ridge Park

4. Butler

5. DeSales

Seventh Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Ballard

2. Trinity

3. Male

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4. Manual

5. St. Xavier

Eighth Region

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. North Oldham

2. Collins

3. Simon Kenton

4. Spencer County

5. Woodford County

Ninth Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Conner

2. Covington Catholic

3. Covington Holy Cross

4. Newport

5. Highlands

10^th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Mason County

3. Campbell County

4. Harrison County

5. Scott

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. Lincoln County

2. Pulaski County

3. West Jessamine

4. McCreary Central

5. Danville

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. North Laurel

2. Harlan

3. Harlan County

4. Corbin

5. South Laurel

14^th Region

John Lowe, WYMT-TV

1. Hazard

2. Letcher County Central

3. Perry County Central

4. Breathitt County

5. Estill County

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Martin County

2. Pikeville

3. Shelby Valley

4. Pike County Central

5. Floyd Central

16^th Region

Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent

1. Ashland Blazer

2. Boyd County

3. Russell

4. Morgan County

5. Fleming County

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

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