Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Media Poll: Top 10 as postseason play approaches
Winner of 34 straight games against in-state competition, the Sacred Heart Academy girls basketball team kept the No. 1 spot in this week’s Kentucky High School Basketball Media Poll.
The Valkyries (26-3) swept all 16 first-place votes and will carry a nine-game winning streak into Thursday’s regular-season finale against Bullitt East.
Sacred Heart is followed by Manual (23-2), Cooper (23-3), McCracken County (26-2) and Mercy (18-9) in the top five.
The top 10 teams remained the same as last week, with only Henderson County and Covington Holy Cross switching spots at Nos. 7 and 8.
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.
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Here are the rankings:
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games.
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (16) 26-3 160 1
2. Manual 23-2 142 2
3. Cooper 23-3 122 3
4. McCracken County 26-2 115 4
5. Mercy 18-9 86 5
6. George Rogers Clark 19-7 77 6
7. Henderson County 19-4 53 8
8. Covington Holy Cross 23-5 51 7
9. Ryle 20-7 29 9
10. Christian Academy 18-8 15 10
Others receiving votes: Bethlehem 9, Graves County 6, Pikeville 5, Bowling Green 4, Meade County 4, Bullitt East 1, Danville 1.
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First Region
Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Graves County
3. Mayfield
4. Carlisle County
5. Marshall County
Second Region
Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Hopkins County Central
3. Crittenden County
4. Union County
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Meade County
2. Owensboro
3. Owensboro Catholic
4. Breckinridge County
5. Edmonson County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Bowling Green
2. Barren County
3. South Warren
4. Franklin-Simpson
5. Cumberland County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Bethlehem
2. Taylor County
3. Nelson County
4. North Hardin
5. Green County
Sixth Region
1. Mercy
2. Bullitt East
3. Bullitt Central
4. Whitefield Academy
5. North Bullitt
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Manual
3. Central
4. Christian Academy
5. Assumption
Eighth Region
1. Spencer County
2. Owen County
3. Anderson County
4. Simon Kenton
5. Grant County
Ninth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Ryle
3. Covington Holy Cross
4. Conner
5. Dixie Heights
10th Region
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Paris
5. Pendleton County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Frederick Douglass
2. Franklin County
3. Madison Central
4. Great Crossing
5. Henry Clay
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville
2. Pulaski County
3. Southwestern
4. Danville Christian
5. Mercer County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Corbin
3. Knox Central
4. South Laurel
5. Bell County
14th Region
1. Leslie County
2. Knott County Central
3. Perry County Central
4. Owsley County
5. Wolfe County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Lawrence County
3. Johnson Central
4. Martin County
5. Paintsville
16th Region
Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent
1. Boyd County
2. Russell
3. Ashland Blazer
4. Rowan County
5. Lewis County
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @kyhighs.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Media Poll: See latest rankings
