Who’s No. 1 in the first girls high school basketball media rankings of 2024?

Below are the top 15 girls high school basketball teams of the 2023-24 season, according to the first (Jan. 4) 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 and total rankings points. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted and the media’s region-by-region top fives.

Girls Top 15

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

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts

1. Sacred Heart (14) 8-4 236

2. George Rogers Clark (2) 13-1 225

3. Cooper 12-3 194

4. Pikeville 9-1 158

5. Owensboro Catholic 9-2 136

6. McCracken County 11-2 125

7. Ryle 9-4 114

8. Pulaski County 12-2 109

9. Notre Dame 9-2 107

10. Anderson County 12-1 100

11. Corbin 9-4 60

12. Franklin-Simpson 12-0 58

13. Meade County 9-4 56

14. Boyd County 9-4 43

15. Covington Holy Cross 8-4 30

Others receiving votes: North Laurel 26, Ashland Blazer 21, Montgomery County 21, Franklin County 15, Bardstown 11, Johnson Central 11, Russell 11, Boyle County 8, Butler 8, Henry Clay 7, Pineville 6, Frederick Douglass 5, Simon Kenton 5, Christian Academy-Louisville 4, Manual 4, Danville Christian 3, Bowling Green 2, Bethlehem 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Marshall County

3. Graves County

4. Calloway County

5. Mayfield

2nd Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Madisonville-North Hopkins

3. Lyon County

4. Union County

5. Christian County

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Meade County

3. Edmonson County

4. Owensboro

5. Daviess County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Franklin-Simpson

2. Bowling Green

3. Barren County

4. Warren East

5. Todd County Central

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. Taylor County

2. Bethlehem

3. North Hardin

4. Bardstown

5. Elizabethtown

6th Region

Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV

1. Whitefield Academy

2. Butler

3. Bullitt East

4. North Bullitt

5. Bullitt Central

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Sacred Heart

2. Manual

3. Central

4. Christian Academy

5. Assumption

8th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Anderson County

2. Simon Kenton

3. South Oldham

4. Spencer County

5. Grant County

9th Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper

2. Ryle

3. Covington Holy Cross

4. Notre Dame

5. Newport Central Catholic

10th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Montgomery County

3. Scott

4. Campbell County

5. Bishop Brossart

11th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Franklin County

2. Henry Clay

3. Frederick Douglass

4. Madison Southern

5. Madison Central

12th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Pulaski County

2. Southwestern

3. Danville Christian

4. Rockcastle County

5. Boyle County

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Corbin

2. North Laurel

3. South Laurel

4. Jackson County

5. Bell County

14th Region

Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV

1. Perry County Central

2. Knott County Central

3. Leslie County

4. Owsley County

5. Hazard

15th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Johnson Central

3. Martin County

4. Paintsville

5. Shelby Valley

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Ashland Blazer

2. Boyd County

3. Russell

4. Fleming County

5. Rowan County

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