Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?

Below are the top teams in the latest (Jan. 18) Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls of the 2021-22 boys’ and girls’ seasons, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous ranking. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted.

Boys’ top 10

Rank, School, First-place votes, Record, Total points, Pvs

1. Clark County (9), 15-1, 98, 1

2. Covington Catholic (1), 14-2, 91, 2

3. Male 14-3, 75, 4

4. Ballard 14-5, 57, 3

5. Pulaski County 18-0, 48, 5

6. Warren Central 10-3, 45, 6

7. North Laurel 12-4, 35, T7

8. Ashland Blazer 13-4, 34, T7

9. Woodford County 16-2, 26, 10

10. Lexington Catholic 16-4, 15, 9

Others receiving votes: Greenwood 8, McCracken County 7, Knox Central 4, Bowling Green 3, Pikeville 3, Bath Co. 1.

How @HLpreps voted: Boys

Girls’ top 10

Rank, School, First-place votes, Record, Total points, Pvs

1. Sacred Heart (10), 16-1, 100, 1

2. Clark County 15-1, 85, 2

3. Notre Dame 14-1, 81, 3

4. McCracken County 15-1, 71, 4

5. Bullitt East 16-2, 47, 5

6. Anderson County 17-2, 42, 7

7. Bowling Green 13-4, 34, 6

8. Pikeville 15-1, 30, 8

9. Ryle 12-5, 14, 9

10. Dixie Heights 14-3, 13, 10

Others receiving votes: Russell 6, Male 6, Bullitt Central 6, Central 4, Southwestern 4, Christian Academy-Louisville 2, Berea 2, Conner 1, Mercy 1, Rowan County 1.

How @HLpreps voted: Girls

Media members participating in this week’s poll: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; Kentucky Today, Louisville.