Who’s No. 1 in the latest 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, total rankings points and last week’s ranking. 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 Monday’s games

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Sacred Heart (15) 10-4 239 1

2. George Rogers Clark (1) 14-1 224 2

3. Cooper 14-3 198 3

4. Pikeville 11-1 177 4

5. Owensboro Catholic 11-2 146 5

6. McCracken County 13-2 142 6

7. Anderson County 13-1 123 10

8. Notre Dame 13-2 116 9

9. (tie) Franklin-Simpson 13-0 84 12

9. (tie) Ryle 10-5 84 7

11. Covington Holy Cross 11-4 62 15

12. Pulaski County 12-4 50 8

13. Boyd County 11-4 47 14

14. Franklin County 12-5 28 NR

15. Meade County 9-5 27 13

Others receiving votes: Ashland Blazer 24, North Laurel 24, Corbin 22, Bardstown 11, Rockcastle County 11, Johnson Central 10, Montgomery County 10, Russell 10, Butler 9, Frederick Douglass 9, Christian Academy-Louisville 7, Henry Clay 6, Pineville 6, Bowling Green 4, Manual 4, Danville Christian 3, Bethlehem 2, Simon Kenton 1

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Calloway County

3. Marshall County

4. Graves 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. Daviess County

4. Owensboro

5. Breckinridge County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Franklin-Simpson

2. Bowling Green

3. Warren East

4. Barren County

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. Assumption

5. Christian Academy-Louisville

8th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Anderson County

2. South Oldham

3. Grant County

4. Simon Kenton

5. Spencer County

9th Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper

2. Ryle

3. Notre Dame

4. Covington Holy Cross

5. Highlands

10th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Montgomery County

3. Campbell County

4. Scott

5. Nicholas County

11th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Franklin County

2. Frederick Douglass

3. Henry Clay

4. Madison Central

5. Madison Southern

12th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Danville Christian

2. Southwestern

3. Pulaski County

4. Rockcastle County

5. Boyle County

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. North Laurel

2. Corbin

3. South Laurel

4. Bell County

5. Jackson County

14th Region

Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV

1. Perry County Central

2. Knott County Central

3. Owsley County

4. Leslie County

5. Hazard

15th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Johnson Central

3. Martin County

4. Shelby Valley

5. Paintsville

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Ashland Blazer

2. Boyd County

3. Russell

4. Rowan County

5. Fleming County

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

Vote: Kentucky.com Girls Basketball Player of the Week (Jan. 1-7, 2024)

Vote: Kentucky.com Boys Basketball Player of the Week (Jan. 1-7, 2024)

High school basketball: Dave Cantrall’s top 25 girls teams in Kentucky (Jan. 7)

High school basketball: Dave Cantrall’s top 25 boys teams in Kentucky (Jan. 7)