Kentucky High School Basketball Media Poll: Top 10 girls teams, regional rankings

The Sacred Coronary heart Academy ladies basketball staff ― winner of two straight state titles ― is ranked No. 1 within the inaugural Kentucky Excessive College Basketball Media Ballot.

The Valkyries are 13-2, with their solely losses coming to California powers La Jolla Nation Day and Archbishop Mitty in final month’s Nike Match of Champions in Phoenix.

Vote now: Who’s your choose for this week’s Louisville-area highschool ladies Athlete of the Week?

Sacred Coronary heart acquired 14 of the 16 first-place votes. No. 2 Handbook (14-1) acquired the opposite two first-place votes. Sacred Coronary heart beat Handbook 68-58 on Dec. 2.

The Kentucky Excessive College Basketball Media Ballot is performed by 16 sports activities journalists ― one from every of the state’s 16 basketball areas. The ballot will probably be launched every Tuesday morning all through the common season.

Together with the statewide prime 10, voters will present top-five rankings for his or her respective areas.

Listed here are the rankings:

Statewide ballot

First-place votes in parentheses; data by Sunday’s video games.

Rank-school (FPV)           Document         Pts

1. Sacred Coronary heart (14)        13-2              154

2. Handbook (2)                   14-1              146

3. George Rogers Clark  9-3               105

4. Cooper                        11-2                94

5. Ryle                             14-3                83

6. Mercy                           9-5                 77

7. McCracken County     16-2                75

8. Bowling Inexperienced            10-5                32

9. Pulaski County            12-2                18

10. Bullitt East                 12-4                17

Others receiving votes: Madison Central 13, Anderson County 11, Henderson County 11, Graves County 9, Dixie Heights 8, Bethlehem 7, Covington Holy Cross 7, Pikeville 6, Franklin County 3, North Laurel 2, Lawrence County 1.

First Area

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Graves County

3. Mayfield

4. Paducah Tilghman

5. Christian Fellowship

Second Area

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Hopkins County Central

3. Crittenden County

4. Union County

5. Madisonville-North Hopkins

Third Area

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Owensboro

3. Meade County

4. Breckinridge County

5. Hancock County

Fourth Area

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Bowling Inexperienced

2. Barren County

3. Greenwood

4. Franklin-Simpson

5. Metcalfe County

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Fifth Area

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County News Herald

1. Bethlehem

2. Taylor County

3. John Hardin

4. North Hardin

5. Inexperienced County

Sixth Area

J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal

1. Mercy

2. Bullitt East

3. Whitefield Academy

4. North Bullitt

5. Bullitt Central

Seventh Area

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Sacred Coronary heart

2. Handbook

3. Central

4. Christian Academy

5. Assumption

Eighth Area

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. Anderson County

2. Grant County

3. Simon Kenton

4. Spencer County

5. South Oldham

Vote now: Who’s your choose for this week’s Louisville-area highschool boys Athlete of the Week?

Ninth Area

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper

2. Ryle

3. Dixie Heights

4. Notre Dame

5. Covington Holy Cross

10^th Area

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Montgomery County

3. Paris

4. Scott

5. Pendleton County

11^th Area

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Madison Central

2. Franklin County

3. Frederick Douglass

4. Lexington Catholic

5. Berea

12^th Area

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Pulaski County

2. Danville

3. Danville Christian

4. Southwestern

5. Mercer County

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13^th Area

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Corbin

2. North Laurel

3. Bell County

4. Jackson County

5. Knox Central

14^th Area

John Lowe, WYMT-TV

1. Knott County Central

2. Leslie County

3. Owsley County

4. Perry County Central

5. Powell County

15^th Area

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Lawrence County

3. Martin County

4. Paintsville

5. Johnson Central

16^th Area

Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent

1. Boyd County

2. Russell

3. Rowan County

4. Ashland Blazer

5. Lewis County

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