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Great Crossing, LexCath lead boys basketball media poll, which features new top-15 member

Eleventh Region rivals Great Crossing and Lexington Catholic kept the top two spots in this week’s Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll.

Great Crossing (23-1) received all 16 first-place votes and was followed by Lexington Catholic (22-2), Newport (22-3), Trinity (18-5) and Lyon County (21-3) in the top five.

Frederick Douglass (16-6) joined the poll at No. 14 after knocking off Harlan County, 79-69, on Saturday. Woodford County dropped out of the top 15.

The Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists — one from each of the state’s 16 basketball regions. The poll will be released each week throughout the regular season.

Along with the statewide top 15, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.

Here are the rankings:

Boys statewide poll

Lexington Catholic’s Tyler Doyle brings the ball upcourt against Trinity on Friday night in Louisville.
Lexington Catholic’s Tyler Doyle brings the ball upcourt against Trinity on Friday night in Louisville.

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

Rank-school (FPV)           Record      Pts    LW

1. Great Crossing (16)         23-1       240      1

2. Lexington Catholic          22-2       216      2

3. Newport                          22-3       191      5

4. Trinity                               18-5       186      3

5. Lyon County                     21-3       171      4

6. Covington Catholic           19-5       147      6

7. St. Xavier                           20-3       138      7

8. Bowling Green                  20-4      117      9

9. George Rogers Clark        22-1         94      T11

10. Evangel Christian            19-5         89     T11

11. (tie) Harlan County         21-4         66        8

11. (tie) Manual                    18-3         66       10

13. North Oldham                20-3         55       13

14. Frederick Douglass         16-6         34       NR

15. Bryan Station                  19-3         30        14

Others receiving votes: DeSales 26, Woodford County 23, Henderson County 7, Ashland Blazer 6, Cooper 6, Bell County 3, Boyd County 3, Henry Clay 2, Oldham County 2, Hazard 1, North Hardin 1.

First Region

Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun

1. Calloway County

2. Murray

3. Marshall County

4. McCracken County

5. Graves County

Second Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Lyon County

2. Henderson County

3. University Heights

4. Madisonville-North Hopkins

5. Christian County

Third Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Daviess County

2. Owensboro Catholic

3. Butler County

4. Owensboro

5. Ohio County

Fourth Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Bowling Green

2. Warren Central

3. Warren East

4. Barren County

5. Clinton County

Fifth Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. North Hardin

2. Adair County

3. Elizabethtown

4. LaRue County

5. Washington County

Sixth Region

Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV

1. Evangel Christian

2. DeSales

3. Fairdale

4. Butler

5. Louisville Holy Cross

Seventh Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Trinity

2. St. Xavier

3. Manual

4. Male

5. Christian Academy

Eighth Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Oldham County

2. North Oldham

3. Woodford County

4. Walton-Verona

5. Spencer County

Ninth Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Newport

2. Cooper

3. Covington Catholic

4. Lloyd Memorial

5. Boone County

10th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Campbell County

3. Mason County

4. Harrison County

5. Augusta

11th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Great Crossing

2. Lexington Catholic

3. Bryan Station

4. Frederick Douglass

5. Madison Southern

12th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Danville Christian

2. Wayne County

3. Pulaski County

4. Mercer County

5. Boyle County

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Harlan County

2. Bell County

3. Whitley County

4. Clay County

5. Corbin

14th Region

Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation

1. Hazard

2. Knott County Central

3. Breathitt County

4. Perry County Central

5. Estill County

15th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Martin County

3. Pike County Central

4. Floyd Central

5. Johnson Central

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Boyd County

2. Ashland Blazer

3. Rowan County

4. Fleming County

5. Morgan County

Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: KHSAA boys basketball rankings: Great Crossing, LexCath lead media poll