After knocking off Seventh Region rival Assumption on Sunday, Sacred Heart Academy kept the No. 1 spot in this week’s Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Media Poll.
The Valkyries (11-2) beat Assumption 73-42 to run their winning streak against Kentucky competition to 82.
Following Sacred Heart in the top five are George Rogers Clark (9-5), Cooper (9-3), Franklin County (15-3) and North Laurel (14-0).
North Laurel and No. 10 Madison Central (16-0) are the only undefeated teams remaining in Kentucky.
Owensboro Catholic (11-3) joined the top 15 at No. 15, and Highlands dropped out.
The Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists — one from each of the state’s 16 basketball regions. The poll will be released online each Tuesday morning throughout the regular season.
Along with the statewide top 15, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.
Here are the rankings:
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (15) 11-2 239 1
2. George Rogers Clark 9-5 205 2
3. Cooper 9-3 195 3
4. Franklin County 15-3 168 7
5. North Laurel (1) 14-0 164 6
6. Franklin-Simpson 14-2 161 4
7. Assumption 11-2 154 5
8. Covington Holy Cross 18-1 134 8
9. Bethlehem 13-1 108 T9
10. Madison Central 16-0 101 T9
11. Henderson County 13-3 81 11
12. Simon Kenton 12-3 58 12
13. Frederick Douglass 11-4 57 13
14. Notre Dame 9-3 38 14
15. Owensboro Catholic 11-3 1 NR
Others receiving votes: Anderson County 10, Graves County 10, Highlands 9, Johnson Central 5, Breckinridge County 4, Lafayette 3, Calloway County 1, Knox Central 1, Russell 1, Taylor County 1, West Jessamine 1.
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Graves County
2. Calloway County
3. Marshall County
4. Mayfield
5. McCracken County
1. Henderson County
2. Christian County
3. Crittenden County
4. Lyon County
5. Union County
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Breckinridge County
2. Daviess County
3. Owensboro Catholic
4. Meade County
5. Owensboro
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Franklin-Simpson
2. Barren County
3. Metcalfe County
4. Warren East
5. Bowling Green
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Bethlehem
2. Taylor County
3. Elizabethtown
4. Nelson County
5. Green County
Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media
1. Butler
2. Whitefield Academy
3. Bullitt East
4. Mercy
5. Valley
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Assumption
3. Manual
4. Central
5. Ballard
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Simon Kenton
2. Anderson County
3. Spencer County
4. Grant County
5. Walton-Verona
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Holy Cross
2. Cooper
3. Notre Dame
4. Highlands
5. Dixie Heights
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Scott
5. Montgomery County
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Franklin County
2. Frederick Douglass
3. Madison Central
4. Lafayette
5. Lexington Christian
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. West Jessamine
2. Danville Christian
3. Pulaski County
4. Southwestern
5. Wayne County
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Knox Central
3. South Laurel
4. Corbin
5. Middlesboro
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Knott County Central
2. Perry County Central
3. Breathitt County
4. Hazard
5. Owsley County
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Johnson Central
2. Floyd Central
3. Martin County
4. Paintsville
5. Pikeville
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Menifee County
3. Russell
4. Rowan County
5. Boyd County
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.
