Assumption, which beat No. 2 George Rogers Clark in triple overtime last week, kept the No. 1 spot in this week's Elite 16 girls basketball poll
Assumption kept the No. 1 spot in this week’s Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Elite 16 media poll.
The Rockets (9-4) received 14 of the 16 first-place votes after knocking off No. 2 George Rogers Clark 61-56 in triple overtime on Jan. 8.
Sacred Heart is ranked No. 3, and Calloway County and Simon Kenton are tied for fourth.
Assumption will face Sacred Heart at 6 p.m. on Jan. 18 at St. Xavier.
The Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Elite 16 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 16, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.
Here are the rankings:
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Assumption (14) 9-4 253 1
2. George Rogers Clark 9-2 234 2
3. Sacred Heart (1) 9-3 195 3
4. (tie) Calloway County (1) 17-0 191 4
4. (tie) Simon Kenton 16-1 191 5
6. Cooper 11-3 181 6
7. Frederick Douglass 10-3 177 7
8. Notre Dame 10-3 128 8
9. Taylor County 13-2 116 10
10. Ashland Blazer 10-1 84 12
11. North Laurel 10-4 82 9
12. Campbell County 9-2 78 13
13. South Laurel 11-5 72 14
14. Henderson County 10-6 71 11
15. (tie) Boyd County 8-4 22 T15
15. (tie) Covington Holy Cross 12-2 22 NR
Others receiving votes: Bishop Brossart 20, Campbellsville 11, Ryle 10, Butler 8, Mercy 7, Barren County 5, Franklin County 3, Manual 3, Marshall County 3, McCracken County 3, Spencer County 3, Knox Central 1, Russell 1, St. Henry 1.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Calloway County
2. Marshall County
3. McCracken County
4. Carlisle County
5. Ballard Memorial
Second Region
1. Henderson County
2. Lyon County
3. Crittenden County
4. Hopkins County Central
5. Christian County
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Breckinridge County
3. Owensboro Catholic
4. Edmonson County
5. Grayson County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Barren County
2. Allen County-Scottsville
3. Monroe County
4. Metcalfe County
5. Cumberland County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. North Hardin
3. Bethlehem
4. John Hardin
5. Elizabethtown
Sixth Region
Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media
1. Butler
2. Bullitt East
3. North Bullitt
4. Valley
5. Pleasure Ridge Park
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Assumption
2. Sacred Heart
3. Central
4. Manual
5. Ballard
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Simon Kenton
2. Anderson County
3. Woodford County
4. Spencer County
5. Walton-Verona
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Notre Dame
3. Covington Holy Cross
4. Highlands
5. Ryle
10th Region
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Montgomery County
5. Scott
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Frederick Douglass
2. Paul Dunbar
3. Franklin County
4. Lafayette
5. Madison Southern
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. West Jessamine
2. Rockcastle County
3. Pulaski County
4. Boyle County
5. Southwestern
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. South Laurel
2. North Laurel
3. Knox Central
4. Corbin
5. Clay County
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Letcher County Central
3. Perry County Central
4. Knott County Central
5. Breathitt County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Johnson Central
2. Pikeville
3. Paintsville
4. Martin County
5. Floyd Central
16th Region
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Russell
4. Rowan County
5. East Carter
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; [email protected]; Follow on X @kyhighs.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: KHSAA girls basketball rankings, Kentucky High School Elite 16 poll
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