The Sacred Heart Valkyries and Assumption Rockets are still 1-2 in the Kentucky high school girls basketball rankings. See where other teams landed.
There was little movement in this week’s Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Elite 16, with the top nine teams keeping the same position as last week.
Sacred Heart maintained the No. 1 ranking after receiving 11 of 16 first-place votes.
Assumption is No. 2 and is followed by George Rogers Clark, Calloway County and Simon Kenton in the top five.
Six of the state’s top eight teams — Sacred Heart, Assumption, GRC, No. 6 Cooper, No. 7 Frederick Douglass and No. 8 Taylor County — are scheduled to compete in the Shirley’s Way Louisville Invitational Tournament that’s now set to tip off Thursday at Atherton High School.
The tournament originally was scheduled to begin Monday but was postponed because of snow.
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 throughout the regular season.
Along with the statewide top 16, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.
Here are the rankings:
Kentucky girls basketball rankings
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (11) 14-3 249 1
2. Assumption (1) 14-5 228 2
3. George Rogers Clark (1) 14-2 221 3
4. Calloway County (3) 22-0 198 4
5. Simon Kenton 21-1 187 5
6. Cooper 15-3 180 6
7. Frederick Douglass 16-3 169 7
8. Taylor County 17-3 121 8
9. Ashland Blazer 15-2 96 9
10. Notre Dame 12-5 87 11
11. Campbell County 13-3 80 10
12. North Laurel 13-5 79 12
13. South Laurel 15-5 77 13
14. Covington Holy Cross 16-2 54 15
15. Henderson County 13-7 52 14
16. Bishop Brossart 20-1 48 16
Others receiving votes: Butler 10, Daviess County 8, Barren County 7, Boyd County 7, Mercy 4, Ryle 4, Franklin County 3, Manual 3, Marshall County 3, McCracken County 1.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Calloway County
2. Marshall County
3. McCracken County
4. Carlisle County
5. Graves County
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. Owensboro Catholic
3. Breckinridge County
4. Meade County
5. Edmonson County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Barren County
2. Allen County-Scottsville
3. Cumberland County
4. Franklin-Simpson
5. Metcalfe County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. Bethlehem
3. Campbellsville
4. Bardstown
5. John Hardin
Sixth Region
Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media
1. Butler
2. Bullitt East
3. Mercy
4. North Bullitt
5. Bullitt Central
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Assumption
3. Central
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Simon Kenton
2. Woodford County
3. Spencer County
4. Owen County
5. Grant County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Covington Holy Cross
3. Notre Dame
4. Ryle
5. Highlands
10th Region
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Montgomery County
5. Nicholas County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Frederick Douglass
2. Lafayette
3. Paul Dunbar
4. Franklin County
5. Madison Southern
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Rockcastle County
2. Boyle County
3. Southwestern
4. West Jessamine
5. Pulaski County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. South Laurel
2. North Laurel
3. Knox Central
4. Corbin
5. Bell County
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Knott County Central
3. Leslie County
4. Letcher County Central
5. Breathitt County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Johnson Central
2. Pikeville
3. Floyd Central
4. Paintsville
5. Martin County
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, Sacred Heart still No. 1 in Kentucky
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