Sacred Heart is back on top of the girls basketball Elite 16 media poll after knocking off rival Assumption on Sunday.
Sacred Heart Academy is back on top of the Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Elite 16 after beating its rival.
The Valkyries rallied to knock off previous No. 1 Assumption 68-66 on Sunday at St. Xavier. Sacred Heart has defeated the Rockets 19 consecutive times dating to 2013.
Sacred Heart received 11 of 16 first-place votes and is followed by Assumption, George Rogers Clark, Calloway County and Simon Kenton in the top five.
Calloway County (21-0) is the only undefeated team in the state and captured the Kentucky 2A Championships title Sunday with a 49-46 victory over Taylor County.
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 week 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. Sacred Heart (11) 12-3 246 3
2. Assumption (1) 11-5 228 1
3. George Rogers Clark (1) 13-2 221 2
4. Calloway County (3) 21-0 199 T4
5. Simon Kenton 19-1 189 T4
6. Cooper 13-3 182 6
7. Frederick Douglass 13-3 168 7
8. Taylor County 16-3 112 9
9. Ashland Blazer 13-1 103 10
10. Campbell County 12-2 95 12
11. Notre Dame 11-5 88 8
12. North Laurel 12-5 75 11
13. South Laurel 14-5 70 13
14. Henderson County 11-7 54 14
15. Covington Holy Cross 14-2 44 T15
16. Bishop Brossart 18-1 39 NR
Others receiving votes: Boyd County 14, Butler 9, Ryle 8, Barren County 7, Daviess County 7, Mercy 5, Franklin County 3, Manual 3, Marshall County 3, McCracken County 3, 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. 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. Monroe County
5. Franklin-Simpson
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. Bethlehem
3. John Hardin
4. Campbellsville
5. Green County
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. Anderson County
3. Woodford County
4. Spencer County
5. Owen 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. West Jessamine
3. Boyle County
4. Southwestern
5. Pulaski County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. South Laurel
2. North Laurel
3. Knox Central
4. Bell County
5. Corbin
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Letcher County Central
3. Knott County Central
4. Breathitt County
5. Leslie 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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