Four Northern Kentucky teams ranked in AP basketball polls; Ryle rises in rankings
James WeberLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:
BOYS
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Ashland Blazer (8) 23-0 114 1
2. Lou. Male (2) 22-4 107 3
3. Lou. Ballard - 22-3 92 4
4. John Hardin - 25-2 80 2
5. Cov. Catholic (2) 22-4 77 6
6. Madisonville-North Hopkins - 22-3 65 7
7. Lexington Catholic - 22-2 51 8
8. Elizabethtown - 19-2 39 5
9. South Laurel (1) 20-4 24 10
10. McCracken County - 21-4 23 9
Others receiving votes: Lex. Henry Clay 17. Oldham Co. 14. Lou. Fern Creek 7. Highlands 3. Clay Co. 2.
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GIRLS
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Lou. Sacred Heart (13) 23-1 130 1
2. Simon Kenton - 24-3 115 2
3. Elizabethtown - 20-4 77 5
4. Lou. Butler - 20-4 73 4
5. Casey Co. - 19-5 72 6
6. Madisonville-North Hopkins - 21-1 66 3
7. Ryle - 14-11 25 NR
8. Lou. DuPont Manual - 19-6 24 9
9. Notre Dame - 18-6 21 8
10. Scott Co. - 21-5 20 N
Others receiving votes: Lou. Christian Academy 19. Bethlehem 12. Bullitt East 12. Anderson Co. 11. Hazard 7. Wolfe Co. 6. Bowling Green 5. Marshall Co. 5. Graves Co. 5. Rockcastle Co. 4. South Laurel 3. Henderson Co. 2. Pulaski Southwestern 1.
CovCath, which has won 21 of 22 games, moved up a spot.
Ryle is ranked in the girls poll after beating Notre Dame 66-38 Feb. 8. The Raiders honored senior Maddie Scherr for being Northern Kentucky's first McDonald's All-American.
Simon Kenton, 24-3 overall, stayed ranked at No. 2 behind powerhouse Sacred Heart, who has one loss this year.
The draws for the KHSAA Sweet 16 state tournaments will take place 1 p.m. Tuesday.
All Associated Press members in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the high school basketball poll. Those who voted for this week's poll are: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; Daily Enterprise, Harlan; The Gleaner, Henderson; Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; The Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; The Paducah Sun, Paducah; WKYX, Paducah.