Four Northern Kentucky teams ranked in AP basketball polls; Ryle rises to fourth
James WeberThe 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 (7) 26-0 128 1
2. Lou. Male (6) 25-4 125 2
3. John Hardin (1) 27-2 95 4
4. Madisonville-North Hopkins - 24-3 87 6
5. Lexington Catholic - 25-2 64 7
6. Lou. Ballard - 23-4 54 3
7. Cov. Catholic - 23-5 52 5
8. Elizabethtown - 21-2 43 8
9. Lex. Henry Clay - 21-5 41 NR
10. South Laurel - 23-4 25 9
Others receiving votes: McCracken County 24. Oldham Co. 10. Highlands 6. North Laurel 5. Lou. Fern Creek 4. Clay Co. 4. Collins 2. Calloway Co. 1.
GIRLS
Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs
1. Lou. Sacred Heart (14) 26-1 140 1
2. Simon Kenton - 25-3 123 2
3. Lou. Butler - 22-4 83 4
4. Ryle - 16-11 64 7
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins - 23-1 62 6
6. Elizabethtown - 20-5 50 3
7. Scott Co. - 24-5 48 10
8. Casey Co. - 20-6 40 5
(tie) Lou. Christian Academy - 19-6 40 NR
: Lou. DuPont Manual 19. Bethlehem 10. North Laurel 8. Butler Co. 7. South Laurel 7. Bowling Green 6. Graves Co. 6. Marshall Co. 6. Henderson Co. 5. Anderson Co. 4. Wolfe Co. 4. Scott 3. Pikeville 2. Bell Co. 1.
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; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; The Paducah Sun, Paducah; WKYX, Paducah.