Courier Journal's Top 25 State Rankings -

Team                                          Region            2021-22 record

1. George Rogers Clark (65)         10^th                      37-1

Three starters back for defending champs, led by Jerone Morton

2. Warren Central (23)                 4th                       29-4

Dragons return four starters from state runner-up squad

3. Trinity (15)                                 7th                     17-16

Rocks added two key newcomers in Drae Vasser, Jayden Johnson

4. North Laurel (3)                        13th                    28-6

Kentucky signee Reed Sheppard appears to be a lock for Mr. Basketball

5. Covington Catholic (3)              9th                     30-5

Point guard Evan Ipsaro (Miami, Ohio signee) makes Colonels go

6. Male (1)                                      7th                     28-6

Jack Edelen solid guard, but transfer of Kaleb Glenn hurts chances

7. Great Crossing (1)                     11th                     27-7

Malachi Moreno, 6-foot-11 center, leads talented group of sophomores

8. Western                                      6th                     23-5

Senior guard Trent Hinkle leads big and talented Warriors

9. Ashland Blazer                           16th                   26-6

Tomcats will have different look led by sophomore guard Zander Carter

10. Lyon County                             2nd                    29-7

Junior guard Travis Perry is early favorite for 2024 Mr. Basketball

11. Evangel Christian                    6th                       22-11

Cyr Malonga, 6-11 East Carolina signee, leads talent-rich Eagles roster

12. Lexington Catholic                  11th                     26-6

Reece Potter, 7-foot Miami (Ohio) signee, a force in paint for Knights  

13. Woodford County                  8th                       27-6

Yellow Jackets have one of state’s top sophomores in Jasper Johnson

14. Madison Central                     11th                     20-12

Senior Jaylen Davis gives Indians chance in rugged 11^th Region

15. North Oldham                         8th                     19-13

Dallas Roberts is one of state’s top senior point guards

16. Frederick Douglass                 11th                     19-15

Broncos lost talented Tyson Barrett to out-of-state transfer

17. Ballard                                      7th                     28-7

New coach Greg Willis must overcome Gabe Sisk’s transfer

18. DeSales (1)                               6th                     14-14

Brothers Crew Gibson (6-8 senior), Will Gibson (6-4 junior) lead Colts

19. Pikeville                                    15th                   32-3

Tennessee Tech signee Rylee Samons, 6-7 senior, leads Panthers

20. Lincoln County                        12th                   31-8

Tramane Alcorn, Colton Ralston return from Sweet 16 semifinal team

21. Bowling Green                         4th                     26-7          

Purples must replace 2022 Mr. Basketball Turner Buttry

22. Murray (1)                                1st                       26-7

Bellarmine signee Grant Whitaker (17.5 ppg) leads way for Tigers

23. Pleasure Ridge Park                6^th                        23-7

Hard-nosed Keith Robinson among Sixth Region’s top players

24. Manual                                     7th                       21-7

Silky smooth guard Damone King is among state’s top juniors

25. Covington Holy Cross             9th                       21-10

Senior Jacob Meyer led state in scoring last season (38.2 ppg)

I was guessing Warren Central would be #1.

10 hours ago, 4 Quarters said:

I was guessing Warren Central would be #1.

I would expect you'll see every major ranking service to start the year with GRC at the top at WC #2.  Not saying it will end up that way, but I think that is where everyone will begin the year.

3 hours ago, The Double Deuce said:

I would expect you'll see every major ranking service to start the year with GRC at the top at WC #2.  Not saying it will end up that way, but I think that is where everyone will begin the year.

Yeah, I know it hard to dethrone the champs until things shake out.

On 11/16/2022 at 6:28 PM, Instride said:

They lost 2 D1 athletes.  They will be different, not sure if they are better.

2 D1? And I think they will be, like you said different forsure but I think this team just lines up more with what they’re Uber successful teams have been. Spacing, shooting and High IQ ball. Come postseason last year teams were cheating off Chandler a lot, everything just seemed clunky. 

I’ve gotten word that Cooper beat Holy Cross by 2 today. 

1 hour ago, Nkybballfan23 said:

I’ve gotten word that Cooper beat Holy Cross by 2 today. 

Confirmed.

Edited November 24, 20223 yr by theguru

48 minutes ago, UCME said:

Confirmed.

Any details?

I couldn't attend due to the flu but heard it was a pretty solid game between two of the top teams in the 9th. I'm pretty sure the Pouncy kid played for Cooper. I don't have any stats for the game. Anyone who was in attendance know?

Also heard it was a huge crowd at the Fenn Center for this one for a scrimmage game.

Bump.