The first week of the new year brings the first media poll:

1. St. Xavier (16)
2. Great Crossing
3. Frederick Douglass
4. Bryan Station
5. Covington Catholic
6. Marshall County
7. Hazard
8. Manual
9. George Rogers Clark
10. Green County
11. Warren Central
12. Woodford County
13. Ballard
14. Male
15. Calloway County
16. Bowling Green
17. Lloyd Memorial
T-18. Adair County
T-18. PRP
T-18. South Laurel
21. Butler
22. Clinton County
23. Jeffersontown
24. Ashland
T-25. Greenwood
T-25. Harlan County
T-27. LaRue County
T-27. South Oldham
29. Campbell County
30. North Laurel
T-31. Covingon Holy Cross
T-31. Fairdale

 

Other rankings:

 

 

 

Observations:

-St. X is a consensus #1, which is to be expected.  Great Crossing and Frederick Douglass are consensus #2 and #3, which while not unexpected, feels slightly less common for the polls to agree on all three of the top spots.

-Bryan Station, Covington Catholic, Hazard, and Manual are all consensus top 10 teams.

-Green County was almost in that group, by KYHSSPORTSZONE has them not only not in the top ten, but not in the top 25.  They were listed 38th overall (if the "Others" category is in order), an almost shockingly large gap.  They haven't played a very tough schedule, but it is a bit jarring to see them not even in the top 25.

-Marshall County and Clinton County are the last of the unbeatens, but faith in them appears varied.  Marshall County is in the top 10 of each except for KYHSSPORTSZONE (where they're 17th), while Clinton County checks in more in the 20s of most, topping out in KSR where they're 11th.  KYHSSPORTSZONE also has them just in the Others category.

Which poll do you find is the most accurate?

Green has played 3 teams in Media Poll Top 21 with double digit wins over 2 of them.  Other areas of schedule not as difficult, correct, but completely out of the Top 25 and as low as 38th I don't agree with.

Green will also play Larue twice, and potential matchup with Hazard in 1st round of All A State if both win their regions respectively.  Remainder of season will show exactly who Green is or could be.

53 minutes ago, fanofhoops said:

Green has played 3 teams in Media Poll Top 21 with double digit wins over 2 of them.  Other areas of schedule not as difficult, correct, but completely out of the Top 25 and as low as 38th I don't agree with.

Green will also play Larue twice, and potential matchup with Hazard in 1st round of All A State if both win their regions respectively.  Remainder of season will show exactly who Green is or could be.

? For comparison, Massey Ratings have them at #27 with an SoS of #66. Definitely good wins vs. Woodford Co. and Butler. May take the poll voters awhile to get with how good the Dragons are this season.

masseyratings.com/KY_Boys

I find it interesting that 3 of the top 4 is from the 11th region and the #3 and #4 teams are in the same district.

Uh…. Warren Central is loaded (again) with new faces. Getting guys eligible. Watch out! 

Hazard remains in the top 10 in many polls but they don’t belong there, to be rated ahead of some of those teams is mind boggling.

Which of the better teams will potentially be in the Class A tournament?  

5 hours ago, 24Rocks said:

Which of the better teams will potentially be in the Class A tournament?  

• Upper bracket ~ 

I'm looking for Lyon Co (R2) to make the semifinals vs. whoever slugs their way out of (R9) - Holy Cross, Newport, or Beechwood.

• Lower bracket ~

Brutal potential Round 1 game: Hazard (R14) vs. Green Co (R5). Winner there might play either Danville Christian (R12) or Walton-Verona (R8) in the semifinals.