? ? | Massey joins the media consensus and places St. Xavier back at No. 1 in this week's ratings.

? Kentucky All 'A' Classic tourney rankings.

? Notable moves: Hazard makes its season debut in the Top 25. Harlan Co. is best of the 13th for the first time this season. Adair Co. reclaims the lead in the 5th by the narrowest of margins.

2️⃣5️⃣ Statewide Ratings ~ 

1. St. Xavier, 2. Covington Catholic, 3. Great Crossing, 4. Frederick Douglass, 5. Warren Central.

6. Bryan Station, 7. Marshall Co., 8. Ballard, 9. Manual, 10. Male.

11. George Rogers Clark, 12. Bowling Green, 13. South Oldham, 14. Butler, 15. Calloway Co. 

16. Ashland, 17. Henry Clay, 18. Cooper, 19. Woodford Co., 20. North Oldham. 

21. Lloyd Memorial, 22. Madison Central, 23. Hazard, 24. Adair Co , 25. Green Co. 

✓ Full ratings based on scores reported through *Saturday, January 18* can be found at the link below.

? masseyratings.com/KY_Boys

? Kentucky All 'A' Classic field ~ 

23. Hazard (R14), 25. Green Co. (R5), 35. Danville Christian (R12), 41. Clinton Co. (R4) 

43. Lyon Co. (R2), 46. Beechwood (R9), 49. Walton-Verona (R8), 51. Martin Co.

54. Sayre (R11), 60. Owensboro Catholic (R3), 111. Lou. Holy Cross (R6), 153. Pineville (R13) 

155. Bishop Brossart (R10), 164. Elliot Co. (R16), 167. Ballard Memorial (R1), 246. Whitefield Academy ("R7")

? More than a handful of this year's entries are ranked at or near the top of their Regions regardless of "class." Strong field!

• Hazard, Danville Christian, and Martin Co. are No. 1s. Lyon Co., Green Co., and Owensboro Catholic check in as No. 2s. Region "Elite Eights" include Clinton Co., Beechwood, Walton-Verona, Sayre, and Brossart.

✓ The All 'A' Classic in Owensboro begins Thursday. Brackets and tourney details can be found at the link below.

? allaclassic.org/basketball 

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Hazard and Green County might be an interesting first round matchup at #23 and #25 in the Massey Ratings.

Some random observations of the All A field based on the Massey Ratings.

Best offense:  Lyon County @ #8

Best defense:  Danville Christian @ #9

Strongest Schedule:  Walton-Verona @ #30