Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys’ and girls’ high school basketball media rankings?

Below are the top teams in the latest (Jan. 25) Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls of the 2021-22 boys’ and girls’ seasons, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous ranking. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted.

Boys’ top 10

Rank, School, First-place votes, Record, Total points, Pvs

1. Clark County (9), 17-1, 99, 1

2. Male 16-3, 85, 3

3. Covington Catholic 17-3, 67, 2

4. Ballard 15-5, 61, 4

5. Pulaski County (1), 19-0, 56, 5

6. North Laurel 15-4, 48, 7

7. Woodford County 19-2, 34, 9

(tie) Ashland Blazer 14-4, 34, 8

9. Warren Central 11-4, 14, 6

10. Lexington Catholic 17-4, 13, 10

Others receiving votes: McCracken County 12, Manual 6, Greenwood 4, Pikeville 4, Pleasure Ridge Park 4, Cooper 3, Madison Central 2, Bowling Green 2, Dixie Heights 1, Knox Central 1.

How @HLpreps voted: Boys

1

Clark County

17-1

2

Male

16-3

3

Covington Catholic

17-3

4

Ballard

15-5

5

Ashland Blazer

14-4

6

Pulaski County

18-0

7

Woodford County

19-2

8

North Laurel

15-4

9

Bowling Green

15-4

10

Lexington Catholic

17-4

Girls’ top 10

Rank, School, First-place votes, Record, Total points, Pvs

1. Sacred Heart (10), 17-1, 100, 1

2. Clark County 17-1, 86, 2

3. Notre Dame 15-1, 81, 3

4. McCracken County 18-1, 68, 4

5. Anderson County 19-2, 51, 6

6. Bowling Green 16-4, 44, 7

7. Pikeville 17-1, 30, 8

8. Bullitt East 16-3, 25, 5

9. Mercy 13-5, 18, NR

10. Dixie Heights 16-4, 13, 10

Others receiving votes: Southwestern 9, Russell 6, Male 6, Conner 5, Christian Academy-Louisville 4, Meade County 1, Manual 1, Morgan County 1, Owensboro Catholic 1.

How @HLpreps voted: Girls

1

Sacred Heart

17-1

2

Clark County

17-1

3

McCracken County

18-1

4

Notre Dame

15-1

5

Pikeville

17-1

6

Bowling Green

16-4

7

Anderson County

19-2

8

Mercy

13-5

9

Bullitt East

16-3

10

Christian Academy-Louisville

17-5

Media members participating in this week’s poll: Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; The Commonwealth-Journal, Somerset; Kentucky Today, Louisville.