Here’s a look at how I voted today in The Associated Press high school basketball polls:
BOYS
1. Ballard (17-2)
2. Henderson County (17-2)
3. Knott County Central (17-1)
4. Trinity (12-4)
5. Taylor County (16-4)
6. Doss (15-3)
7. Covington Catholic (13-4)
8. Lexington Catholic (14-6)
9. Newport Central Catholic (11-3)
10. Manual (14-3)
Five more to watch: Owensboro (15-2), Central (10-5), Hopkinsville (14-4), Mason County (16-2), PRP (12-4)
GIRLS
1. Elizabethtown (17-2)
2. Henderson County (15-1)
3. Holmes (17-0)
4. Male (14-0)
5. Mercy (12-5)
6. Butler (12-3)
7. Manual (15-4)
8. Ashland Blazer (12-4)
9. Franklin County (14-2)
10. Pulaski Southwestern (14-2)
Five more to watch: Mercer County (16-3), Covington Holy Cross (14-3), Bell County (14-2), Simon Kenton (16-1), Allen County-Scottsville (15-3)