{"id":10010,"date":"2023-02-17T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.13thregionmedianetwork.com\/?p=10010"},"modified":"2023-02-16T23:43:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T04:43:36","slug":"statewide-media-boys-girls-sweet-16-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.13thregionmedianetwork.com\/?p=10010","title":{"rendered":"Statewide Media Boys\u2019 &amp; Girls Sweet 16 picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the high school basketball postseason tips off across Kentucky, it\u2019s time to make our picks to reach the Sweet 16s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Story credit to Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16 voters in this season\u2019s&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/sports\/preps\/kentucky\/2023\/02\/14\/kentucky-hs-boys-basketball-media-poll-two-new-teams-join-rankings\/69892377007\/\">Kentucky High School Basketball Media Polls<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 one from each of the state\u2019s 16 regions \u2013 have made their selections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Girls regional champions will advance to the Mingua Beef Sweet 16 set for&nbsp;March 8-11, and boys regional winners will advance to the UK Healthcare Sweet 16 slated for&nbsp;March 15-18.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the voters: Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun; Scott Brown,&nbsp;YourSportsEdge.com\/WKDZ-FM; Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer; Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News; Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard\/LaRue County Herald News; Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV; Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal; Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era; James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer; Evan Dennison,&nbsp;LinkNKY.com; Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader; Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer; Les Dixon,&nbsp;13thRegionMediaNetwork.com; John Lowe, WYMT-TV; Randy White, Pikeville Appalachian News-Express; Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams are ranked by the number of votes they received to win their respective regions. 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Mercy&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &#8211; Bullitt East (Lowe, Dixon)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Seventh Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16 &#8211; Sacred Heart (unanimous)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eighth Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 &#8211; Anderson County&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 &#8211; Spencer County (Brown, Koenig, Ladd, Mathis, White)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ninth Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14 &#8211; Cooper&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Covington Holy Cross (White)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Ryle (Sparks)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16 &#8211; George Rogers Clark (unanimous)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7 &#8211; Franklin County (Claywell, Compton, Dennison, Dixon, Frakes, Sparks, Yates)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7 &#8211; Frederick Douglass (Brown, Koenig, Ladd, Mathis, Peck, Weber, White)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &#8211; Madison Central (Lowe, Marsee)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8 &#8211; Danville&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 &#8211; Pulaski County (Brown, Dennison, Frakes, Mathis, Weber)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &#8211; Southwestern (Marsee, Peck) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Mercer County (Sparks)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14 &#8211; North Laurel&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &#8211; Corbin (Frakes, White)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13 &#8211; Leslie County&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Knott County Central (Dixon)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Owsley County (Lowe)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Perry County Central (Brown)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16 &#8211; 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Warren Central (unanimous)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fifth Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 &#8211; Taylor County&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 &#8211; LaRue County (Claywell, Dennison, Mathis, Peck)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; North Hardin (White)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sixth Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 &#8211; Evangel Christian&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 &#8211; Pleasure Ridge Park (Brown, Lowe, Marsee, Weber, White)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Seventh Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 &#8211; Ballard&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5- Male (Brown, Dennison, Frakes, Koenig, Sparks)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eighth Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14 &#8211; North Oldham&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &#8211; Collins (Compton, Lowe)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ninth Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 &#8211; Covington Catholic&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 &#8211; Conner (Claywell, Dennison, Koenig, Peck)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Region<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14 &#8211; 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