
Butler guard Jaelynn Penn comes between Mercer County forward Faith Lake, left, and Mercer County forward Lyric Houston on the way to the basket. 07 January 2017
The Butler High School girls basketball team took the No. 1 spot in The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings released Thursday.
The Bearettes are 15-1 and have won 15 straight games since a season-opening loss to No. 2 Male. Butler will return to action at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at No. 8 Mercy.
Butler and Male are followed in the Litratings by Simon Kenton, Manual and Sacred Heart.
Mercer County was No. 1 in last week’s Litratings but dropped to No. 6 following an 80-55 loss at Butler on Saturday.
The Litratings are a computerized ranking of every team in the state based on strength of schedule, margin of victory and other factors. Games against out-of-state opponents are not factored.
Here are the complete ratings:
GIRLS BASKETBALL LITKENHOUS RATINGS, JANUARY 12 |
|
1.Butler (15-1) |
116.5 |
2.Male (13-1) |
115.7 |
3.Simon Kenton (12-3) |
113.5 |
4.Manual (13-3) |
113.5 |
5.Sacred Heart (11-4) |
113.2 |
6.Mercer County (11-4) |
113.1 |
7.Elizabethtown (11-2) |
112.0 |
8.Mercy (9-8) |
109.1 |
9.Mason County (11-2) |
108.6 |
10.Franklin County (13-2) |
108.4 |
11.Scott County (10-4) |
108.3 |
12.Murray (12-3) |
108.2 |
13.Holmes (13-2) |
106.0 |
14.Highlands (11-4) |
105.4 |
15.Bullitt East (13-4) |
104.5 |
16.Henderson County (11-2) |
104.1 |
17.Campbell County (12-4) |
102.8 |
18.Eastern (10-5) |
101.3 |
19.Conner (12-3) |
101.0 |
20.Lincoln County (10-5) |
99.8 |
REGION 1 |
|
1.Murray |
108.2 |
2.Marshall County |
95.3 |
3.Graves County |
93.2 |
4.Calloway County |
77.9 |
5.Carlisle County |
71.4 |
6.McCracken County |
70.1 |
7.Mayfield |
62.2 |
8.Paducah Tilghman |
51.9 |
9.Fulton County |
47.8 |
10.Ballard Memorial |
46.8 |
11.St. Mary |
40.7 |
12.Fulton City |
35.2 |
13.Hickman County |
31.3 |
14.Community Christian |
13.7 |
REGION 2 |
|
1.Henderson County |
104.1 |
2.Hopkinsville |
87.8 |
3.Webster County |
86.0 |
4.Christian County |
78.8 |
5.Madisonville |
73.8 |
6.Crittenden County |
67.6 |
7.Lyon County |
63.7 |
8.University Heights |
63.4 |
9.Caldwell County |
62.7 |
10.Hopkins Central |
61.7 |
11.Union County |
56.5 |
12.Livingston Central |
53.5 |
13.Dawson Springs |
43.0 |
14.Trigg County |
39.7 |
15.Fort Campbell |
27.1 |
REGION 3 |
|
1.Grayson County |
93.4 |
2.Breckinridge County |
89.6 |
3.Owensboro Catholic |
87.4 |
4.Apollo |
85.3 |
5.Meade County |
83.8 |
6.Daviess County |
83.2 |
7.Edmonson County |
82.6 |
8.Muhlenberg County |
80.7 |
9.McLean County |
72.5 |
10.Owensboro |
64.8 |
11.Butler County |
63.5 |
12.Hancock County |
56.5 |
13.Ohio County |
50.3 |
14.Whitesville Trinity |
47.2 |
15.Frederick Fraize |
28.2 |
REGION 4 |
|
1.Monroe County |
99.7 |
2.South Warren |
97.4 |
3.Bowling Green |
95.4 |
4.Russell County |
95.4 |
5.Glasgow |
89.4 |
6.Allen County |
79.8 |
7.Metcalfe County |
78.0 |
8.Barren County |
77.8 |
9.Greenwood |
77.5 |
10.Franklin-Simpson |
73.8 |
11.Warren Central |
66.3 |
12.Clinton County |
62.8 |
13.Cumberland County |
60.9 |
14.Logan County |
60.1 |
15.Todd Central |
58.1 |
16.Warren East |
55.8 |
17.Russellville |
53.9 |
REGION 5 |
|
1.Elizabethtown |
112.0 |
2.Nelson County |
96.5 |
3.John Hardin |
90.7 |
4.Green County |
89.0 |
5.Marion County |
83.7 |
6.Bardstown |
76.2 |
7.Campbellsville |
74.3 |
8.Taylor County |
72.1 |
9.Central Hardin |
69.7 |
10.North Hardin |
67.8 |
11.Larue County |
64.3 |
12.Thomas Nelson |
62.1 |
13.Adair County |
60.9 |
14.Hart County |
59.1 |
15.Bethlehem |
57.5 |
16.Caverna |
54.0 |
17.Washington County |
41.5 |
18.Fort Knox |
22.2 |
REGION 6 |
|
1.Butler |
116.5 |
2.Mercy |
109.1 |
3.Bullitt East |
104.5 |
4.North Bullitt |
88.1 |
5.Fern Creek |
76.2 |
6.PRP |
71.0 |
7.Holy Cross |
67.8 |
8.Fairdale |
66.0 |
9.Moore |
65.4 |
10.Bullitt Central |
55.9 |
11.Doss |
45.9 |
12.Valley |
45.1 |
13.Jeffersontown |
42.3 |
14.Southern |
40.7 |
15.Whitefield Academy |
39.4 |
16.Western |
38.6 |
17.Beth Haven |
20.9 |
18.Iroquois |
8.7 |
REGION 7 |
|
1.Male |
115.7 |
2.Manual |
113.5 |
3.Sacred Heart |
113.2 |
4.Eastern |
101.3 |
5.Christian Academy |
87.9 |
6.Assumption |
87.4 |
7.Presentation |
77.1 |
8.Central |
74.8 |
9.Ballard |
68.7 |
10.Shawnee |
62.1 |
11.Atherton |
50.3 |
12.Brown |
45.1 |
13.Waggener |
40.9 |
14.Seneca |
39.0 |
15.KCD |
35.8 |
16.St. Francis |
35.8 |
17.Collegiate |
35.1 |
18.Portland Christian |
5.4 |
REGION 8 |
|
1.Simon Kenton |
113.5 |
2.Anderson County |
89.7 |
3.Trimble County |
86.9 |
4.Spencer County |
80.4 |
5.Collins |
80.4 |
6.Shelby County |
78.1 |
7.Walton-Verona |
76.1 |
8.South Oldham |
75.7 |
9.Grant County |
75.4 |
10.Owen County |
74.5 |
11.Oldham County |
71.2 |
12.Williamstown |
70.6 |
13.Gallatin County |
68.9 |
14.Carroll County |
58.3 |
15.North Oldham |
53.7 |
16.Eminence |
49.5 |
17.Henry County |
40.1 |
REGION 9 |
|
1.Holmes |
106.0 |
2.Highlands |
105.4 |
3.Conner |
101.0 |
4.Ryle |
98.1 |
5.Cooper |
92.8 |
6.Covington Holy Cross |
88.7 |
7.Notre Dame |
84.6 |
8.Dixie Heights |
82.4 |
9.Boone County |
81.4 |
10.St. Henry |
81.2 |
11.Newport Catholic |
77.0 |
12.Beechwood |
69.7 |
13.Erlanger Lloyd |
64.1 |
14.Ludlow |
63.7 |
15.Dayton |
61.6 |
16.Bellevue |
61.2 |
17.Newport |
54.4 |
18.Villa Madonna |
36.0 |
19.Covington Latin |
20.2 |
REGION 10 |
|
1.Mason County |
108.6 |
2.Campbell County |
102.8 |
3.Clark County |
99.5 |
4.Scott High |
98.1 |
5.Nicholas County |
77.5 |
6.Bishop Brossart |
72.4 |
7.Bourbon County |
70.8 |
8.Bracken County |
70.0 |
9.Harrison County |
60.3 |
10.Paris |
59.5 |
11.Montgomery County |
55.8 |
12.Pendleton County |
43.2 |
13.Calvary Christian |
40.9 |
14.Robertson County |
38.4 |
15.Augusta |
34.9 |
16.St. Patrick |
28.0 |
17.Silver Grove |
11.9 |
REGION 11 |
|
1.Franklin County |
108.4 |
2.Scott County |
108.3 |
3.Lafayette |
93.1 |
4.Madison Central |
90.3 |
5.Paul Laurence Dunbar |
89.0 |
6.Henry Clay |
88.7 |
7.Bryan Station |
82.4 |
8.Woodford County |
74.3 |
9.Lexington Catholic |
73.9 |
10.Sayre |
72.5 |
11.Madison Southern |
70.9 |
12.Western Hills |
68.6 |
13.Lexington Christian |
64.6 |
14.Tates Creek |
61.1 |
15.Model |
58.7 |
16.Berea |
56.7 |
17.Frankfort |
51.5 |
REGION 12 |
|
1.Mercer County |
113.1 |
2.Lincoln County |
99.8 |
3.Southwestern |
96.3 |
4.Casey County |
88.9 |
5.Pulaski County |
88.8 |
6.Danville |
88.0 |
7.Boyle County |
87.1 |
8.Garrard County |
82.7 |
9.Wayne County |
82.5 |
10.Rockcastle County |
81.5 |
11.Somerset |
79.2 |
12.West Jessamine |
78.8 |
13.McCreary Central |
56.1 |
14.East Jessamine |
50.7 |
15.Burgin |
14.0 |
16.Ky Deaf School |
1.0 |
REGION 13 |
|
1.Harlan County |
96.7 |
2.South Laurel |
87.9 |
3.Clay County |
85.5 |
4.North Laurel |
83.9 |
5.Harlan |
79.7 |
6.Whitley County |
78.1 |
7.Corbin |
70.2 |
8.Knox Central |
64.1 |
9.Williamsburg |
64.0 |
10.Bell County |
61.0 |
11.Pineville |
60.1 |
12.Jackson County |
58.9 |
13.Barbourville |
58.4 |
14.Middlesboro |
52.3 |
15.Lynn Camp |
52.1 |
16.Oneida Baptist |
38.5 |
17.Red Bird |
11.9 |
REGION 14 |
|
1.Perry Central |
88.2 |
2.Leslie County |
85.4 |
3.Knott Central |
83.0 |
4.Hazard |
78.1 |
5.Estill County |
73.5 |
6.Lee County |
71.7 |
7.Letcher Central |
71.0 |
8.Breathitt County |
62.2 |
9.Powell County |
60.1 |
10.Owsley County |
60.0 |
11.Wolfe County |
56.3 |
12.Buckhorn |
42.3 |
13.Jenkins |
39.2 |
14.Jackson City |
36.6 |
15.June Buchanan |
30.0 |
16.Riverside Christian |
26.9 |
17.Cordia |
5.9 |
REGION 15 |
|
1.Johnson Central |
93.2 |
2.Shelby Valley |
91.7 |
3.Paintsville |
88.8 |
4.Pikeville |
83.3 |
5.Pike Central |
74.1 |
6.South Floyd |
73.7 |
7.Belfry |
72.5 |
8.Sheldon Clark |
68.9 |
9.Betsy Layne |
64.8 |
10.Lawrence County |
62.5 |
11.East Ridge |
60.5 |
12.Prestonsburg |
59.5 |
13.Magoffin County |
59.2 |
14.Phelps |
53.4 |
15.Allen Central |
38.0 |
16.Piarist |
19.8 |
REGION 16 |
|
1.Boyd County |
98.5 |
2.East Carter |
96.9 |
3.Russell |
95.6 |
4.Lewis County |
77.9 |
5.Fleming County |
76.8 |
6.Rowan County |
75.6 |
7.Ashland Blazer |
74.7 |
8.Menifee County |
74.6 |
9.West Carter |
74.1 |
10.Greenup County |
64.8 |
11.Morgan County |
57.9 |
12.Bath County |
54.0 |
13.Raceland |
53.8 |
14.Fairview |
44.5 |
15.Elliott County |
38.2 |
16.Rose Hill |
24.3 |