High school basketball in Kentucky has arrived. Tonight marks the beginning of the 2024-25 season as teams from all over the state begin their long and hopeful runs to the Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in the spring.

With the start of a new season comes a fresh batch of rankings. KSR has recruited 10 voters from all corners of the Bluegrass to help fill out this season’s weekly Top 25 updates. With the season beginning tonight and several marquee matchups on the docket, we’ve released our first Top 25 rankings to go with it.

To no surprise, Great Crossing — led by Kentucky commit Malachi Moreno — checks in as the preseason No. 1. Last year’s two state finalists, Lyon County (defending champions) and Harlan County, lost their two stars to the University of Kentucky but still managed to crack our initial Top 25. Trinity, Newport, St. Xavier, and Ashland Blazer round out the rest of the top five in order.

Check out the entire Top 25 below.

KSR’s Top 25 Rankings: Dec. 2 (Opening Night)

1. Great Crossing [10 first-place votes]
2. Trinity
3. Newport
4. St. Xavier
5. Ashland Blazer
6. Male
7. Lloyd Memorial
8. DuPont Manual
9. Bowling Green
10. Boyd County
11. Adair County
12. Butler County
13. Bryan Station
14. Henderson County
15. George Rogers Clark
16. Woodford County
17. Covington Catholic
18. Cooper
19. Frederick Douglass
20. Harlan County
21. Henry Clay
22. Lyon County
23. Hazard
24. South Laurel
25. Montgomery County

Others receiving votes: Campbell County (23), Daviess County (15), Calloway County (7), Lexington Catholic (5), LaRue County (1), Martin County (1)

KSR Top 25 voters: Eric Chumbler, Jalen Daugherty, Vic Evans, Clark Howell, Troy Howell, Spencer Hutchison, Lovell Martin, Scott Ratliff, Travis Scaggs, Phoenix Stevens