Butler County ranked 10th in Media Preseason Region 3 Poll

Fri, 11/25/2022 - 9:31am — Steve Lemaster

MORGANTOWN — Butler County is ranked 10th in the Media Preseason Region 3 Girls' High School Basketball Poll.

Heading into the 2022-23 girls' high school basketball season, Butler County is ranked behind Hancock County, Muhlenberg County, Ohio County, Owensboro, Apollo, Breckinridge County, Daviess County, Owensboro Catholic and preseason frontrunner Meade County in Region 3.

Top-ranked Meade County received 10 first-place votes.

Second-ranked Owensboro Catholic received two first-place votes.

Edmonson County, Grayson County, McLean County and Whitesville Trinity received votes for the preseason region poll.

Butler County is the reigning 12th District girls' basketball champion. After making an appearance in the Third Region Girls' Basketball Tournament, Butler County exited the 2021-22 season 25-4.

Butler County is scheduled to host Cumberland County for its 2022-23 season opener on Friday, Dec. 2.

Lexie Belcher guides the Butler County girls' basketball team.

The Media Preseason Region 3 Girls' High School Basketball Poll follows.

Media Preseason Region 3

Girls' High School Basketball Poll

(Votes received in parenthesis)

1. Meade County (10)

2. Owensboro Catholic (2)

3. Daviess County

4. Breckinridge County

5. Apollo

6. Owensboro