Rating the State: CovCath remains No. 1 heading into playoffs; Douglass moves up to No. 17
The No. 1 team in the state remains unchanged as the Kentucky high school football playoffs kick off this week.
For the third week in a row, Covington Catholic (10-0) sits atop Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State. The Colonels, who will play host to Bullitt East (4-6) in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs, capped a perfect regular season with a 49-13 win at Campbell County (6-4) on Friday night.
The next three teams in Sunday’s ratings also stayed the same: No. 2 Trinity (10-0), No. 3 St. Xavier (8-2) and No. 4 Scott County (8-2).
Boyle County (9-1) moved up one spot to No. 5 after a 56-14 win at Mercer County.
The biggest climbers of the week were No. 9 Mayfield (9-1) and No. 17 Frederick Douglass (8-2), a season-high ranking for the Broncos. Each moved up five spots in the ratings.
Pleasure Ridge Park (6-4) slipped seven spots to No. 16 after a 24-13 loss at Central. Madison Central (6-4) tumbled four spots to No. 25 after needing a late touchdown to beat Bryan Station (1-9).
Newcomers to the ratings this week were No. 21 Franklin-Simpson (7-3), No. 23 Central Hardin (7-3) and No. 24 Beechwood (8-2).
Dropping out of the Top 25 were Butler (6-4), South Warren (8-2) and Tates Creek (8-2). The district champion Commodores, who rallied late to beat Franklin County (5-5) last week, will play host to Bryan Station in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs on Friday night.
Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
TOP 25 | Ratings | Last week |
1. Covington Catholic (10-0) | 93.4 | 1 |
2. Trinity (10-0) | 92.2 | 2 |
3. St. Xavier (8-2) | 91.5 | 3 |
4. Scott County (8-2) | 91.4 | 4 |
5. Boyle County (9-1) | 86.5 | 6 |
6. Male (8-2) | 86.3 | 5 |
7. Belfry (9-1) | 84.6 | 7 |
8. Simon Kenton (9-1) | 83.9 | 8 |
9. Mayfield (9-1) | 83.3 | 14 |
9. Ryle (8-2) | 83.3 | t10 |
11. Bowling Green (8-2) | 83.0 | t10 |
12. Christian County (10-0) | 82.0 | 13 |
12. South Oldham (9-1) | 82.0 | 16 |
14. DeSales (10-0) | 81.7 | 12 |
15. Danville (10-0) | 81.3 | 15 |
16. Pleasure Ridge Park (6-4) | 80.9 | 9 |
17. Elizabethtown (9-1) | 80.6 | 18 |
17. Frederick Douglass (8-2) | 80.6 | 22 |
19. Lexington Christian (9-1) | 80.1 | 17 |
19. Southwestern (8-2) | 80.1 | 19 |
21. Franklin-Simpson (7-3) | 79.8 | NR |
22. Corbin (9-1) | 79.7 | 20 |
23. Central Hardin (7-3) | 79.6 | NR |
24. Beechwood (8-2) | 79.1 | NR |
25. Madison Central (6-4) | 78.3 | 21 |
Class A
1. Beechwood | 79.1 |
2. Paintsville | 73.4 |
3. Raceland | 61.1 |
4. Hazard | 61.0 |
5. Pikeville | 59.6 |
6. Country Day | 56.9 |
7. Paris | 48.6 |
8. Lou. Holy Cross | 47.7 |
9. Russellville | 47.4 |
10. Williamsburg | 44.6 |
11. Frankfort | 35.9 |
12. Ludlow | 34.7 |
13. Bracken County | 34.5 |
14. Crittenden County | 32.7 |
15. Campbellsville | 32.4 |
16. Lynn Camp | 30.9 |
17. Eminence | 30.1 |
18. Fairview | 26.7 |
19. Harlan | 22.8 |
20. Phelps | 22.5 |
21. Bishop Brossart | 21.4 |
22. Nicholas County | 19.0 |
23. Bellevue | 18.7 |
24. Bethlehem | 15.5 |
25. Fort Knox | 14.3 |
26. Pineville | 12.7 |
27. Fulton County | 5.6 |
28. Dayton | 0.6 |
29. Berea | 0.1 |
29. Caverna | 0.1 |
29. Fulton City | 0.1 |
29. Jenkins | 0.1 |
Class 2A
1. Mayfield | 83.3 |
2. DeSales | 81.7 |
3. Danville | 81.3 |
4. Lexington Christian | 80.1 |
5. Louisville Christian | 77.5 |
6. Glasgow | 69.2 |
7. Somerset | 63.3 |
8. Owensboro Catholic | 62.8 |
9. Newport Catholic | 61.4 |
10. Lloyd | 59.7 |
11. Walton-Verona | 57.1 |
12. Murray | 44.1 |
13. Monroe County | 41.6 |
14. Prestonsburg | 39.4 |
15. Metcalfe County | 35.7 |
16. Leslie County | 32.7 |
17. Shelby Valley | 32.6 |
18. Green County | 32.4 |
19. Washington County | 32.2 |
20. Owen County | 30.1 |
21. Hancock County | 29.8 |
22. McLean County | 29.3 |
23. Ballard Memorial | 27.1 |
24. Cov. Holy Cross | 22.3 |
25. Clinton County | 22.2 |
26. Middlesboro | 20.6 |
27. Carroll County | 18.3 |
28. Todd Central | 14.0 |
29. Gallatin County | 11.3 |
30. Newport | 9.6 |
31. Butler County | 8.9 |
32. East Ridge | 6.8 |
33. Betsy Layne | 5.4 |
34. Shawnee | 0.1 |
34. Trimble County | 0.1 |
34. Webster County | 0.1 |
Class 3A
1. Boyle County | 86.5 |
2. Belfry | 84.6 |
3. Elizabethtown | 80.6 |
4. Corbin | 79.7 |
5. Central | 78.2 |
6. Lexington Catholic | 73.6 |
7. Caldwell County | 69.6 |
8. Paducah Tilghman | 68.3 |
9. Casey County | 57.0 |
10. LaRue County | 55.2 |
11. Waggener | 54.4 |
12. Western Hills | 54.1 |
13. Union County | 50.9 |
14. Garrard County | 50.6 |
15. Russell | 48.3 |
16. Bell County | 44.6 |
17. Fleming County | 44.3 |
18. Edmonson County | 43.3 |
19. Floyd Central | 40.8 |
20. Lawrence County | 39.7 |
21. Pike Central | 37.8 |
22. Bardstown | 33.1 |
23. Trigg County | 32.8 |
24. Fort Campbell | 32.7 |
25. Powell County | 31.7 |
26. Henry County | 31.6 |
27. West Carter | 31.3 |
28. Thomas Nelson | 29.4 |
29. Bath County | 27.9 |
30. Adair County | 24.3 |
31. Estill County | 21.6 |
32. Breathitt County | 20.3 |
33. Hart County | 17.4 |
34. Knott Central | 14.0 |
35. McCreary Central | 12.0 |
36. Pendleton County | 9.2 |
37. Morgan County | 7.9 |
38. Sheldon Clark | 5.6 |
39. Jackson County | 4.7 |
40. Lewis County | 2.5 |
41. Magoffin County | 0.1 |
Class 4A
1. Franklin-Simpson | 79.8 |
2. Collins | 76.5 |
3. Johnson Central | 76.0 |
4. Wayne County | 75.6 |
5. Ashland Blazer | 68.2 |
6. Hopkinsville | 64.2 |
7. Scott High | 63.3 |
8. Knox Central | 62.0 |
9. Western | 60.7 |
10. Madisonville | 60.0 |
11. Rockcastle County | 58.4 |
12. Allen County | 58.0 |
13. Warren East | 54.8 |
14. Franklin County | 54.0 |
15. Shelby County | 53.9 |
16. Mercer County | 53.5 |
17. John Hardin | 52.9 |
18. Greenup County | 51.1 |
19. Moore | 50.2 |
20. Taylor County | 49.9 |
21. Bourbon County | 48.5 |
22. Logan County | 48.2 |
23. East Jessamine | 45.2 |
24. Mason County | 39.8 |
25. Spencer County | 39.5 |
26. Valley | 37.4 |
27. West Jessamine | 34.2 |
28. Holmes | 32.4 |
28. Russell County | 32.4 |
30. North Oldham | 31.1 |
31. Warren Central | 30.8 |
32. Clay County | 20.7 |
33. Calloway County | 20.4 |
34. Harrison County | 20.3 |
35. Rowan County | 20.2 |
36. East Carter | 13.2 |
37. Hopkins Central | 10.8 |
38. Marion County | 10.5 |
39. Breckinridge County | 5.8 |
40. Boyd County | 3.7 |
Class 5A
1. Covington Catholic | 93.4 |
2. Bowling Green | 83.0 |
3. Christian County | 82.0 |
3. South Oldham | 82.0 |
5. Southwestern | 80.1 |
6. South Warren | 77.0 |
7. Owensboro | 73.4 |
8. Madison Southern | 71.9 |
9. Highlands | 71.5 |
10. Graves County | 68.2 |
11. Fern Creek | 66.3 |
12. Doss | 65.5 |
13. North Laurel | 63.1 |
14. Dixie Heights | 61.7 |
14. Pulaski County | 61.7 |
16. Montgomery County | 59.9 |
17. Whitley County | 58.7 |
18. Harlan County | 57.7 |
19. Apollo | 57.5 |
20. Anderson County | 56.2 |
21. Bullitt East | 55.6 |
22. Bullitt Central | 54.5 |
23. Greenwood | 52.0 |
24. Oldham County | 51.0 |
25. South Laurel | 44.7 |
26. Marshall County | 44.5 |
27. Lincoln County | 43.9 |
28. North Bullitt | 43.0 |
29. Perry Central | 40.2 |
30. Southern | 38.9 |
31. Atherton | 38.6 |
32. Iroquois | 30.0 |
33. Fairdale | 29.2 |
34. Letcher Central | 28.4 |
35. Woodford County | 27.9 |
36. Barren County | 15.3 |
37. Grant County | 12.6 |
38. Nelson County | 11.4 |
39. Grayson County | 9.4 |
Class 6A
1. Trinity | 92.2 |
2. St. Xavier | 91.5 |
3. Scott County | 91.4 |
4. Male | 86.3 |
5. Simon Kenton | 83.9 |
6. Ryle | 83.3 |
7. Pleasure Ridge Park | 80.9 |
8. Frederick Douglass | 80.6 |
9. Central Hardin | 79.6 |
10. Madison Central | 78.3 |
11. Butler | 77.5 |
12. Tates Creek | 75.9 |
13. Henry Clay | 75.5 |
14. Campbell County | 75.2 |
15. Manual | 71.7 |
16. Ballard | 71.6 |
17. McCracken County | 71.1 |
18. Meade County | 69.1 |
19. Lafayette | 69.0 |
20. Eastern | 67.8 |
21. Conner | 66.4 |
22. Daviess County | 64.7 |
23. North Hardin | 62.6 |
24. Bryan Station | 61.3 |
25. Henderson County | 59.7 |
26. Clark County | 58.5 |
27. Cooper | 56.5 |
28. Paul Dunbar | 40.4 |
29. Boone County | 39.0 |
30. Ohio County | 35.9 |
31. Jeffersontown | 34.6 |
32. Seneca | 22.9 |
33. Muhlenberg County | 22.4 |
This story was originally published October 29, 2017 at 4:57 PM with the headline "Rating the State: CovCath remains No. 1 heading into playoffs; Douglass moves up to No. 17."