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High school football: Dave Cantrall’s top 25 teams through Week 8

By Dave Cantrall Special to the Herald-Leader

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State

TOP 25RatingLast week
1. St. Xavier (6-1)93.11
2. Frederick Douglass (7-0)89.43
3. Lexington Catholic (6-1)89.17
4. Christian Academy-Louisville (8-0)88.54
5. Boyle County (6-1)88.32
6. Manual (6-1)87.85
7. Bowling Green (6-1)86.66
8. Covington Catholic (6-1)85.89
8. Ballard (6-1)85.814
10. Corbin (7-0)85.7t12
10. South Warren (4-3)85.78
12. Male (4-3)85.4t10
13. Woodford County (7-0)85.116
14. Trinity (4-4)84.9t12
15. Highlands (6-2)84.617
15. Pikeville (5-2)84.6t10
17. Beechwood (6-1)84.515
18. Southwestern (7-0)82.218
19. Scott County (6-1)81.419
20. Central Hardin (6-1)81.120
21. Pulaski County (7-1)80.824
22. Daviess County (5-2)80.721
23. Bryan Station (4-3)80.4NR
24. Bullitt East (6-1)80.322
25. Henderson County (6-1)80.123

Ratings by class

CLASS A

1. Pikeville84.6
2. Raceland77.6
3. Bethlehem62.4
4. Hazard57.8
5. Newport Central Catholic53.3
6. Louisville Holy Cross49.1
7. Paintsville48.0
8. Sayre45.3
9. Kentucky Country Day45.1
10. Pineville42.3
11. Crittenden County41.9
12. Williamsburg39.2
13. Campbellsville37.1
14. Bishop Brossart34.0
14. Nicholas County34.0
16. Paris33.2
17. Frankfort31.8
18. Russellville29.6
19. Dayton27.1
20. Bracken County25.1
21. Betsy Layne23.1
22. Harlan22.1
23. Ludlow21.5
24. Berea17.5
25. Fulton County16.5
26. Fort Knox12.5
27. Eminence10.3
28. Fairview0.6
29. Caverna0.5
30. Bellevue0.1
30. Lynn Camp0.1
30. Phelps0.1




CLASS 2A

1. Beechwood84.5
2. Mayfield78.7
3. Lexington Christian75.9
4. Owensboro Catholic66.0
5. Danville60.7
6. Lloyd54.7
7. Murray53.2
8. Shelby Valley51.9
9. Somerset49.5
10. Breathitt County48.2
11. Hancock County46.5
12. Metcalfe County45.5
13. Middlesboro44.7
14. Green County43.9
15. McLean County41.9
16. Butler County40.8
17. Caldwell County40.5
18. Walton-Verona39.5
19. Martin County32.3
20. Carroll County31.2
21. Newport31.1
22. West Carter29.9
23. Covington Holy Cross29.2
24. Todd Central28.7
25. Prestonsburg25.2
26. Washington County24.9
27. Leslie County22.2
28. Monroe County20.7
29. Edmonson County14.9
30. Owen County12.5
31. East Ridge12.3
32. Fort Campbell11.9
33. Gallatin County4.2
34. Knott Central3.3
35. Trimble County2.5
36. Shawnee1.1
37. Ballard Memorial0.5
38. Bath County0.1
38. Clinton County0.1
38. Morgan County0.1




CLASS 3A

1. Christian Academy-Louisville88.5
2. Bardstown77.3
3. Glasgow69.8
4. Paducah Tilghman69.6
5. Union County67.3
6. Belfry65.1
7. Elizabethtown64.5
8. Bell County63.9
9. Mercer County62.3
10. Ashland Blazer61.0
11. Lawrence County59.5
12. East Carter56.2
13. Henry County54.6
14. Mason County49.8
15. Casey County49.7
16. Hart County49.4
17. Greenup County47.0
18. Taylor County45.5
19. Russell45.4
20. LaRue County45.0
21. Rockcastle County42.0
21. Trigg County42.0
23. Estill County41.6
24. DeSales38.1
25. Garrard County36.8
26. Fleming County36.5
27. Adair County34.3
28. Nelson County33.8
29. Magoffin County27.6
30. Webster County19.0
31. Western Hills18.3
32. Thomas Nelson17.6
33. Powell County17.3
34. McCreary Central17.1
35. Lewis County16.4
36. Pike Central15.9
37. Floyd Central15.8
38. Jackson County0.1
38. Pendleton County0.1




CLASS 4A

1. Lexington Catholic89.1
2. Boyle County88.3
3. Corbin85.7
4. Johnson Central79.2
5. Franklin County77.2
6. Central73.6
7. Logan County73.2
8. Spencer County67.1
9. Hopkinsville64.8
10. Letcher Central64.6
11. Madisonville62.1
12. Warren East58.2
13. Franklin-Simpson57.5
14. Lincoln County53.1
15. Wayne County52.5
16. Bourbon County51.2
17. Boyd County48.1
18. Scott47.8
19. North Oldham47.6
20. Knox Central47.5
21. Shelby County47.3
22. Holmes47.2
23. John Hardin45.7
24. Allen County44.4
24. Rowan County44.4
26. Perry Central43.0
27. Clay County40.4
28. Harlan County39.1
29. Hopkins Central33.2
30. Warren Central30.1
31. Harrison County30.0
32. Russell County27.2
33. Valley23.0
34. Anderson County21.9
35. Moore21.3
36. Waggener20.3
37. Calloway County16.6
38. Marion County12.5




CLASS 5A

1. Frederick Douglass89.4
2. Bowling Green86.6
3. Covington Catholic85.8
4. South Warren85.7
5. Woodford County85.1
6. Highlands84.6
7. Southwestern82.2
8. Scott County81.4
9. Pulaski County80.8
10. Owensboro76.9
11. Greenwood73.1
12. Cooper73.0
13. South Oldham67.8
14. Fairdale67.2
15. Collins64.9
16. North Laurel63.2
17. Great Crossing62.9
18. Graves County60.7
19. Madison Southern58.1
20. Conner53.8
21. Atherton51.3
22. Whitley County49.0
23. West Jessamine48.5
24. Boone County46.3
25. Christian County44.0
26. Bullitt Central38.6
27. Seneca38.3
28. Montgomery County36.9
29. East Jessamine33.6
30. Western31.7
31. Grayson County31.1
32. North Bullitt29.3
33. Doss28.4
34. Grant County19.9
35. South Laurel16.4
36. Ohio County15.1
37. Jeffersontown11.4
38. Breckinridge County4.1
38. Iroquois4.1
40. Muhlenberg County2.6




CLASS 6A

1. St. Xavier93.1
2. Manual87.8
3. Ballard85.8
4. Male85.4
5. Trinity84.9
6. Central Hardin81.1
7. Daviess County80.7
8. Bryan Station80.4
9. Bullitt East80.3
10. Henderson County80.1
11. Simon Kenton77.2
12. Ryle77.0
13. Pleasure Ridge Park72.9
14. Madison Central72.8
15. North Hardin69.5
16. Clark County64.8
17. Dixie Heights63.0
18. Paul Laurence Dunbar61.6
19. Fern Creek60.3
20. Meade County59.3
21. Campbell County58.8
22. McCracken County57.5
23. Eastern56.7
24. Henry Clay53.2
25. Tates Creek51.2
26. Barren County50.6
27. Butler50.4
28. Apollo49.2
29. Oldham County45.8
30. Marshall County39.4
31. Lafayette36.7
32. Southern32.5
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