High School Sports

High school football: Check out Cantrall’s first top-25 rankings of the season

By Dave Cantrall Special to the Herald-Leader

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State

TOP 25Rating
1. Male (3-0)92.2
2. Manual (3-0)87.1
3. St. Xavier (2-1)86.6
4. Frederick Douglass (3-0)86.1
5. Corbin (3-0)85.1
6. Beechwood (3-0)84.6
7. Lexington Catholic (3-0)83.5
8. Covington Catholic (1-2)83.1
9. North Hardin (1-2)82.7
10. Lexington Christian (3-0)82.6
11. Boyle County (2-1)82.0
12. Ryle (2-1)81.8
13. Ballard (2-1)81.2
14. Franklin County (2-1)81.1
15. Pikeville (3-0)80.3
15. Owensboro (2-1)80.3
17. Central (1-2)80.1
18. Christian Academy-Louisville (3-0)79.5
18. Bowling Green (2-1)79.5
20. Highlands (3-0)79.4
20. Bryan Station (1-1)79.4
22. Pulaski County (1-2)78.0
23. Scott County (1-1)77.3
24. Woodford County (3-0)76.0
24. Central Hardin (3-0)76.0

Note: Schools that haven’t played two instate opponents are not yet included.

Ratings by class

CLASS ARating
1. Pikeville80.3
2. Raceland66.5
3. Paintsville56.7
4. Crittenden County56.2
5. Country Day53.2
6. Newport Central Catholic51.7
7. Williamsburg51.3
8. Hazard48.6
9. Bethlehem48.2
10. Louisville Holy Cross44.8
11. Campbellsville43.6
12. Sayre40.6
13. Russellville40.3
14. Frankfort39.8
15. Bishop Brossart37.9
16. Nicholas County32.6
17. Eminence29.4
18. Dayton18.7
19. Fulton County15.6
20. Betsy Layne15.2
21. Phelps14.8
22. Paris14.0
23. Bracken County10.4
24. Harlan10.0
25. Fort Knox9.6
26. Lynn Camp8.6
27. Berea6.6
28. Bellevue3.8
29. Caverna0.3




CLASS 2A

1. Beechwood84.6
2. Lexington Christian82.6
3. Mayfield72.9
4. Somerset63.3
5. Danville60.4
6. West Carter54.6
7. Murray54.3
8. Caldwell County54.1
9. Lloyd48.6
10. Owensboro Catholic47.3
11. Hancock County47.0
12. Middlesboro46.9
13. Breathitt County43.5
14. Walton-Verona42.6
15. Metcalfe County38.9
16. Shelby Valley38.5
17. Newport35.6
18. McLean County31.7
19. Todd Central28.1
20. Washington County26.7
21. Green County26.5
22. Covington Holy Cross25.5
23. Monroe County24.0
24. Martin County22.9
25. Clinton County22.4
26. Butler County21.5
27. Leslie County20.9
28. Prestonsburg11.7
29. East Ridge11.4
30. Bath County10.3
31. Knott Central8.6
32. Morgan County7.7
33. Owen County3.8
34. Shawnee0.1




CLASS 3A

1. Christian Academy-Louisville79.5
2. Russell70.1
3. Bardstown69.0
4. Mercer County67.9
5. Belfry67.3
6. Ashland Blazer66.4
7. DeSales66.3
8. Elizabethtown66.1
9. Paducah Tilghman59.9
10. Bell County59.4
11. Taylor County59.1
12. Glasgow54.9
13. Union County54.3
14. Lawrence County53.5
15. Rockcastle County50.6
16. Estill County43.4
17. Adair County42.2
18. Henry County41.6
19. East Carter40.9
20. LaRue County40.8
21. Fleming County38.0
22. Mason County34.3
23. Garrard County33.4
24. Pike Central32.9
25. Trigg County32.7
26. Casey County32.0
27. Western Hills25.8
28. Hart County25.7
29. Magoffin County25.0
30. Thomas Nelson23.5
31. Floyd Central20.3
32. McCreary Central16.0
33. Pendleton County14.8
34. Webster County10.7
35. Nelson County9.8
36. Lewis County0.1




CLASS 4A

1. Corbin85.1
2. Lexington Catholic83.5
3. Boyle County82.0
4. Franklin County81.1
5. Central80.1
6. John Hardin67.4
7. Logan County66.8
8. Lincoln County66.4
9. Hopkinsville65.0
10. Wayne County64.4
11. Knox Central56.0
12. Bourbon County55.9
13. Letcher Central53.1
14. Holmes51.8
15. Madisonville49.3
16. Franklin-Simpson49.1
17. Spencer County48.0
18. Calloway County47.6
19. Allen County45.7
20. Harlan County44.0
21. Rowan County43.9
22. Perry Central42.5
23. Waggener42.3
24. Clay County41.2
25. Scott High41.0
26. Warren East40.8
27. Boyd County38.7
28. Shelby County37.8
29. Harrison County37.3
30. Anderson County34.7
31. North Oldham34.2
32. Moore32.7
33. Hopkins Central30.3




Class 5A

1. Frederick Douglass86.1
2. Covington Catholic83.1
3. Owensboro80.3
4. Bowling Green79.5
5. Highlands79.4
6. Pulaski County78.0
7. Scott County77.3
8. Woodford County76.0
9. Southwestern75.9
10. Cooper74.7
11. Graves County66.9
12. Greenwood66.1
13. Conner64.5
14. Collins63.7
15. South Oldham62.9
16. North Bullitt58.0
17. North Laurel56.2
18. Fairdale54.4
19. Christian County53.2
20. Whitley County52.9
21. Great Crossing50.1
22. Grayson County48.1
23. Bullitt Central46.9
24. East Jessamine46.1
24. West Jessamine46.1
26. Boone County43.8
27. Montgomery County38.3
28. Western37.9
29. Doss37.7
30. Atherton32.0
31. Grant County27.8
32. South Laurel24.4
33. Seneca19.5
34. Jeffersontown19.3
35. Muhlenberg County18.1
35. Ohio County18.1
37. Breckinridge County11.7




CLASS 6A

1. Male92.2
2. Manual87.1
3. St. Xavier86.6
4. North Hardin82.7
5. Ryle81.8
6. Ballard81.2
7. Bryan Station79.4
8. Central Hardin76.0
9. Dixie Heights75.7
10. Oldham County74.8
11. Daviess County69.4
12. Fern Creek68.4
13. McCracken County67.3
14. Bullitt East65.4
15. Pleasure Ridge Park63.4
16. Simon Kenton62.3
17. Madison Central59.1
18. Clark County58.6
19. Paul Laurence Dunbar57.6
20. Meade County57.5
21. Eastern57.0
22. Campbell County55.8
23. Henry Clay55.2
24. Apollo54.7
25. Tates Creek54.5
26. Butler50.3
27. Lafayette44.2
28. Southern43.7
29. Marshall County40.3
30. Barren County36.1

Note: Schools that haven’t played two instate opponents are not yet included.

This story was originally published September 5, 2021 at 3:00 PM.

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