Who’s No. 1 in Kentucky high school football media rankings after Week 8?
The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings after the games of Week 8.
This week’s Kentucky AP Top 10s
CLASS A
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Pikeville | (9) | 6-2 | 99 | 1 |
| 2. Ky. Country Day | (1) | 6-1 | 86 | 2 |
| 3. Raceland | - | 6-1 | 77 | 3 |
| 4. Bethlehem | - | 6-1 | 62 | 5 |
| 5. Russellville | - | 6-1 | 48 | 7 |
| 6. Newport Central Catholic | - | 5-2 | 45 | 6 |
| 7. Sayre | - | 6-1 | 43 | 4 |
| 8. Williamsburg | - | 4-2 | 36 | 9 |
| 9. Bishop Brossart | - | 8-0 | 33 | 8 |
| 10. Paintsville | - | 3-4 | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Hazard 7, Frankfort 2, Lou. Holy Cross 1.
CLASS 2A
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Lex. Christian | (8) | 7-0 | 98 | 1 |
| 2. Beechwood | (2) | 7-0 | 92 | 2 |
| 3. Mayfield | - | 7-0 | 80 | 3 |
| 4. Middlesboro | - | 8-0 | 69 | 4 |
| 5. Green Co. | - | 7-0 | 55 | 5 |
| 6. Murray | - | 5-1 | 43 | 6 |
| 7. Danville | - | 5-3 | 42 | 7 |
| 8. Metcalfe Co. | - | 5-2 | 24 | 8 |
| 9. West Carter | - | 5-2 | 19 | 9 |
| 10. Caldwell Co. | - | 5-3 | 14 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Owensboro Catholic 8, Hancock Co. 4, Butler Co. 2.
CLASS 3A
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Christian Academy-Lou. | (4) | 7-1 | 94 | 2 |
| (tie) Bardstown | (6) | 7-0 | 94 | 1 |
| 3. Glasgow | - | 6-1 | 72 | 4 |
| 4. Lawrence Co. | - | 6-1 | 70 | 3 |
| 5. Union Co. | - | 6-1 | 55 | 5 |
| 6. Bell Co. | - | 6-1 | 44 | 6 |
| 7. Mercer Co. | - | 5-2 | 35 | 7 |
| 8. Ashland Blazer | - | 5-3 | 34 | 8 |
| 9. Taylor Co. | - | 6-1 | 24 | 9 |
| 10. Russell | - | 4-3 | 13 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: East Carter 7, Paducah Tilghman 7, Greenup Co. 1.
CLASS 4A
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Corbin | (8) | 7-0 | 98 | 1 |
| 2. Boyle Co. | (2) | 6-1 | 92 | 2 |
| 3. Johnson Central | - | 5-2 | 71 | 4 |
| 4. Lex. Catholic | - | 5-2 | 69 | 3 |
| 5. Central | - | 5-3 | 63 | 5 |
| 6. Logan Co. | - | 6-2 | 46 | 7 |
| 7. Letcher County Central | - | 6-1 | 40 | 6 |
| 8. Franklin Co. | - | 4-3 | 27 | 8 |
| 9. Scott | - | 5-2 | 11 | 9 |
| 10. Spencer Co. | - | 5-3 | 9 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Holmes 8, John Hardin 7, Bourbon Co. 5, Hopkinsville 2, Warren East 1, Rowan Co. 1.
CLASS 5A
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Frederick Douglass | (10) | 7-0 | 100 | 1 |
| 2. South Warren | - | 6-1 | 89 | 2 |
| 3. Owensboro | - | 6-1 | 79 | 3 |
| 4. Woodford Co. | - | 7-0 | 70 | 4 |
| 5. Graves Co. | - | 6-1 | 58 | 5 |
| 6. Southwestern | - | 6-1 | 47 | 6 |
| 7. Cov. Catholic | - | 4-3 | 34 | 7 |
| 8. Cooper | - | 5-2 | 22 | 10 |
| 9. Great Crossing | - | 6-1 | 11 | NR |
| 10. Highlands | - | 4-4 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Scott Co. 7, Greenwood 7, North Laurel 6, Pulaski Co. 6, Collins 4.
CLASS 6A
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Male | (10) | 6-0 | 100 | 1 |
| 2. St. Xavier | - | 6-1 | 88 | 2 |
| 3. Trinity | - | 2-6 | 59 | 5 |
| (tie) Manual | - | 5-2 | 59 | 3 |
| 5. Bryan Station | - | 6-1 | 58 | 4 |
| 6. Ryle | - | 5-2 | 47 | 6 |
| 7. Madison Central | - | 6-1 | 44 | 8 |
| 8. Daviess Co. | - | 6-1 | 38 | 9 |
| 9. Ballard | - | 4-3 | 30 | 7 |
| 10. Bullitt East | - | 6-1 | 8 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Apollo 6, Oldham Co. 5, Henderson Co. 4, George Rogers Clark 3, Dixie Heights 1.
All Associated Press members in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; Kentucky Today, Louisville.
*FPV-First Place Votes; Rcd-Record; TP-Total Points; Pvs-Previous week’s rank.
How @HLpreps voted
Class A
| 1 | Pikeville | 6-2* |
| 2 | Kentucky Country Day | 5-1* |
| 3 | Bishop Brossart | 8-0 |
| 4 | Raceland | 6-1 |
| 5 | Bethlehem | 6-1 |
| 6 | Newport Central Catholic | 5-2 |
| 7 | Sayre | 6-1 |
| 8 | Russellville | 6-1 |
| 9 | Frankfort | 5-2 |
| 10 | Williamsburg | 4-2 |
Class 2A
| 1 | Lexington Christian | 7-0* |
| 2 | Beechwood | 7-0 |
| 3 | Mayfield | 7-0 |
| 4 | Middlesboro | 8-0* |
| 5 | Green County | 7-0 |
| 6 | Murray | 5-1 |
| 7 | Metcalfe County | 5-2* |
| 8 | West Carter | 5-2 |
| 9 | Danville | 5-3* |
| 10 | Caldwell County | 5-3* |
Class 3A
| 1 | Bardstown | 7-0 |
| 2 | Christian Academy-Louisville | 7-1* |
| 3 | Bell County | 6-1 |
| 4 | Glasgow | 6-1 |
| 5 | Lawrence County | 6-1* |
| 6 | Taylor County | 6-1 |
| 7 | Union County | 6-1 |
| 8 | Mercer County | 5-2 |
| 9 | Ashland Blazer | 5-3 |
| 10 | East Carter | 5-3 |
Class 4A
| 1 | Corbin | 7-0 |
| 2 | Boyle County | 6-1 |
| 3 | Central | 5-3 |
| 4 | Johnson Central | 5-2* |
| 5 | Lexington Catholic | 5-2 |
| 6 | Letcher County Central | 6-1 |
| 7 | Logan County | 6-2* |
| 8 | Franklin County | 4-3 |
| 9 | Spencer County | 5-3 |
| 10 | Rowan County | 5-3 |
Class 5A
| 1 | Frederick Douglass | 6-0* |
| 2 | South Warren | 6-1 |
| 3 | Owensboro | 6-1 |
| 4 | Woodford County | 7-0* |
| 5 | Graves County | 6-1 |
| 6 | Southwestern | 6-1 |
| 7 | Covington Catholic | 4-3 |
| 8 | Collins | 6-1 |
| 9 | Scott County | 5-3 |
| 10 | Great Crossing | 6-1 |
Class 6A
| 1 | Male | 6-0 |
| 2 | St. Xavier | 6-1 |
| 3 | Bryan Station | 6-1 |
| 4 | Madison Central | 6-1* |
| 5 | Daviess County | 6-1 |
| 6 | Trinity | 2-6* |
| 7 | Manual | 5-1 |
| 8 | Oldham County | 6-1* |
| 9 | Bullitt East | 6-1 |
| 10 | Ballard | 4-3 |
* Record reflects that a team had one or more COVID-19 wins/losses
This story was originally published October 12, 2021 at 10:51 AM.
