Who’s No. 1 in Kentucky high school football media rankings after Week 9?

By Jared Peck

October 18, 2021 6:33 PM

Lexington Christian’s Drew Nieves (12) celebrates with teammates after during their game against Somerset at Clark Field in Somerset, Ky., Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Lexington Christian beat Somerset 28-21. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

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 9.

This week’s Kentucky AP Top 10s

CLASS A

Rank-School	FPV	Rcd	TP	Pvs
1. Pikeville	(9)	7-2	108	1
2. Ky. Country Day	(1)	7-1	91	2
3. Raceland	-	7-1	84	3
4. Russellville	(1)	7-1	74	5
5. Bethlehem	-	7-1	69	4
6. Newport Central Catholic	-	6-2	55	6
7. Bishop Brossart	-	9-0	38	9
8. Williamsburg	-	5-2	30	8
9. Hazard	-	6-3	21	NR
10. Sayre	-	6-2	20	7

Others receiving votes: Paintsville 12. Lou. Holy Cross 3.

CLASS 2A

Rank-School	FPV	Rcd	TP	Pvs
1. Lex. Christian	(9)	8-0	108	1
2. Beechwood	(2)	8-0	101	2
3. Mayfield	-	8-0	88	3
4. Middlesboro	-	8-0	76	4
5. Green Co.	-	8-0	55	5
6. Danville	-	6-3	50	7
7. West Carter	-	6-2	44	9
8. Caldwell Co.	-	6-3	34	10
9. Murray	-	5-2	15	6
(tie) Owensboro Catholic	-	3-5	15	NR

Others receiving votes:Edmonson Co. 6. Hancock Co. 5. Walton-Verona 5. Metcalfe Co. 3.

CLASS 3A

Rank-School	FPV	Rcd	TP	Pvs
1. Lou. Christian Academy	(6)	7-1	105	T1
2. Bardstown	(5)	8-0	101	T1
3. Glasgow	-	7-1	88	3
4. Union Co.	-	7-1	77	5
5. Mercer Co.	-	6-2	62	7
6. Russell	-	5-3	38	10
7. Bell Co.	-	6-2	33	6
8. Belfry	-	3-5	25	NR
9. Lawrence Co.	-	6-2	20	4
10. Ashland Blazer	-	5-4	18	8

Others receiving votes: Taylor Co. 14. East Carter 13. Adair Co. 6. Estill Co. 3. Paducah Tilghman 2.

CLASS 4A

Rank-School	FPV	Rcd	TP	Pvs
1. Corbin	(7)	8-0	106	1
2. Boyle Co.	(4)	7-1	102	2
3. Johnson Central	-	6-2	81	3
4. Lex. Catholic	-	6-2	76	4
5. Central	-	6-3	70	5
6. Letcher County Central	-	6-1	54	7
7. Franklin Co.	-	5-3	43	8
8. Scott	-	6-2	24	9
9. Spencer Co.	-	5-3	18	10
(tie) Logan Co.	-	6-3	18	6

Others receiving votes: Holmes 4. Bourbon Co. 4. Hopkinsville 2. Rowan Co. 2. Warren East 1.

CLASS 5A

Rank-School	FPV	Rcd	TP	Pvs
1. Frederick Douglass	(10)	8-0	109	1
2. South Warren	-	7-1	95	2
3. Owensboro	-	7-1	86	3
4. Woodford Co.	(1)	8-0	83	4
5. Southwestern	-	7-1	62	6
6. Cov. Catholic	-	5-3	54	7
7. Graves Co.	-	6-2	44	5
8. Cooper	-	6-2	35	8
9. Scott Co.	-	5-3	16	NR
10. Pulaski Co.	-	6-3	8	NR

Others receiving votes: Highlands 5. Great Crossing 4. Bowling Green 3. Greenwood 1.

CLASS 6A

Rank-School	FPV	Rcd	TP	Pvs
1. Lou. Male	(11)	7-0	110	1
2. Lou. St. Xavier	-	7-1	98	2
3. Lou. DuPont Manual	-	6-2	72	T3
4. Lou. Trinity	-	2-7	65	T3
5. Lex. Bryan Station	-	7-1	62	5
6. Daviess Co.	-	7-1	50	8
(tie) Ryle	-	6-2	50	6
8. Madison Central	-	7-1	47	7
9. Lou. Ballard	-	5-3	21	9
10. Bullitt East	-	7-1	20	10

Others receiving votes: Apollo 10.

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; Jackson Times Voice, Jackson; 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.

*FPV-First Place Votes; Rcd-Record; TP-Total Points; Pvs-Previous week’s rank.

How @HLpreps voted

Class A

1	Pikeville	7-2*
2	Kentucky Country Day	6-1*
3	Bishop Brossart	9-0
4	Raceland	7-1
5	Bethlehem	7-1
6	Newport Central Catholic	6-2
7	Russellville	7-1
8	Williamsburg	5-2
9	Hazard	6-3*
10	Sayre	6-2

Class 2A

1	Lexington Christian	8-0*
2	Beechwood	8-0
3	Mayfield	8-0
4	Middlesboro	8-0*
5	Green County	7-0
6	West Carter	6-2
7	Danville	6-3*
8	Caldwell County	6-3*
9	Walton-Verona	6-3
10	Murray	5-2

Class 3A

1	Bardstown	8-0
2	Christian Academy-Louisville	7-1*
3	Glasgow	7-1
4	Union County	7-1
5	Mercer County	6-2
6	East Carter	6-3
7	Bell County	6-2
8	Russell	5-3
9	Adair County	6-2
10	Belfry	3-5*

Class 4A

1	Corbin	8-0
2	Boyle County	7-1
3	Central	6-3
4	Johnson Central	6-2*
5	Lexington Catholic	6-2
6	Letcher County Central	6-1
7	Franklin County	5-3
8	Spencer County	5-3
9	Rowan County	5-3
10	Logan County	6-3*

Class 5A

1	Frederick Douglass	7-0*
2	South Warren	7-1
3	Owensboro	7-1
4	Woodford County	8-0*
5	Southwestern	7-1
6	Covington Catholic	5-3
7	Scott County	5-3
8	Graves County	6-2
9	Cooper	6-2
10	Pulaski County	6-3

Class 6A

1	Male	7-0
2	St. Xavier	7-1
3	Bryan Station	7-1
4	Madison Central	7-1*
5	Daviess County	7-1
6	Trinity	2-7*
7	Manual	6-2
8	Bullitt East	7-1
9	Ballard	5-3
10	Ryle	6-2

* Record reflects that a team had one or more COVID-19 wins/losses

Jared Peck

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Jared Peck, the Herald-Leader’s Digital Sports Writer, covers high school athletics and has been with the company as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. Support my work with a digital subscription

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