Recapping the 2021 Kentucky high school football state championships

The three remaining championship games of the 2021 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals played out Saturday at Kroger Field in Lexington after three titles were earned Friday.

Below you’ll find a complete recap of all the action, including postgame reaction, final statistics and photo slideshows from every matchup.

Saturday’s games

Class 3A: Belfry 33, Paducah Tilghman 28 | Final stats | Recap | Slideshow

Class 5A: South Warren 38, Frederick Douglass 26 | Final stats | Recap | Slideshow

Class 6A: St. Xavier 31, Male 21 | Final stats | Recap | Slideshow

Friday’s games

Class A: Pikeville 30, Russellville 27 | Final stats | Recap | Slideshow

Class 2A: Beechwood 23, Lexington Christian 21 | Final stats | Recap | Slideshow

Class 4A: Boyle County 30, vs. Johnson Central 13 | Final stats | Recap | Slideshow

This story was originally published December 3, 2021 at 7:38 AM.

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