High School Sports

High school football: Check out Cantrall’s first top-25 rankings of the 2022 season

By Dave Cantrall Special to the Herald-Leader

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State Top 25

1. St. Xavier (3-0)91.9
2. Boyle County (3-0)89.3
3. Frederick Douglass (3-0)88.3
4. Manual (3-0)87.8
5. Beechwood (3-0)87.1
5. Ballard (3-0)87.1
7. Corbin (3-0)85.5
8. Christian Academy-Louisville (3-0)84.8
9. Male (1-2)84.6
10. Lexington Christian (2-1)84.2
11. Owensboro (2-1)84.0
12. Covington Catholic (2-1)83.4
12. Woodford County (2-1)83.4
14. Lexington Catholic (2-1)83.2
15. Bowling Green (3-0)82.3
16. Scott County (2-0)80.8
17. Franklin County (1-2)80.7
18. Mayfield (3-0)80.3
19. Pikeville (1-2)80.2
20. Daviess County (2-1)79.9
21. Southwestern (3-0)79.5
22. Raceland (3-0)77.5
23. Central Hardin (3-0)77.4
24. Pulaski County (3-0)77.3
25. Johnson Central (2-1)77.0

Note: Schools that haven’t played two in-state opponents are not yet included.

Ratings by class

CLASS A

1. Pikeville80.2
2. Raceland77.5
3. Bethlehem57.9
4. Hazard54.6
5. Newport Central Catholic52.6
6. Paintsville49.0
7. Sayre47.4
8. Louisville Holy Cross47.0
9. Kentucky Country Day44.6
10. Pineville42.0
10. Williamsburg42.0
12. Crittenden County41.4
13. Russellville40.2
14. Frankfort38.4
15. Campbellsville37.1
16. Bishop Brossart37.0
17. Nicholas County32.7
18. Dayton28.3
19. Paris26.2
20. Betsy Layne17.9
21. Eminence15.9
22. Fort Knox15.1
23. Bracken County14.8
23. Fulton County14.8
25. Harlan11.2
26. Berea8.3
27. Phelps2.1
28. Bellevue0.1
28. Caverna0.1
28. Fairview0.1
28. Lynn Camp0.1




CLASS 2A

1. Beechwood87.1
2. Lexington Christian84.2
3. Mayfield80.3
4. Danville66.6
5. Owensboro Catholic64.4
6. Murray57.7
7. Somerset52.3
8. Middlesboro48.6
9. Lloyd48.0
10. Shelby Valley47.8
11. Breathitt County46.8
12. Caldwell County46.2
13. Hancock County45.8
14. Metcalfe County45.3
15. Walton-Verona42.1
16. Butler County41.4
17. West Carter40.4
18. Green County37.0
19. McLean County35.8
20. Carroll County32.5
21. Monroe County31.9
22. Covington Holy Cross27.9
23. Newport27.2
24. Martin County26.6
25. Todd Central23.8
26. Prestonsburg23.1
27. Washington County19.8
28. Leslie County18.0
29. East Ridge12.7
30. Fort Campbell11.7
31. Edmonson County10.6
32. Morgan County9.9
33. Owen County8.9
34. Bath County4.3
35. Clinton County4.0
36. Knott Central3.5
37. Shawnee0.1




CLASS 3A

1. Christian Academy-Louisville84.8
2. Bardstown75.5
3. Glasgow73.9
4. Paducah Tilghman70.0
5. Elizabethtown68.6
6. Belfry67.9
7. Union County64.6
8. Bell County62.3
9. Mercer County62.1
10. Ashland Blazer59.3
11. East Carter56.8
12. Lawrence County54.3
13. Taylor County52.2
14. Russell51.6
15. Mason County50.5
16. Casey County48.9
17. Henry County48.1
18. DeSales45.4
19. Rockcastle County44.5
20. Greenup County43.6
21. LaRue County42.8
22. Hart County42.7
23. Trigg County39.8
24. Estill County39.5
25. Fleming County38.4
26. Garrard County37.0
27. Adair County35.0
28. Nelson County29.7
29. Magoffin County23.2
29. McCreary Central23.2
31. Western Hills22.2
32. Floyd Central21.6
33. Pike Central20.4
34. Thomas Nelson19.2
35. Powell County15.9
36. Webster County10.5
37. Lewis County8.3
38. Pendleton County5.3
39. Jackson County0.1




CLASS 4A

1. Boyle County89.3
2. Corbin85.5
3. Lexington Catholic83.2
4. Franklin County80.7
5. Johnson Central77.0
6. Logan County74.1
7. Central69.9
8. Hopkinsville69.8
9. Spencer County67.2
10. Letcher Central60.1
11. Madisonville57.9
12. Holmes57.8
13. Lincoln County57.3
14. Allen County53.0
15. Knox Central52.6
16. Wayne County51.9
17. Bourbon County51.2
18. Shelby County50.0
19. John Hardin48.5
19. Warren East48.5
21. Rowan County46.5
22. Perry Central44.9
23. Scott High43.6
24. North Oldham42.5
25. Harlan County39.6
26. Boyd County38.0
27. Clay County37.0
28. Russell County34.2
29. Harrison County31.9
29. Moore31.9
31. Hopkins Central28.7
32. Waggener27.8
33. Calloway County26.1
34. Anderson County25.6
35. Warren Central22.8
36. Marion County19.7
37. Valley15.4




Class 5A

1. Frederick Douglass88.3
2. Owensboro84.0
3. Covington Catholic83.4
3. Woodford County83.4
5. Bowling Green82.3
6. Scott County80.8
7. Southwestern79.5
8. Pulaski County77.3
9. Highlands76.5
10. Cooper69.9
11. Greenwood67.1
12. Fairdale64.9
13. North Laurel64.7
14. Great Crossing63.7
15. Conner63.6
16. Collins63.5
17. Graves County62.7
18. South Oldham61.7
19. Madison Southern54.3
20. Whitley County51.8
21. Boone County48.2
22. West Jessamine46.3
23. Atherton45.9
24. Christian County43.1
25. East Jessamine40.1
26. Bullitt Central39.7
27. Montgomery County37.7
28. North Bullitt36.5
29. Doss34.6
30. Seneca31.9
31. Grayson County30.9
32. Western30.8
33. Grant County22.8
34. South Laurel16.3
35. Jeffersontown12.2
36. Ohio County9.6
37. Muhlenberg County7.8
38. Iroquois6.0
39. Breckinridge County4.1




CLASS 6A

1. St. Xavier91.9
2. Manual87.8
3. Ballard87.1
4. Male84.6
5. Daviess County79.9
6. Central Hardin77.4
7. Ryle76.7
8. Bullitt East74.0
9. North Hardin73.6
10. Bryan Station73.2
11. Henderson County73.0
12. Dixie Heights72.6
13. Simon Kenton71.4
14. Madison Central70.5
14. Pleasure Ridge Park70.5
16. Clark County64.6
17. Paul Dunbar64.5
18. Fern Creek63.5
19. Oldham County58.9
20. Campbell County53.1
21. Meade County53.0
22. Tates Creek52.7
23. Henry Clay52.4
24. Eastern51.9
25. Apollo51.5
26. McCracken County50.4
27. Butler49.2
28. Barren County47.7
29. Lafayette46.6
30. Marshall County42.9
31. Southern39.8
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This story was originally published September 4, 2022 at 1:47 PM.

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