High School Sports

Who’s No. 1 in the latest Kentucky high school football media rankings?

The Mayfield Cardinals play their home football games at War Memorial Stadium.
The Mayfield Cardinals play their home football games at War Memorial Stadium. rhermens@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:

Class A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Pikeville (4) 2-2 85 2

2. Raceland (4) 4-1 76 1

3. Hazard - 3-1 56 4

4. Newport Central Catholic - 4-1 53 3

5. Bethlehem - 4-1 48 6

6. Williamsburg - 3-0 45 5

7. Pineville - 5-0 32 8

8. Lou. Ky. Country Day - 4-1 29 7

9. Lou. Holy Cross - 4-1 26 9

10. Bracken Co. (1) 4-0 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Campbellsville 9. Paintsville 9. Paris 6. Sayre 5. Nicholas Co. 5..

Class 2A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Mayfield (5) 5-0 86 2

2. Beechwood (4) 4-1 85 1

3. Lex. Christian - 2-3 54 3

4. Metcalfe Co. - 5-0 42 6

5. Owensboro Catholic - 2-3 36 4

6. Hancock Co. - 5-0 26 NR

7. Butler Co. - 4-0 25 10

8. McLean Co. - 5-0 23 NR

9. Breathitt Co. - 3-2 20 7

10. Lloyd Memorial - 3-2 16 NR

(tie) Somerset - 3-2 16 9

†(tie) Murray - 2-2 16 8

Others receiving votes: Middlesboro 13. Danville 13. Prestonsburg 10. Walton-Verona 9. Todd Co. Central 5..

Class 3A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Lou. Christian Academy (7) 5-0 87 1

2. Bardstown (1) 5-0 70 3

3. Union Co. - 5-0 59 6

4. Paducah Tilghman - 2-2 52 2

5. Trigg Co. (1) 5-0 43 8

6. Mason Co. - 4-0 36 10

7. East Carter - 5-0 34 7

(tie) Belfry - 2-3 26 5

8. Bell Co. - 3-1 26 9

10. Glasgow - 4-1 20 4

Others receiving votes: Elizabethtown 14. Hart Co. 9. Henry Co. 5. Greenup Co. 5. Estill Co. 3. Lawrence Co. 3. Ashland Blazer 2. Casey Co. 1.

Class 4A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Boyle Co. (9) 5-0 90 1

2. Lex. Catholic - 4-1 74 3

3. Corbin - 5-0 71 2

4. Johnson Central - 3-2 58 4

5. Logan Co. - 4-1 40 5

6. Spencer Co. - 4-1 34 6

7. Warren East - 5-0 28 9

8. Perry Co. Central - 4-0 27 10

9. Lou. Central - 2-3 25 7

10. Franklin Co. - 1-4 16 8

Others receiving votes: Holmes 6. Hopkins Co. Central 5. Hopkinsville 5. Clay Co. 4. Franklin-Simpson 3. Boyd Co. 2. Knox Central 2. Warren Central 2. Madisonville-North Hopkins 1. Letcher County Central 1. Harlan Co. 1.

Class 5A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Frederick Douglass (9) 5-0 90 1

2. Woodford Co. - 5-0 64 2

(tie) Bowling Green - 4-1 64 3

4. Cov. Catholic - 4-1 62 5

5. South Warren - 2-2 54 4

6. Scott Co. - 4-0 45 T6

7. Southwestern - 4-0 36 T6

8. Pulaski Co. - 4-1 22 9

9. Greenwood - 4-1 18 NR

10. Highlands - 3-2 10 NR

Others receiving votes: Owensboro 9. Great Crossing 9. Collins 5. Cooper 3. North Laurel 3. Lou. Atherton 1.

Class 6A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. St. Xavier (5) 3-1 86 1

2. Ballard (2) 5-0 78 3

3. DuPont Manual - 5-0 66 4

4. Male - 2-2 60 6

5. Trinity (1) 3-2 54 2

(tie) Madison Central (1) 5-0 54 5

7. George Rogers Clark - 4-0 32 7

8. Henderson Co. - 3-1 24 10

9. Ryle - 3-2 13 8

10. Bullitt East - 3-1 12 NR

Others receiving votes: Central Hardin 7. Lex. Bryan Station 6. Daviess Co. 2. Marshall Co. 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; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville, Kentucky Prep Gridiron.

How @HLpreps voted

CLASS A





RankTeamRecord
1Raceland4-1
2Pikeville2-2
3Newport Central Catholic4-1
4Hazard3-1
5Williamsburg3-0
6Bethlehem4-1
7Kentucky Country Day4-1
8Pineville5-0
9Holy Cross (Louisville)4-1
10Nicholas County5-0

CLASS 2A





RankTeamRecord
1Mayfield5-0
2Beechwood4-1
3Metcalfe County5-0
4Butler County4-0
5Prestonsburg5-0
6Hancock County5-0
7McLean County5-0
8Lexington Christian2-3
9Breathitt County3-2
10Walton-Verona3-2

CLASS 3A





RankTeamRecord
1Christian Academy-Louisville5-0
2Bardstown5-0
3Union County5-0
4Trigg County5-0
5Mason County4-0
6East Carter5-0
7Bell County3-1
8Elizabethtown4-1
9Hart County3-1
10Paducah Tilghman2-2

CLASS 4A





RankTeamRecord
1Boyle County5-0
2Corbin5-0
3Lexington Catholic4-1
4Johnson Central3-2
5Warren East5-0
6Perry Co. Central4-0
7Logan County4-1
8Spencer County4-1
9Franklin-Simpson3-2
10Central2-3

CLASS 5A





RankTeamRecord
1Frederick Douglass5-0
2Woodford County5-0
3Bowling Green4-1
4Southwestern4-0
5Scott County4-0
6Covington Catholic4-1
7South Warren2-2
8Great Crossing5-0
9Pulaski County4-1
10North Laurel3-1

CLASS 6A





RankTeamRecord
1St. Xavier3-1
2Ballard5-0
3Madison Central5-0
4Male2-2
5Manual5-0
6Trinity3-2
7Henderson County3-1
8Central Hardin4-1
9Bullitt East4-1
10Clark County4-0
Jared Peck
Lexington Herald-Leader
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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