High School Sports

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

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 Pvs

1. Pikeville (8) 5-2 89 1

2. Raceland (1) 6-1 81 2

3. Bethlehem - 6-1 62 5

(tie) Newport Central Catholic - 6-1 62 4

5. Hazard - 5-2 56 3

6. Ky. Country Day - 6-1 40 7

7. Lou. Holy Cross - 5-2 33 6

(tie) Pineville - 7-0 33 8

†9. Paris - 6-1 12 9

†10. Bishop Brossart - 6-2 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Paintsville 7. Williamsburg 6. Sayre 3. Bracken Co. 3.

Class 2A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

†1. Mayfield (5) 7-0 86 T1

†2. Beechwood (4) 6-1 85 T1

†3. Owensboro Catholic - 5-3 64 3

†4. Metcalfe Co. - 7-0 48 5

†5. Lex. Christian - 3-4 45 4

†6. Breathitt Co. - 4-2 37 7

†7. McLean Co. - 7-1 31 8

†8. Lloyd Memorial - 5-2 27 9

†9. Walton-Verona - 6-2 15 NR

†10. Hancock Co. - 6-2 13 6

Others receiving votes: Shelby Valley 12. Butler Co. 8. Danville 4. Middlesboro 4. Somerset 4. Todd Co. Central 4. Murray 3. Prestonsburg 3. Green Co. 2.

Class 3A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

†1. Christian Academy-Lou. (8) 8-0 89 1

†2. Bardstown (1) 8-0 79 2

†3. Union Co. - 7-0 73 3

†4. Mason Co. - 7-0 56 4

†5. Belfry - 4-3 38 6

†6. Bell Co. - 6-1 37 7

†7. Paducah Tilghman - 3-4 29 5

†8. Hart Co. - 6-1 21 9

†9. Lawrence Co. - 6-1 20 8

†10. Trigg Co. - 6-1 14 10

Others receiving votes: Elizabethtown 12. Ashland Blazer 11. Greenup Co. 7. Glasgow 3. East Carter 3. Casey Co. 2. Henry Co. 1.

Class 4A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Lex. Catholic (6) 6-1 86 3

2. Corbin (2) 7-0 79 2

3. Boyle Co. (1) 6-1 78 1

4. Johnson Central - 5-2 58 4

5. Logan Co. - 7-1 51 5

6. Spencer Co. - 7-1 40 6

7. Warren East - 7-0 39 7

8. Franklin Co. - 3-4 17 9

9. Lou. Central - 4-4 16 8

10. Letcher County Central - 6-2 15 10

Others receiving votes: Franklin-Simpson 8. Madisonville 4. Hopkins Co. Central 2. Boyd Co. 1. Perry Co. Central 1.

Class 5A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Frederick Douglass (8) 7-0 89 1

2. Woodford Co. (1) 7-0 74 3

3. Cov. Catholic - 6-1 73 2

4. Bowling Green - 6-1 69 4

5. Southwestern - 7-0 47 5

6. South Warren - 4-3 38 6

7. Scott Co. - 6-1 36 7

8. Highlands - 6-2 24 8

9. Pulaski Co. - 7-1 19 9

10. Greenwood - 6-1 14 10

Others receiving votes: Owensboro 7. Fairdale 2. Great Crossing 2. Graves Co. 1.

Class 6A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. St. Xavier (8) 6-1 89 1

2. Ballard - 6-1 76 3

(tie) Manual (1) 6-1 76 2

4. Henderson Co. - 6-1 50 5

5. Male - 4-3 49 6

6. Trinity - 4-4 41 4

7. Madison Central - 6-1 28 9

8. Bullitt East - 6-1 24 T7

9. Bryan Station - 4-3 15 T7

(tie) Ryle - 4-3 15 NR

Others receiving votes: Daviess Co. 12. Central Hardin 11. Clark Co. 3. Simon Kenton 3. Pleasure Ridge Park 3.

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: Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; Kentucky Today, Louisville; KPG Football, Owensboro.

How @HLpreps voted

CLASS A





RankTeamRecord
1Pikeville5-2
2Raceland6-1
3Newport Central Catholic6-1
4Bethlehem6-1
5Kentucky Country Day6-1
6Pineville7-0
7Holy Cross (Louisville)5-2
8Hazard5-2
9Paris6-1
10Bishop Brossart6-2

CLASS 2A





RankTeamRecord
1Mayfield7-0
2Beechwood6-1
3Metcalfe County7-0
4Owensboro Catholic5-3
5Breathitt County4-2
6Walton-Verona6-2
7McLean County7-1
8Shelby Valley5-2
9Prestonsburg7-1
10Lexington Christian3-4

CLASS 3A





RankTeamRecord
1Christian Academy-Louisville8-0
2Bardstown8-0
3Union County7-0
4Mason County7-0
5Bell County6-1
6Lawrence County6-1
7Hart County6-1
8East Carter5-2
9Casey County5-2
10Henry County6-1

CLASS 4A





RankTeamRecord
1Corbin7-0
2Lexington Catholic6-1
3Boyle County6-1
4Johnson Central5-2
5Warren East7-0
6Logan County7-1
7Spencer County7-1
8Franklin-Simpson5-2
9Letcher County Central6-2
10Boyd County5-3

CLASS 5A





RankTeamRecord
1Frederick Douglass7-0
2Woodford County7-0
3Bowling Green6-1
4Southwestern7-0
5Covington Catholic6-1
6Pulaski County7-1
7Scott County6-1
8Greenwood6-1
9Highlands6-2
10South Warren4-3

CLASS 6A





RankTeamRecord
1St. Xavier6-1
2Ballard6-1
3Manual6-1
4Male4-3
5Trinity4-4
6Henderson County6-1
7Central Hardin6-1
8Bullitt East6-1
9Daviess County5-2
10Bryan Station4-3

This story was originally published October 10, 2022 at 5:14 PM.

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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