High School Sports

High school football: Dave Cantrall’s top 25 teams through Week 3 (Sept. 3)

By Dave Cantrall Special to the Herald-Leader

(Note: Teams that have not played two games within the state are not yet included.)

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State

TOP 25Rating
1. St. Xavier (3-0)92.1
2. Male (2-1)90.0
3. Christian Academy-Louisville (3-0)89.8
4. Trinity (1-2)89.2
5. Covington Catholic (3-0)88.6
6. Boyle County (3-0)88.2
7. Scott County (3-0)87.7
8. Ballard (2-1)87.3
9. Manual (3-0)86.0
10. Lexington Catholic (1-2)85.7
11. Owensboro (1-2)85.0
12. Beechwood (3-0)84.7
13. Highlands (2-1)84.5
14. Lexington Christian (2-1)84.4
15. South Warren (3-0)84.2
16. Owensboro Catholic (3-0)83.8
17. Central Hardin (2-1)82.6
18. Bryan Station (1-2)81.8
19. Pikeville (2-1)81.7
19. Bowling Green (1-2)81.7
21. Mayfield (2-1)81.6
22. Franklin County (3-0)81.4
23. Paducah Tilghman (3-0)81.0
23. Ryle (2-1)81.0
25. South Oldham (2-1)80.7

Franklin County’s Jayquan Crawford (27) is tackled by Bryan Station’s Keelan Adams (54) during a game at Boyle County on Aug. 26.
Franklin County’s Jayquan Crawford (27) is tackled by Bryan Station’s Keelan Adams (54) during a game at Boyle County on Aug. 26. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com


Ratings by class

CLASS ARating
1. Pikeville81.7
2. Raceland77.7
3. Newport Central Catholic59.1
4. Campbellsville58.5
5. Paris53.6
6. Bethlehem52.4
7. Kentucky Country Day52.1
8. Hazard46.5
9. Middlesboro44.0
10. Crittenden County43.2
11. Sayre42.3
12. Williamsburg33.8
13. Paintsville33.5
14. Bishop Brossart32.7
15. Russellville24.4
16. Harlan23.1
17. Pineville20.5
18. Covington Holy Cross19.2
19. Frankfort18.6
20. Nicholas County18.1
21. Dayton16.2
21. Eminence16.2
23. Lynn Camp11.0
24. Caverna6.5
25. Berea3.8
26. Bellevue1.1
27. Fairview0.1
27. Jenkins0.1




CLASS 2A

1. Beechwood84.7
2. Lexington Christian84.4
3. Owensboro Catholic83.8
4. Mayfield81.6
5. Shelby Valley55.8
6. Murray51.6
7. Danville48.6
8. Breathitt County48.1
9. Somerset46.5
10. Green County44.5
11. Newport41.3
12. Martin County38.0
13. Metcalfe County37.8
14. Walton-Verona34.4
15. Caldwell County34.3
16. Carroll County32.5
17. Bracken County31.9
18. Leslie County31.2
19. Betsy Layne29.7
19. Prestonsburg29.7
21. Washington County28.6
22. Monroe County27.3
23. Todd Central22.8
24. Edmonson County16.4
25. W.E.B. Dubois14.3
26. Morgan County12.0
27. Fort Campbell11.9
28. East Ridge11.0
29. Trimble County8.3
30. Owen County7.3
31. Clinton County6.7
32. Shawnee6.3
33. Fort Knox3.2
34. Knott Central0.1




CLASS 3A

1. Christian Academy-Louisville 89.8
2. Lexington Catholic85.7
3. Central80.4
4. Bell County75.3
5. Union County70.3
6. Belfry69.3
7. Lloyd67.2
8. Mercer County65.7
9. Glasgow62.8
10. Franklin-Simpson59.9
11. Hart County58.4
12. Lawrence County56.5
13. Elizabethtown55.7
14. East Carter54.4
15. Clay County52.4
16. Russell51.4
17. Rockcastle County48.2
18. Casey County47.2
19. Adair County46.0
20. Fleming County44.6
21. McLean County41.7
22. Hancock County40.9
23. LaRue County35.2
24. Estill County35.1
25. Knox Central34.7
26. Hopkins Central34.6
27. Webster County31.7
28. Trigg County31.3
29. Garrard County30.8
30. Butler County30.2
31. Bourbon County28.9
32. Pike Central26.8
33. Floyd Central24.0
34. Marion County23.3
35. West Carter19.2
36. Powell County14.7
37. Lewis County13.7
38. Magoffin County13.1
39. Jackson County13.0
40. McCreary Central7.4
41. Bath County2.6
42. Pendleton County0.1




CLASS 4A

1. Covington Catholic88.6
2. Boyle County88.2
3. Franklin County81.4
4. Paducah Tilghman81.0
5. Ashland Blazer75.3
6. Johnson Central71.5
7. Logan County70.7
8. Taylor County64.8
9. Warren East63.7
10. Bardstown63.6
11. Letcher Central61.5
12. Henry County58.3
13. Mason County56.3
14. Whitley County55.8
15. Lincoln County54.1
16. Hopkinsville53.3
17. Spencer County52.2
18. Wayne County52.0
19. Shelby County51.5
20. Boyd County50.3
21. Allen County46.8
22. Nelson County46.0
23. North Oldham45.2
24. Perry Central40.9
25. DeSales39.5
26. John Hardin39.4
27. Rowan County36.4
28. Western Hills32.9
29. Holmes30.8
30. Harrison County30.2
31. Western27.6
32. Calloway County24.8
33. Grant County21.9
34. Russell County19.1
35. Doss18.9
36. Jeffersontown16.7
37. Waggener14.9
38. Thomas Nelson11.8
39. Valley7.3
40. Breckinridge County5.8




CLASS 5A

1. Scott County87.7
2. Owensboro85.0
3. Highlands84.5
4. South Warren84.2
5. Bowling Green81.7
6. South Oldham80.7
7. Woodford County78.8
8. Southwestern77.4
9. Cooper76.6
10. Greenwood74.3
11. Pulaski County73.8
12. Collins65.0
13. Madisonville64.6
14. North Laurel64.4
15. Fairdale60.9
16. Conner58.1
17. Madison Southern56.8
18. Graves County54.5
19. Atherton50.0
20. Butler47.3
21. West Jessamine46.4
22. Boone County45.1
23. Seneca44.7
24. Montgomery County43.9
25. Apollo41.5
26. Harlan County36.8
27. North Bullitt36.6
28. Grayson County35.7
29. East Jessamine32.4
30. South Laurel28.7
31. Marshall County28.5
32. Bullitt Central27.9
33. Scott26.5
34. Moore24.5
35. Anderson County16.0
36. Ohio County12.8
37. Muhlenberg County8.0
38. Iroquois0.1




CLASS 6A

1. St. Xavier92.1
2. Male90.0
3. Trinity89.2
4. Ballard87.3
5. Manual86.0
6. Central Hardin82.6
7. Bryan Station81.8
8. Ryle81.0
9. Bullitt East80.3
10. Pleasure Ridge Park77.8
11. George Rogers Clark76.8
12. Henderson County74.6
13. Great Crossing74.2
14. Meade County73.8
15. Tates Creek69.4
16. North Hardin66.0
17. Eastern62.1
18. Madison Central62.0
19. Campbell County61.4
20. McCracken County59.8
21. Fern Creek59.3
22. Daviess County57.8
23. Barren County55.5
24. Christian County49.8
25. Oldham County47.2
26. Paul Laurence Dunbar47.1
27. Henry Clay41.8
28. Warren Central35.0
29. Southern32.8
30. Lafayette27.7
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