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

Below are the top 10 high school football teams in each of the six classes for the 2024 season, according to the latest (Oct. 23) poll of 16 sports journalists from around Kentucky as compiled by the Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes.

Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total rankings points and last week’s position. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted.

Class 6A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Male (8) 7-1 148 1

2. Trinity (5) 7-2 144 2

3. Manual (3) 7-1 135 3

4. St. Xavier 5-3 115 4

5. Frederick Douglass 5-3 88 5

6. Ryle 6-2 86 6

7. Bryan Station 4-4 48 7

8. North Hardin 6-2 43 10

9. Madison Central 5-3 21 8

10. Barren County 7-1 20 NR

Others receiving votes: Oldham County 17, Great Crossing 8, Meade County 3, Ballard 2, Fern Creek 2.

Class 5A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Cooper (16) 9-0 160 1

2. South Warren 7-1 141 3

3. Bowling Green 6-2 119 2

4. Highlands 7-2 109 4

5. Woodford County 7-1 92 5

6. South Oldham 7-2 69 7

7. Owensboro 5-3 62 6

8. Scott County 5-4 41 8

9. Graves County 6-2 30 T9

10. Pulaski County 5-3 16 NR

Others receiving votes: Conner 15, Madisonville 12, Atherton 11, Southwestern 2, Grayson County 1.

Class 4A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Boyle County (15) 8-0 159 1

2. Paducah Tilghman (1) 8-0 143 2

3. Franklin County 8-0 128 3

4. Corbin 7-1 109 4

5. Covington Catholic 6-2 86 5

6. Ashland Blazer 7-1 85 6

7. Johnson Central 7-2 63 7

8. Allen County-Scottsville 7-1 49 8

9. North Oldham 6-2 24 9

10. Greenup County 6-2 15 10

Others receiving votes: Spencer County 9, Bardstown 5, Wayne County 3, DeSales 1, Warren East 1.

Class 3A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Hart County (6) 8-0 144 2

2. Central (7) 5-3 135 4

3. Christian Academy-Louisville (3) 5-3 129 1

4. Bell County 7-1 119 3

5. Belfry 6-2 93 5

6. Rockcastle County 7-1 71 6

7. Union County 6-2 65 8

8. Adair County 7-1 49 9

9. Lloyd Memorial 6-2 28 7

10. Hancock County 7-1 19 10

Others receiving votes: Clay County 10, Lexington Catholic 9, Franklin-Simpson 7, Garrard County 2.

Class 2A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Owensboro Catholic (14) 8-0 157 1

2. Beechwood (1) 8-1 137 2

3. Lexington Christian (1) 6-2 133 3

4. Mayfield 5-2 102 T4

5. Murray 7-1 101 T4

6. Prestonsburg 8-0 77 6

7. Bracken County 7-1 61 7

8. Somerset 5-3 51 8

9. Washington County 7-2 25 10

10. Betsy Layne 6-2 14 9

Others receiving votes: Breathitt County 7, Martin County 7, Monroe County 3, Crittenden County 2, Knott County Central 1, Owen County 1, Shelby Valley 1.

Class A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Campbellsville (14) 8-0 158 1

2. Sayre 8-0 134 2

3. Pikeville (2) 3-5 119 3

4. Raceland 5-3 118 4

5. Kentucky Country Day 6-2 95 5

6. Newport Central Catholic 5-3 77 6

7. Hazard 5-3 55 7

8. (tie) Bethlehem 5-3 36 9

8. (tie) Newport 5-2 36 10

10. Ludlow 6-2 26 NR

Others receiving votes: Bishop Brossart 8, Paris 5, Williamsburg 5, Caverna 4, Louisville Holy Cross 3, Russellville 1.

Voters: Steve Springer (Murray Ledger & Times), Edward Marlowe (WKDZ-FM), Mark Mathis (Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer), Micheal Compton (Bowling Green Daily News), Josh Claywell (The Kentucky Standard, LaRue County Herald News), Kendrick Haskins (WAVE-TV), Jason Frakes (The Courier Journal), James Weber (Cincinnati Enquirer), Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), Evan Dennison (LinkNKy.com), Jared Peck (Lexington Herald-Leader), Mike Marsee (Danville freelancer), Les Dixon (13thRegionMediaNetwork.com), Brendon Miller (Bluegrass Sports Nation), Randy White (Appalachian News-Express), James Collier (WLGC-FM).

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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