High School Sports

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. 30) 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) 8-1 147 1

2. Trinity (6) 8-2 146 2

3. Manual (2) 8-1 132 3

4. St. Xavier 6-3 114 4

5. Ryle 7-2 89 6

6. Frederick Douglass 6-3 88 5

7. Bryan Station 5-4 52 7

8. North Hardin 7-2 46 8

9. Madison Central 5-4 24 9

10. Great Crossing 6-3 17 NR

Others receiving votes: Oldham County 15, Barren County 7, Ballard 2, Fern Creek 1.

Class 5A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Cooper (16) 10-0 160 1

2. South Warren 8-1 141 2

3. Bowling Green 7-2 119 3

4. Highlands 8-2 118 4

5. Woodford County 8-1 95 5

6. Owensboro 6-3 67 7

7. Scott County 5-4 40 8

8. South Oldham 7-3 39 6

9. Graves County 7-2 31 9

10. Pulaski County 6-3 23 10

Others receiving votes: Conner 21, Atherton 15, Madisonville-North Hopkins 6, Grayson County 3, Southwestern 2.

Class 4A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Boyle County (15) 9-0 159 1

2. Paducah Tilghman (1) 9-0 143 2

3. Franklin County 9-0 128 3

4. Corbin 8-1 108 4

5. (tie) Ashland Blazer 8-1 88 6

5. (tie) Covington Catholic 7-2 88 5

7. Johnson Central 7-3 55 7

8. Allen County-Scottsville 8-1 49 8

9. North Oldham 7-2 32 9

10. Greenup County 7-2 16 10

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

Class 3A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Hart County (6) 9-0 142 1

2. Central (7) 6-3 136 2

3. Christian Academy-Louisville (3) 6-3 129 3

4. Bell County 8-1 117 4

5. Belfry 7-2 96 5

6. Rockcastle County 8-1 71 6

7. Union County 7-2 63 7

8. Adair County 8-1 53 8

9. Lloyd Memorial 7-2 30 9

10. Hancock County 8-1 27 10

Others receiving votes: Lexington Catholic 10, Franklin-Simpson 3, Clay County 2, McLean County 1.

Class 2A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Owensboro Catholic (14) 9-0 157 1

2. Beechwood (1) 9-1 139 2

3. Lexington Christian (1) 7-2 133 3

4. Mayfield 6-2 111 4

5. Murray 7-2 88 5

6. Prestonsburg 9-0 86 6

7. Somerset 6-3 57 8

8. Bracken County 7-2 48 7

9. Betsy Layne 7-2 22 10

10. Washington County 7-3 14 9

Others receiving votes: Martin County 11, Breathitt County 7, Owen County 3, Shelby Valley 2, Crittenden County 1, Edmonson County 1.

Class A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Campbellsville (4) 8-1 131 1

2. Pikeville (6) 4-5 130 3

3. Sayre (4) 9-0 128 2

4. Kentucky Country Day (2) 7-2 118 5

5. Raceland 6-3 109 4

6. Newport Central Catholic 6-3 85 6

7. Newport 6-2 43 T8

8. Ludlow 7-2 39 10

9. Hazard 5-4 37 7

10. Bethlehem 5-4 19 T8

Others receiving votes: Bishop Brossart 18, Paris 8, Caverna 5, Williamsburg 5, Louisville Holy Cross 4, 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).

How @HLpreps voted

CLASS 6A



1Trinity
2Male
3Manual
4St. Xavier
5Frederick Douglass
6Ryle
7North Hardin
8Bryan Station
9Oldham County
10Great Crossing

CLASS 5A



1Cooper
2South Warren
3Highlands
4Bowling Green
5Woodford County
6Owensboro
7Graves County
8South Oldham
9Scott County
10Conner

CLASS 4A



1Boyle County
2Paducah Tilghman
3Franklin County
4Covington Catholic
5Corbin
6Ashland Blazer
7Johnson Central
8Allen County-Scottsville
9North Oldham
10Greenup County

CLASS 3A



1Central
2Hart County
3Christian Academy-Louisville
4Bell County
5Belfry
6Rockcastle County
7Adair County
8Union County
9Lexington Catholic
10Hancock County

CLASS 2A



1Owensboro Catholic
2Beechwood
3Lexington Christian
4Mayfield
5Prestonsburg
6Murray
7Somerset
8Bracken County
9Martin County
10Breathitt County

CLASS A



1Pikeville
2Raceland
3Sayre
4Kentucky Country Day
5Campbellsville
6Newport Central Catholic
7Ludlow
8Bishop Brossart
9Hazard
10Newport
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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