Herald-Leader Hype 25: Kentucky high school football rankings after Week 1
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- Highlands edged Frederick Douglass in double overtime to boost Hype 25 rank.
- Owensboro Catholic upset Bowling Green to enter rankings at No. 19 in Week 1.
- Trinity, St. Xavier and Paducah Tilghman maintained top three positions statewide.
The first week of the Kentucky high school football season delivered some thrilling action, including Highlands withstanding Frederick Douglass in double overtime at home in Fort Thomas and Class 2A Owensboro Catholic knocking off defending Class 5A state champion Bowling Green.
That’s helped shake up the Herald-Leader Hype 25, my take on the best teams in the state, regardless of class.
Herald-Leader Hype 25
Kentucky high school football top 25 rankings by sports writer Jared Peck after Week 1 with season record followed by last week’s Hype 25 ranking and the H-L preseason class ranking, according to each division’s coaches. The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll will be released next week.
Rank…Team… Prv…Class/rank
1. Trinity (1-0)…1…6A/1
2. St. Xavier (1-0)…2…6A/2
3. Paducah Tilghman (1-0)…3…4A/1
4. Boyle County (1-0)…4…4A/2
5. Ryle (1-0)…5…6A/3
6. Highlands (1-0)…8…4A/5
7. Male (1-0)…10…6A/4
8. South Warren (1-0)…11…6A/7
9. Frederick Douglass (0-1)…9…6A/5
10. Franklin County (1-0)…13…4A/4
11. Christian Academy-Louisville (1-0)…12…3A/1
12. Manual (1-0)…16…6A/6
13. Cooper (0-1)…7…5A/2
14. Covington Catholic (0-1)…14…4A/3
15. Beechwood (0-0)…15…2A/1
16. Corbin (1-0)…17…4A/6
17. Woodford County (1-0)…18…5A/4
18. Scott County (1-0)…19…5A/3
19. Owensboro Catholic (1-0)…NR…2A/4
20. Bowling Green (0-1)…6…5A/1
21. Owensboro (0-1)…20…5A/5
22. Atherton (1-0)…21…5A/7
23. Mayfield (1-0)…24…2A/2
24. Lexington Christian (1-0)…25…2A/3
25. Ballard (1-0)…NR…6A/8
Dropping out: Central, Great Crossing.
Watch list (in alphabetical order): Bell County, Collins, Johnson Central, Madison Central, North Oldham, Raceland, South Oldham, Tates Creek.
Herald-Leader sports writer Jared Peck has been covering high school sports since 2016 and has led the H-L’s coverage of every KHSAA football state championship since 2019. Follow on X at @HLpreps.
