Who’s No. 1 in the latest Kentucky high school football media rankings of the season?
Below are the top 10 high school football teams in each of Kentucky’s six classes for the 2025 season, according to the latest (Sept. 17) poll of 16 sports journalists from around the state 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 (@HLpreps on X) voted below.
Kentucky High School Football Media Poll
Class 6A
Rank. School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW
1. Trinity (15)……………3-1…159…1
2. St. Xavier (1)…………3-0…145…2
3. South Warren………4-0…125…3
4. Manual………………3-1…107…5
5. Male………………………2-1…96…6
6. Ryle………………………2-2…78…4
7. Frederick Douglass……1-3…55…8
8. Oldham County…………3-1…41…7
9. George Rogers Clark…3-1…27…NR
10. North Hardin…………2-2…18…NR
Others receiving votes: Madison Central 11, Ballard 10, Bryan Station 5, Fern Creek 2, Simon Kenton 1.
Class 5A
Rank. School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW
1. Scott County (12)………………4-0…155…1
2. Pulaski County………………4-0…131…3
3. Cooper (4)……………………2-2…121…4
4. Woodford County……………3-1…105…2
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins 4-0…87…9
6. Owensboro……………………2-2…83…T7
7. Atherton………………………3-1…59…6
8. Collins…………………………4-0…44…10
9. Bowling Green…………………0-4…36…5
10. South Oldham………………3-1…32…T7
Others receiving votes: North Laurel 8, Muhlenberg County 7, South Laurel 6, Graves County 3, Apollo 2, Conner 1.
Class 4A
Rank. School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW
1. Boyle County (7)…………3-1…147…4
2. Paducah Tilghman(3)……3-1…134…1
3. Franklin County (6)……4-0…133…3
4. Highlands…………………3-1…125…2
5. Covington Catholic……2-2…87…6
6. Johnson Central…………4-0…76…7
7. Corbin………………………3-1…74…5
8. North Oldham……………3-1…37…8
9. Logan County……………4-0…32…9
10. Lincoln County…………4-0…15…10
Others receiving votes: Taylor County 8, Ashland Blazer 6, Franklin-Simpson 6.
Class 3A
Rank. School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW
1. Christian Academy (16)…4-0…160…1
2. Bell County…………………4-0…135…2
3. Lexington Catholic…………3-1…130…3
4. Murray………………………4-0…108…4
5. Rockcastle County…………4-0…81…5
6. Bardstown…………………4-0…70…6
7. Lloyd Memorial…………4-0…63…7
8. Central………………………2-2…40…8
9. Lawrence County………3-0…38…NR
10. Glasgow…………………4-0…32…10
Others receiving votes: Russell 12, Union County 8, Hart County 2, DeSales 1.
Class 2A
Rank. School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW
1. Beechwood (14)…………3-0…156…1
2. Owensboro Catholic (2) 3-1…137…2
3. Mayfield……………………3-1…130…3
4. Lexington Christian……1-3…100…4
5. Belfry………………………3-1…91…T5
6. Prestonsburg……………4-0…81…T5
7. Somerset…………………3-1…74…7
8. Hancock County…………3-1…34…8
9. Monroe County………3-1…28…10
10. Bracken County………2-1…21…NR
Others receiving votes: Breathitt County 10, Martin County 8, Caldwell County 4, Danville 2, Knott County Central 2, Washington County 2.
Class A
Rank. School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW
1. Pikeville (6)…………………2-2…141…1
2. Kentucky Country Day (8) 4-0…140…2
3. Campbellsville (2)…………3-1…130…3
4. Raceland……………………3-1…121…4
5. Sayre…………………………2-1…85…5
6. Hazard………………………3-1…71…6
7. Louisville Holy Cross……3-1…61…8
8. Paris……………………………3-1…47…7
9. Covington Holy Cross……4-0…38…10
10. Middlesboro……………2-0…28…NR
Others receiving votes: Paintsville 8, Newport Central Catholic 4, Newport 2, Nicholas County 2, Williamsburg 2.
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), Sarandon Raboin (WHAS-11), 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 1. Trinity (Louisville) 2. St. Xavier 3. South Warren 4. Male 5. Manual 6. Ryle 7. Frederick Douglass 8 . Ballard 9 . Oldham County 10 . George Rogers Clark
CLASS 5A 1. Scott County 2. Pulaski County 3. Woodford County 4. Madisonville-North Hopkins 5. Cooper 6. Atherton 7. Collins 8. Owensboro 9. South Oldham 10. Bowling Green
CLASS 4A 1. Franklin County 2. Paducah Tilghman 3. Boyle County 4. Highlands 5. Covington Catholic 6. Johnson Central 7. Corbin 8. Logan County 9. North Oldham 10. Lincoln County
CLASS 3A 1. Christian Academy-Louisville 2. Lexington Catholic 3. Bell County 4. Murray 5. Glasgow 6. Bardstown 7. Rockcastle County 8. Lloyd Memorial 9. Central 10. Lawrence County
CLASS 2A 1. Beechwood 2. Mayfield 3. Owensboro Catholic 4. Lexington Christian 5. Belfry 6. Prestonsburg 7. Somerset 8. Monroe County 9. Knott County Central 10. Danville
CLASS A 1. Pikeville 2. Raceland 3. Kentucky Country Day 4. Sayre 5. Campbellsville 6. Hazard 7. Holy Cross (Louisville) 8. Paris 9. Holy Cross (Covington) 10. Middlesboro
