Who’s No. 1 in the final 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 final (Nov. 5) 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, last week’s position and current KHSAA RPI Standings rank. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck (@HLpreps on X) voted below.
Kentucky High School Football Media Poll
Class 6A
School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW…RPI
1. Trinity (16)…8-2…160…1…4
2. South Warren…10-0…143…2…1
3. St. Xavier…7-3…128…3…3
4. Manual…8-2…112…4…2
5. Ryle…7-3…87…6…6
6. Frederick Douglass…6-4…84…5…5
7. Male…6-4…61…7…8
8. Madison Central…6-4…45…8…7
9. Bryan Station…5-5…30…9…9
10. Bullitt East…6-4…8…NR…12
Others receiving votes: George Rogers Clark 6, Ballard 5, McCracken County 4, Oldham County 4, North Hardin 2, Hopkinsville 1.
Class 5A
School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW…RPI
1. Woodford County (14)…9-1…156…1…3
2. Cooper (1)…7-3…122…2…9
3. Owensboro (1)…8-2…119…3…2
4. Scott County…7-3…104…4…5
5. Pulaski County…8-2…103…5…1
6. Atherton…9-1…95…6…6
7. North Laurel…8-2…63…7…4
8. Madisonville-North Hopkins…8-2…41…9…7
9. Bowling Green…4-6…31…8…13
10. Collins…7-3…19…NR…8
Others receiving votes: South Laurel 18, Apollo 3, Greenwood 3, South Oldham 3.
Class 4A
School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW…RPI
1. Boyle County (14)…9-1…158…1…1
2. Franklin County (1)…10-0…137…2…3
3. Paducah Tilghman (1)…9-1…123…3…5
4. Highlands…8-2…112…4…4
5. Johnson Central…10-0…105…5…2
6. Covington Catholic…7-3…79…6…9
7. Corbin…7-3…51…8…8
8. Logan County…8-2…39…9…7
9. North Oldham…8-2…35…7…14
10. Lincoln County…8-2…24…NR…6
Others receiving votes: Taylor County 9, Elizabethtown 5, Ashland Blazer 2, Spencer County 1.
Class 3A
School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW…RPI
1. Christian Academy (16)…10-0…160…1…1
2. Murray…10-0…129…3…3
3. Bell County…9-1…128…2…4
4. Lexington Catholic…8-2…114…4…7
5. Lloyd Memorial…10-0…94…5…2
6. Glasgow…10-0…79…6…6
7. Rockcastle County…9-1…64…7…8
8. Lawrence County…9-1…52…8…5
9. Bardstown…7-3…21…NR…10
10. Central…4-6…17…T9…16
Others receiving votes: Russell 12, Bourbon County 10.
Class 2A
School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW…RPI
1. Beechwood (10)…9-1…152…1…5
2. Owensboro Catholic (4)…9-1…144…2…1
3. Mayfield (1)…9-1…127…3…3
4. Lexington Christian (1)…7-3…111…4…2
5. Belfry…9-1…101…5…4
6. Prestonsburg…10-0…74…6…7
7. Somerset…9-1…73…7…6
8. Breathitt County…8-2…41…8…9
9. Martin County…8-2…29…9…11
10. Monroe County…7-3…14…10…10
Others receiving votes: Danville 7, Hancock County 5, Bracken County 2.
Class A
School (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW…RPI
1. Campbellsville (11)…9-1…151…1…3
2. Pikeville (3)…7-3…132…2…4
3. Raceland (2)…9-1…129…4…1
4. Kentucky Country Day…8-1…124…3…2
5. Middlesboro…9-0…88…7…5
6. Sayre…8-2…77…5…7
7. Covington Holy Cross…10-0…75…6…8
8. Newport Central Catholic…6-4…40…9…6
9. Hazard…4-6…24…8…10
10. Paris…6-4…17…NR…12
Others receiving votes: Louisville Holy Cross 10, Newport 7, Nicholas County 6.
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; 2. South Warren; 3. St. Xavier; 4. Manual; 5. Frederick Douglass; 6. Ryle; 7. Male; 8. Madison Central; 9. Bryan Station; 10. Oldham County.
CLASS 5A: 1. Woodford County; 2. Cooper; 3. Owensboro; 4. Pulaski County; 5. Scott County; 6. Atherton; 7. Bowling Green; 8. Madisonville-North Hopkins; 9. North Laurel; 10. South Laurel.
CLASS 4A: 1. Boyle County; 2. Paducah Tilghman; 3. Franklin County; 4. Johnson Central; 5. Highlands; 6. Covington Catholic; 7. North Oldham; 8. Logan County; 9. Corbin; 10. Lincoln County.
CLASS 3A: 1. Christian Academy-Louisville; 2. Lexington Catholic; 3. Bell County; 4. Murray; 5. Glasgow; 6. Lloyd Memorial; 7. Rockcastle County; 8. Lawrence County; 9. Central; 10. Bourbon County.
CLASS 2A: 1. Beechwood; 2. Owensboro Catholic; 3. Mayfield; 4. Lexington Christian; 5. Belfry; 6. Prestonsburg; 7. Somerset; 8. Martin County; 9. Danville; 10. Breathitt County.
CLASS A: 1. Pikeville; 2. Raceland; 3. Campbellsville; 4. Kentucky Country Day; 5. Middlesboro; 6. Sayre; 7. Holy Cross (Covington); 8. Paris; 9. Newport Central Catholic; 10. Hazard.
