Rating the State: Covington Catholic stays No. 1; Tates Creek climbs into Top 25

By Mark Sonka msonka@herald-leader.com

October 22, 2017 5:19 PM

Tates Creek running back Teonte White, left, ran past Madison Central's Denton Witt during the No. 24 Commodores’ 17-10 victory on Oct. 5. White had 92 yards and a touchdown in Tates Creek’s 21-7 victory over city rival Lafayette this past weekend. White and Laron Warner have combined for more than 1,000 yards on the ground for Tates Creek this season. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

Covington Catholic held the top spot in Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State for a second straight week, while Tates Creek moved into the Top 25 for the first time this season.

Covington Catholic rolled to a 49-6 win at Dixie Heights this past weekend to improve to 9-0. Trinity (10-0), St. Xavier (8-1), Scott County (8-2) and Male (8-2) rounded out the top five.

Tates Creek (7-2), after a 21-7 victory over city rival Lafayette on Friday night, entered the rankings tied with South Warren at No. 24. The Commodores’ only losses this season came on the road against No. 15 Danville and No. 22 Frederick Douglass, a team it could face again in the Class 6A state playoffs.

Among the movers and shakers this week, Bowling Green (7-2) jumped five spots to No. 10 after routing South Warren 43-7 on Friday night. After a 1-2 start, the Purples have won six games in a row.

South Warren took the biggest tumble in the ratings — from No. 17 to nearly falling out of the Top 25.

No. 16 South Oldham (8-1) and No. 20 Corbin (8-1) moved up four spots in the ratings. Danville (10-0) climbed three spots with a 44-28 victory at Lexington Christian (8-1), which dropped to No. 17 this week.

In addition to Tates Creek, other new teams in the Top 25 this week were No. 19 Southwestern (7-2) and Frederick Douglass (7-2). Southwestern blasted Pulaski County 54-20 on Friday, and Douglass (7-2) beat Henry Clay 14-7.

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State

TOP 25	Ratings	Last week
1. Covington Catholic (9-0)	92.8	1
2. Trinity (10-0)	92.2	2
3. St. Xavier (8-1)	91.5	3
4. Scott County (8-2)	91.4	4
5. Male (8-2)	86.3	6
6. Boyle County (8-1)	86.2	7
7. Belfry (8-1)	84.1	8
8. Simon Kenton (9-1)	83.9	5
9. Pleasure Ridge Park (6-3)	83.3	9
10. Bowling Green (7-2)	82.9	t15
10. Ryle (7-2)	82.9	t13
12. DeSales (9-0)	82.2	10
13. Christian County (9-0)	82.0	t13
14. Mayfield (8-1)	81.4	11
15. Danville (10-0)	81.3	18
16. South Oldham (8-1)	80.9	20
17. Lexington Christian (8-1)	80.7	t15
18. Elizabethtown (8-1)	80.5	19
19. Southwestern (7-2)	79.5	NR
20. Corbin (8-1)	79.3	24
21. Madison Central (5-4)	79.2	22
22. Frederick Douglass (7-2)	79.1	NR
23. Butler (6-4)	77.5	23
24. South Warren (7-2)	77.4	17
24. Tates Creek (7-2)	77.4	NR

Class A

1. Beechwood	77.2
2. Paintsville	72.5
3. Raceland	61.0
4. Hazard	60.2
5. Pikeville	59.6
6. Country Day	54.0
7. Russellville	49.7
8. Paris	47.4
9. Lou. Holy Cross	45.7
10. Williamsburg	44.7
11. Frankfort	41.6
12. Ludlow	36.1
13. Bracken County	34.5
14. Campbellsville	33.6
15. Crittenden County	31.6
16. Eminence	31.0
17. Fairview	29.8
18. Lynn Camp	27.1
19. Harlan	25.3
20. Bishop Brossart	24.1
21. Phelps	22.5
22. Nicholas County	20.1
23. Bellevue	17.8
23. Bethlehem	17.8
25. Pineville	12.7
26. Fulton County	8.3
27. Fort Knox	7.4
28. Dayton	3.6
29. Berea	0.1
29. Caverna	0.1
29. Fulton City	0.1
29. Jenkins	0.1

Class 2A

1. DeSales	82.2
2. Mayfield	81.4
3. Danville	81.3
4. Lexington Christian	80.7
5. Louisville Christian	77.1
6. Glasgow	69.0
7. Somerset	63.3
8. Newport Catholic	62.9
9. Owensboro Catholic	62.0
10. Lloyd	59.7
11. Walton-Verona	58.3
12. Murray	45.2
13. Monroe County	43.6
14. Prestonsburg	41.3
15. Metcalfe County	33.7
16. Leslie County	32.7
17. Washington County	32.2
18. Shelby Valley	31.7
19. Hancock County	31.0
20. Green County	29.3
21. McLean County	26.9
22. Ballard Memorial	25.1
23. Owen County	24.7
24. Cov. Holy Cross	22.3
25. Middlesboro	20.8
26. Clinton County	18.7
27. Carroll County	16.1
28. Todd Central	13.8
29. Newport	11.7
30. Butler County	11.1
31. Gallatin County	9.6
32. East Ridge	5.2
32. Shawnee	5.2
34. Webster County	2.1
35. Betsy Layne	0.1
35. Trimble County	0.1

Class 3A

1. Boyle County	86.2
2. Belfry	84.1
3. Elizabethtown	80.5
4. Corbin	79.3
5. Central	75.2
6. Lexington Catholic	73.8
7. Caldwell County	72.8
8. Paducah Tilghman	67.8
9. Waggener	57.2
10. Casey County	56.4
11. Western Hills	54.6
12. LaRue County	54.1
13. Garrard County	51.0
14. Union County	49.9
15. Russell	48.3
16. Bell County	45.5
17. Fleming County	45.0
18. Edmonson County	44.0
19. Floyd Central	40.4
20. Lawrence County	39.7
21. Pike Central	37.8
22. Bardstown	34.6
23. Fort Campbell	33.6
24. Trigg County	32.8
25. Henry County	30.4
26. Powell County	29.7
27. West Carter	28.7
28. Thomas Nelson	27.7
29. Bath County	27.3
30. Adair County	25.1
31. Breathitt County	20.3
31. Estill County	20.3
33. Hart County	19.8
34. Knott Central	16.4
34. McCreary Central	16.4
36. Morgan County	11.0
37. Jackson County	9.0
38. Pendleton County	7.2
39. Sheldon Clark	3.3
40. Lewis County	2.2
41. Magoffin County	0.1

Class 4A

1. Franklin-Simpson	77.3
2. Johnson Central	76.5
3. Collins	76.3
4. Wayne County	73.9
5. Ashland Blazer	68.2
6. Scott High	63.1
7. Hopkinsville	62.1
8. Knox Central	62.0
9. Madisonville	59.2
10. Western	59.1
11. Rockcastle County	57.9
12. Allen County	56.0
13. Shelby County	55.6
14. Mercer County	53.8
15. Warren East	53.4
16. Taylor County	53.2
17. John Hardin	52.9
18. Franklin County	52.2
19. Bourbon County	51.8
20. Moore	51.5
21. Greenup County	51.1
22. Logan County	48.8
23. East Jessamine	45.2
24. Mason County	40.6
25. Spencer County	40.3
26. Valley	36.8
27. North Oldham	33.7
28. West Jessamine	32.9
29. Warren Central	31.2
30. Holmes	30.8
31. Russell County	30.5
32. Clay County	21.1
33. Rowan County	20.2
34. Harrison County	20.0
35. Calloway County	17.5
36. East Carter	15.8
37. Marion County	14.0
38. Hopkins Central	12.4
39. Boyd County	5.2
39. Breckinridge County	5.2

Class 5A

1. Covington Catholic	92.8
2. Bowling Green	82.9
3. Christian County	82.0
4. South Oldham	80.9
5. Southwestern	79.5
6. South Warren	77.4
7. Madison Southern	73.1
8. Highlands	72.2
9. Owensboro	72.1
10. Graves County	71.2
11. Fern Creek	66.3
12. Doss	64.5
13. North Laurel	62.8
14. Dixie Heights	61.9
15. Pulaski County	61.5
16. Montgomery County	60.6
17. Apollo	59.4
18. Whitley County	59.3
19. Harlan County	56.8
20. Bullitt East	55.7
21. Bullitt Central	54.3
22. Greenwood	53.9
23. Anderson County	53.7
24. Oldham County	52.4
25. Marshall County	43.8
26. Lincoln County	43.1
27. North Bullitt	43.0
28. South Laurel	42.5
29. Atherton	38.6
30. Perry Central	38.5
31. Southern	37.8
32. Fairdale	31.1
33. Woodford County	29.6
34. Letcher Central	29.1
35. Iroquois	28.6
36. Grant County	15.1
37. Barren County	15.0
38. Grayson County	11.0
39. Nelson County	8.7

Class 6A

1. Trinity	92.2
2. St. Xavier	91.5
3. Scott County	91.4
4. Male	86.3
5. Simon Kenton	83.9
6. Pleasure Ridge Park	83.3
7. Ryle	82.9
8. Madison Central	79.2
9. Frederick Douglass	79.1
10. Butler	77.5
11. Tates Creek	77.4
12. Central Hardin	77.2
13. Campbell County	75.8
14. Henry Clay	73.8
15. Manual	73.6
16. Ballard	73.5
17. McCracken County	71.1
18. Lafayette	69.0
19. Meade County	68.7
20. Conner	68.0
21. Eastern	65.5
22. North Hardin	63.3
23. Daviess County	62.6
24. Henderson County	60.6
25. Bryan Station	60.0
26. Cooper	57.9
27. Clark County	55.1
28. Paul Dunbar	42.0
29. Boone County	38.2
30. Ohio County	34.2
31. Jeffersontown	33.3
32. Seneca	24.8
33. Muhlenberg County	21.4

This story was originally published October 22, 2017 at 5:19 PM with the headline "Rating the State: Covington Catholic stays No. 1; Tates Creek climbs into Top 25."