Here are the first high school football media rankings of the 2018 season
The top teams in the six Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:
CLASS A
| School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. Beechwood | 10 | 1-0 | 115 | — |
| 2. Pikeville | 1 | 2-0 | 107 | — |
| 3. Paintsville | 2 | 2-0 | 106 | — |
| 4. Raceland | — | 1-1 | 74 | — |
| 5. Hazard | — | 1-0 | 70 | — |
| 6. Ludlow | — | 2-0 | 47 | — |
| 7. Campbellsville | — | 1-1 | 40 | — |
| 8. Bishop Brossart | — | 2-0 | 31 | — |
| 9. Nicholas County | — | 2-0 | 26 | — |
| 10. Pineville | — | 2-0 | 17 | — |
Others receiving votes: Russellville 16, Crittenden County 13, Williamsburg 10, Paris 9, Frankfort 8, Lynn Camp 7, Louisville Holy Cross 7, Kentucky Country Day 7, Fulton County 4, Phelps 1
CLASS 2A
| School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. Mayfield | 6 | 2-0 | 109 | — |
| 2. Christian Academy of Louisville | 1 | 2-0 | 98 | — |
| 3. DeSales | 4 | 2-0 | 94 | — |
| 4. Glasgow | — | 2-0 | 81 | — |
| 5. Danville | — | 1-1 | 65 | — |
| 6. Somerset | 1 | 2-0 | 55 | — |
| 7. Walton-Verona | — | 2-0 | 48 | — |
| 8. Newport Central Catholic | — | 1-1 | 32 | — |
| t9. Washington County | — | 2-0 | 21 | — |
| t9. Lexington Christian Academy | — | 1-1 | 21 | — |
Others receiving votes: Shelby Valley 19, McLean County 8, Ballard Memorial 5, Owensboro Catholic 2, Todd County Central 1, Newport 1
CLASS 3A
| School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. Boyle County | 8 | 2-0 | 111 | — |
| 2. Central | — | 2-0 | 99 | — |
| 3. Corbin | 1 | 2-0 | 97 | — |
| 4. Lexington Catholic | 1 | 2-0 | 77 | — |
| 5. Paducah Tilghman | 1 | 2-0 | 71 | — |
| 6. Belfry | 1 | 0-1 | 51 | — |
| 7. Caldwell County | — | 1-1 | 31 | — |
| 8. Bell County | — | 2-0 | 27 | — |
| 9. Casey County | — | 2-0 | 23 | — |
| 10. Elizabethtown | — | 0-1 | 21 | — |
Others receiving votes: Floyd Central 16, Powell County 10, Western Hills 8, Thomas Nelson 7, Edmonson County 4, Bardstown 3, Waggener 3, Trigg County 1
CLASS 4A
| School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. Franklin-Simpson | 9 | 2-0 | 116 | — |
| 2. Ashland Blazer | — | 2-0 | 93 | — |
| 3. Johnson Central | 2 | 0-1 | 86 | — |
| 4. Logan County | — | 2-0 | 77 | — |
| 5. Moore | — | 2-0 | 40 | — |
| 6. Wayne County | — | 1-1 | 37 | — |
| 7. Taylor County | 1 | 2-0 | 34 | — |
| 8. Allen County-Scottsville | — | 2-0 | 30 | — |
| t9. Knox Central | — | 1-1 | 24 | — |
| t9. Bourbon County | — | 2-0 | 24 | — |
Others receiving votes: Greenup County 23, Shelby County 19, East Carter 12, Hopkinsville 12, Rockcastle County 10, Spencer County 6, John Hardin 5, Collins 5, Madisonville 4, Hopkins County Central 2, Mason County 1
CLASS 5A
| School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. Covington Catholic | 10 | 2-0 | 110 | — |
| t2. Bowling Green | 1 | 2-0 | 96 | — |
| t2. South Warren | — | 2-0 | 96 | — |
| 4. Highlands | — | 2-0 | 73 | — |
| 5. Southwestern | — | 2-0 | 52 | — |
| 6. Owensboro | — | 2-0 | 47 | — |
| 7. Oldham County | — | 2-0 | 46 | — |
| 8. Christian County | — | 1-1 | 36 | — |
| 9. Apollo | — | 2-0 | 20 | — |
| 10. South Oldham | — | 1-1 | 19 | — |
Others receiving votes: South Laurel 17, Perry County Central (1) 16, Anderson County 11, Bullitt Central 8, Pulaski County 5, Madison Southern 3, Grayson County 3, Graves County 2
CLASS 6A
| School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. Male | 3 | 2-0 | 104 | — |
| 2. Scott County | 1 | 2-0 | 103 | — |
| 3. Trinity | 7 | 0-2 | 95 | — |
| 4. St. Xavier | — | 0-1 | 75 | — |
| 5. Frederick Douglass | 1 | 2-0 | 74 | — |
| 6. Simon Kenton | — | 2-0 | 51 | — |
| 7. Madison Central | — | 2-0 | 41 | — |
| 8. Butler | — | 1-1 | 35 | — |
| 9. Manual | — | 1-1 | 24 | — |
| 10. Jeffersontown | — | 2-0 | 16 | — |
Others receiving votes: Conner 14, Central Hardin 11, Henderson County 4, North Hardin 4, Pleasure Ridge Park 4, Lafayette 3, Ballard 2
Media organizations who voted this week (14): The Daily Independent, Ashland; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; KPG Football; Times, Glasgow; Daily Enterprise, Harlan; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; The Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; The Mayfield Messenger, Mayfield; Paducah Sun, Paducah; Times Leader Princeton, Princeton; WKYX, Paducah; WPSD, Paducah.
This story was originally published August 27, 2018 at 4:27 PM.