Who will win the HS football finals? Here’s what Kentucky media members think.
The 2018 KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl championships are this weekend. Who’s gonna win?
Kentucky.com’s Josh Moore gathered picks from more than 50 reporters and media personalities across the state. You’ll also find his picks below.
Scott Anderson, Nation of Blue (Lexington)
Twitter: @SAndersonNOB
Winners: Pikeville, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Chris Bailey, WKYT (Lexington)
Twitter: @Kentuckyweather
Winners: Pikeville, Mayfield, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Tyler Barnett, 16th Region Sports (Greenup)
Twitter: @16th_Sports
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Jeff Bidwell, WPSD (Paducah)
Twitter: @AKAJeffBidwell
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, South Warren, Scott County
Steve Bittenbender, Reuters (Louisville)
Twitter: @freelancehack
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Marcus Browning, WYMT (Hazard)
Twitter: @MarcusWYMT
Winners: Pikeville, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Nate Bryan, freelance (Elizabethtown)
Twitter: @NateInSports
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Josh Claywell, Central Kentucky News-Journal (Campbellsville)
Twitter: @cknjsports
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, South Warren, Male
Evan Dennison, The Ledger Independent (Maysville)
Twitter: @EvanDennison1
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Les Dixon, The Times-Tribune (Corbin)
Twitter: @TimesTribuneSp1
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Tyler Dixon, Kentucky New Era (Hopkinsville)
Twitter: @tdixonKNE
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, South Warren, Male
Jonathan Dunn, WLEX (Lexington)
Twitter: @jdunnlex18
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Keith Farmer, WLEX (Lexington)
Twitter: @KeithFarmer18
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Jason Frakes, Courier Journal (Louisville)
Twitter: @kyhighs
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Drew Franklin, Kentucky Sports Radio (Lexington)
Twitter: @DrewFranklinKSR
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Eli Gehn, WLEX (Lexington)
Twitter: @EliGehnLEX18
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Mat Graf, Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com (Lexington)
Twitter: @KentuckySports
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Shannon “The Dude” Grigsby, Kentucky Sports Radio (Lexington)
Twitter: @ShannonTheDude
Winners: Pikeville, Mayfield, Central, Franklin-Simpson, Covington Catholic, Male
John Herndon, The Anderson News (Lawrenceburg)
Twitter: @JohnPHerndon
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Willie Hope, WYMT (Hazard)
Twitter: @WillieWYMT
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Joshua Horn, 15th Region Zone (Inez)
Twitter: @15thRegionZone
Winners: Pikeville, Mayfield, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Lee K. Howard, WKYT (Lexington)
Twitter: @HowardWKYT
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, South Warren, Scott County
Matt Jones, Kentucky Sports Radio (Lexington)
Twitter: @KySportsRadio
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, South Warren, Male
Bryan Kennedy, WTVQ (Lexington)
Twitter: @WTVQBryan
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Zack Klemme, The Daily Independent (Ashland)
Twitter: @zklemmeADI
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Ryan Lemond, Kentucky Sports Radio (Lexington)
Twitter: @ryanlemond
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Jared MacDonald, The Ledger Independent (Maysville)
Twitter: @JMacDonaldSport
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Tyler Mansfield, The Sporting Times (Bowling Green)
Twitter: @ByMansfield
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Corbin, Franklin-Simpson, Covington Catholic, Male
Edward Marlowe, The Paducah Sun (Paducah)
Twitter: @dreamarlowe85
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, South Warren, Male
Brian Milam, WKYT (Lexington)
Twitter: @brianwkyt
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisvile, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Josh Moore, Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com (Lexington)
Twitter: @HLpreps
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Bobby Norman, East Kentucky Broadcasting (Pikeville)
Twitter: @BobbyNorman17
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Franklin-Simpson, Covington Catholic, Male
Kal Oakes, The News-Graphic (Georgetown)
Twitter: @oaksie72
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Franklin-Simpson, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Matt Overing, The Advocate-Messenger (Danville)
Twitter: @MOvering
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, South Warren, Male
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com (Lexington)
Twitter: @JPSaysHere
Winners: Pikeville, Mayfield, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Tommy Pool, WYMT (Hazard)
Twitter: @TommyWYMT
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Elliott Pratt, The Daily News (Bowling Green)
Twitter: @EPrattBGDN
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Franklin-Simpson, Covington Catholic, Male
Dan Rieffer, WDKY (Lexington)
Twitter: @drieffer
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, South Warren, Male
Nick Roush, Kentucky Sports Radio (Lexington)
Twitter: @RoushKSR
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Alex Slitz, Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com (Lexington)
Twitter: @AlexSlitzPhoto
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Franklin-Simpson, South Warren, Male
John Snodgrass, Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati)
Twitter: @JSnodsEnq
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Aaron Snyder, The Daily Independent (Ashland)
Twitter: @DIndependentQB
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Matthew Sparks, The Daily Independent (Ashland)
Twitter: @SparksWillFly35
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Ben Spicer, MyTownTV (Ashland)
Twitter: @BSpicerTV
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Caitlyn Stroh, Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com (Lexington)
Twitter: @caitlyn_stroh
Winners: Pikeville, Mayfield, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Josh Sullivan, Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com (Lexington)
Twitter: @sullyjosh
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Derek Terry, The Cats Pause (Lexington)
Twitter: @DerekSTerry
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Corbin, Johnson Central, South Warren, Male
Tyler Thompson, Kentucky Sports Radio (Lexington)
Twitter: @MrsTylerKSR
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Alex Walker, WKYT (Lexington)
Twitter: @AlexWalkerTV
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
Eric Walker, The Mayfield Messenger (Mayfield)
Twitter: @sports_ewalker
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Corbin, Franklin-Simpson, South Warren, Male
Charlie Walter, WLEX (Lexington)
Twitter: @CharlieWalterTV
Winners: Pikeville, Mayfield, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
William Warfield, PrepSpin (Lexington)
Twitter: @PrepSpin
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Scott County
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati)
Twitter: @JWeberSports
Winners: Beechwood, Christian Academy of Louisville, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Cody West, 15th Region Zone (Belfry)
Twitter: @15thRegionZone
Winners: Pikeville, Christian Academy of Louisville, Central, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
Al Willman, The Paducah Sun (Paducah)
Twitter: @AlWillmanSports
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Corbin, Franklin-Simpson, Covington Catholic, Male
Anthony Wireman, Nation of Blue (Danville)
Twitter: @awireman
Winners: Beechwood, Mayfield, Corbin, Johnson Central, Covington Catholic, Male
This story was originally published November 29, 2018 at 1:37 PM.