High School Football

The first media rankings for the 2019 Kentucky high school football season

The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:

Kentucky AP Top 10

CLASS A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Pikeville (12) 1-0 129

2. Campbellsville - 1-0 97

3. Raceland - 1-0 90

4. Newport Central Catholic - 1-0 82

5. Paintsville - 1-0 81

6. Hazard (1) 0-0 58

(tie) Williamsburg - 1-0 58

8. Crittenden Co. - 1-0 51

9. Ky. Country Day - 1-0 23

10. Ludlow - 0-1 10

(tie) Lou. Holy Cross - 1-0 10

Others receiving votes: Lynn Camp 9. Russellville 6. Nicholas Co. 4. Paris 3. Fulton Co. 2. Eminence 1. Frankfort 1.

Class 2A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Mayfield (13) 1-0 130

2. Beechwood - 1-0 111

3. Somerset - 1-0 89

4. Lexington Christian - 1-0 87

5. Danville - 1-0 79

6. Caldwell Co. - 1-0 54

7. Owensboro Catholic - 1-0 53

8. Breathitt Co. - 1-0 33

9. Lloyd Memorial - 1-0 21

10. Murray - 0-1 14

(tie) Walton-Verona - 0-1 14

Others receiving votes: Todd Co. Central 11. Shelby Valley 6. Middlesboro 4. Carroll Co. 3. Washington Co. 3. Leslie Co. 2. Cov. Holy Cross 1.

CLASS 3A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Lou. Christian Academy (10) 1-0 126

2. Belfry (2) 1-0 115

3. Bell Co. - 1-0 8009

4. Ashland Blazer - 1-0 83

5. DeSales - 0-1 80

6. Elizabethtown (1) 1-0 72

7. Paducah Tilghman - 1-0 59

8. Glasgow - 1-0 38

9. Taylor Co. - 1-0 30

10. Trigg Co. - 1-0 10

Others receiving votes: Russell 7. Mercer Co. 5. Webster Co. 2. Pike Co. Central 2. Henry Co. 1. LaRue Co. 1.

CLASS 4A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Boyle Co. (11) 1-0 116

2. Johnson Central - 1-0 113

3. Corbin - 1-0 99

4. Lexington Catholic - 1-0 87

5. Madisonville-North Hopkins (1) 1-0 68

6. Central - 0-1 59

7. Anderson Co. - 1-0 52

8. Franklin-Simpson (1) 0-1 38

9. Hopkinsville - 1-0 18

10. Franklin Co. - 1-0 16

Others receiving votes: Logan Co. 13. Wayne Co. 12. Knox Central 10. Lou. Moore 6. Warren East 3. Lincoln Co. 2. Bourbon Co. 2. Harrison Co. 1.

CLASS 5A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Covington Catholic (4) 1-0 114

2. Frederick Douglass (4) 1-0 106

3. Scott Co. (3) 1-0 105

4. South Warren (1) 1-0 95

5. Highlands - 1-0 82

6. Bowling Green (1) 0-1 60

7. Owensboro - 1-0 52

8. South Oldham - 0-1 33

9. Pulaski Co. - 0-1 16

10. Conner - 1-0 15

Others receiving votes: Greenwood 14. Graves Co. 12. Montgomery Co. 6. South Laurel 4. Christian Co. 2. North Laurel 1. North Bullitt 1.

CLASS 6A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP

1. Trinity (13) 1-0 130

2. Male - 1-0 110

3. St. Xavier - 1-0 109

4. Scott Co. - 1-0 75*

5. Ballard - 1-0 72

6. Simon Kenton - 1-0 69

7. North Hardin - 1-0 61

8. Manual - 1-0 54

9. Butler - 0-1 31

10. Central Hardin - 1-0 19

Others receiving votes: Lex. Tates Creek 12. Apollo 8. Lou. Fern Creek 6. Oldham Co. 6. Henderson Co. 6. Lex. Paul Dunbar 5. George Rogers Clark 4. Lou. Pleasure Ridge Park 3. McCracken County 3. Lex. Henry Clay 2. Lex. Lafayette 2.

*Scott County votes in Class 6A are in error. Scott County is in Class 5A for 2019.

All Associated Press members in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; KPG Football; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; The Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; The Paducah Sun, Paducah; WDKY, Lexington; WAVE, Louisville; WKYX, Paducah.

How @HLpreps voted

Class A

1Pikeville(1-0)
2Campbellsville(1-0)
3Raceland(1-0)
4Paintsville (1-0)
5Newport Central Catholic(1-0)
6Hazard(0-0)
7Williamsburg(1-0)
8Crittenden County(1-0)
9Paris (1-0)
10Kentucky Country Day(1-0)

Class 2A

1Mayfield (1-0)
2Beechwood(0-0)
3Lexington Christian(1-0)
4Danville (1-0)
5Somerset(1-0)
6Caldwell County(1-0)
7Owensboro Catholic (1-0)
8Breathitt County (1-0)
9Shelby Valley (1-0)
10Washington County(1-0)

Class 3A

1Christian Academy-Louisville (1-0)
2Belfry (1-0)
3Ashland Blazer (1-0)
4Bell County(1-0)
5Elizabethtown (1-0)
6Paducah Tilghman(1-0)
7Glasgow (1-0)
8Taylor County (1-0)
9Mercer County(1-0)
10Russell (1-0)

Class 4A

1Boyle County(1-0)
2Johnson Central (1-0)
3Corbin (1-0)
4Lexington Catholic (1-0)
5Anderson County(1-0)
6Madisonville-North Hopkins(1-0)
7Hopkinsville (1-0)
8Central(0-1)
9Wayne County(1-0)
10Franklin County(1-0)

Class 5A

1Frederick Douglass(1-0)
2Scott County (1-0)
3Covington Catholic (1-0)
4South Warren (1-0)
5Highlands (1-0)
6Owensboro (1-0)
7Conner(1-0)
8Montgomery County(1-0)
9Bowling Green(0-1)
10Pulaski County(0-1)

Class 6A

1Trinity (1-0)
2Male (1-0)
3St. Xavier (1-0)
4Simon Kenton (1-0)
5Ballard(1-0)
6North Hardin (1-0)
7Manual(1-0)
8Central Hardin (1-0)
9Tates Creek(1-0)
10Butler(0-1)

This story was originally published August 26, 2019 at 3:42 PM.

Jared Peck
Lexington Herald-Leader
Jared Peck, the Herald-Leader’s Digital Sports Writer, covers high school athletics and has been with the company as a writer and editor for more than 25 years. Support my work with a digital subscription
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