High School Football

Who’s No. 1 in Week 3’s Kentucky high school football media rankings?

The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings after the games of Week 3.

Week 3’s Kentucky AP Top 10s

CLASS A

Rank-School (FPV) Rcd TP Pvs

1. Pikeville (12) 3-0 120 1

2. Paintsville 2-0 107 2

3. Kentucky Country Day 2-0 88 3

4. Newport Central Catholic 3-0 83 4

5. Bethlehem 3-0 58 6

6. Crittenden Co. 2-1 49 7

6. Holy Cross (Louisville) 3-0 49 5

8. Nicholas Co. 3-0 37 10

9. Raceland 1-2 31 9

10. Williamsburg 0-2 11 8

Others receiving votes: Dayton 8, Bishop Brossart 7, Pineville 5, Campbellsville 3, Eminence 2, Sayre 2.

Class 2A

Rank-School (FPV) Rcd TP Pvs

1. Somerset (9) 3-0 115 1

2. Lexington Christian (3) 3-0 109 2

3. Beechwood 2-1 92 3

4. Breathitt Co. 2-0 72 4

5. Mayfield 2-1 66 5

6. Owensboro Catholic 3-0 59 6

7. Danville 2-0 48 8

8. West Carter 3-0 45 9

9. Caldwell Co. 2-1 22 10

10. Murray 2-1 14 7

Others receiving votes: Middlesboro 13, McLean Co. 4, Hancock Co. 1.

CLASS 3A

Rank-School (FPV) Rcd TP Pvs

1. Belfry (7) 2-1 113 1

2. Elizabethtown (4) 3-0 94 T2

3. DeSales 2-1 89 T2

4. Ashland Blazer (1) 1-0 87 5

5. Bardstown 3-0 76 6

6. Russell 3-0 56 7

7. Bell Co. 2-1 49 9

8. Paducah Tilghman 2-1 31 10

9. Christian Academy-Louisville 1-2 29 4

10. Mercer Co. 2-1 19 NR

Others receiving votes: Glasgow 15, Lawrence Co. 1, Taylor Co. 1.

CLASS 4A

Rank-School (FPV) Rcd TP Pvs

1. Johnson Central (12) 3-0 120 1

2. Boyle Co. 3-0 101 2

3. Central 1-0 83 3

4. Franklin Co. 2-0 74 4

5. Corbin 2-1 70 7

6. Lexington Catholic 2-1 65 6

7. Knox Central 2-1 29 9

8. Wayne Co. 1-2 26 8

9. Madisonville 1-1 22 10

10. Hopkinsville 2-1 19 5

Others receiving votes: Letcher County Central 14, Calloway Co. 11, Lincoln Co. 7, Harlan Co. 6, Clay Co. 5, Allen Co.-Scottsville 4.

CLASS 5A

Rank-School (FPV) Rcd TP Pvs

1. Covington Catholic (8) 3-0 111 1

2. Bowling Green (4) 2-0 106 2

3. South Warren 2-0 83 3

4. Frederick Douglass 1-1 77 T4

5. Owensboro 3-0 74 T4

6. Scott Co. 3-0 72 6

7. Southwestern 3-0 52 7

8. South Oldham 2-0 36 8

9. Conner 2-0 22 10

10. Highlands 1-2 7 9

Others receiving votes: Christian Co. 6, Pulaski Co. 5, North Laurel 4, North Bullitt 2, Fairdale 2, Graves Co. 1.

CLASS 6A

Rank-School (FPV) Rcd TP Pvs

1. Trinity (12) 2-0 120 1

2. North Hardin 3-0 108 2

3. Male 1-1 90 3

4. Manual 1-1 81 4

5. McCracken Co. 3-0 70 8

6. St. Xavier 0-1 52 7

7. Simon Kenton 2-1 39 T5

8. Ballard 1-1 35 T5

9. Bryan Station 2-1 20 NR

10. Fern Creek 0-1 18 9

Others receiving votes: Ryle 9, Clark Co. 5, Daviess Co. 4, Dixie Heights 3, Madison Central 3, Paul Laurence Dunbar 2, Henderson Co. 1.

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: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Daily News, Bowling Green; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; KPG Football, Owensboro; Daily Enterprise, Harlan; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; Kentucky Today, Louisville; WKYX, Paducah.

*FPV-First Place Votes; Rcd-Record; TP-Total Points; Pvs-Previous week’s rank.

How @HLpreps voted

Class A

1Pikeville3-0
2Paintsville2-0
3Kentucky Country Day2-0
4Newport Central Catholic3-0
5Bethlehem3-0
6Nicholas Co.3-0
7Dayton3-0
8Crittenden Co.2-1
9Sayre3-0
10Holy Cross (Louisville)2-1

Class 2A

1Somerset3-0
2Lexington Christian3-0
3Breathitt Co.2-0
4Beechwood2-1
5Owensboro Catholic3-0
6Mayfield2-1
7West Carter3-0
8Middlesboro2-0
9Danville2-0
10McLean Co.3-0

Class 3A

1Elizabethtown3-0
2Belfry2-1
3Ashland Blazer1-0
4Bardstown3-0
5Russell3-0
6DeSales2-1
7Bell Co.2-1
8Mercer Co.2-1
9Glasgow2-1
10Christian Academy-Louisville1-2

Class 4A

1Johnson Central2-0
2Boyle Co.3-0
3Central1-0
4Franklin Co.2-0
5Corbin2-1
6Letcher Co. Central3-0
7Lexington Catholic1-1
8Lincoln Co.3-0
9Hopkinsville2-1
10Knox Central2-1

Class 5A

1Bowling Green2-0
2Covington Catholic3-0
3Frederick Douglass1-1
4Scott County3-0
5South Warren2-0
6Owensboro3-0
7Southwestern3-0
8South Oldham2-0
9Conner2-0
10North Bullitt2-1

Class 6A

1Trinity2-0
2North Hardin3-0
3Male1-1
4Manual1-1
5McCracken Co.3-0
6St. Xavier0-1
7Ballard1-1
8Simon Kenton2-1
9Paul Laurence Dunbar1-0
10Bryan Station2-1
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