Kentucky’s high school football championships schedule set
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has announced the schedule for its football state championships at Kroger Field in Lexington later this month.
This season’s UK Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine State Football Finals will be held over two days with three games each day on Friday, Dec. 18 and Saturday, Dec. 19. Championships in Classes A, 2A and 4A will be decided on Friday; classes 3A, 5A and 6A take the field Saturday. Games begin at 11 a.m. each day.
Ticket information has not been announced by the KHSAA, but sales are expected to be limited because of the pandemic.
In addition Tuesday, the KHSAA further outlined the provisions by which a state semifinals or finals team will be replaced if one of the participants must bow out because of COVID-19 protocols.
If the COVID-19 stricken team withdraws by 6 a.m. Wednesday before the semifinals or finals round, the losing team from their game the previous week will be offered the spot. If that team declines, the losing team “in that pod” will be offered the spot. If neither accept, the opponent will not be replaced.
So far, 27 teams have had to withdraw from the KHSAA’s football state tournaments over COVID-19 concerns, most of those prior to the first round, but three for the district championship level second round and, most recently, Madison Southern for the regional championship third round.
There are 23 kickoffs scheduled Friday night to earn spots in each of the six classes semifinals.
Four Lexington schools are still in the running with hopes of playing for a state title in their hometown: Lexington Christian in Class 2A, Frederick Douglass in Class 5A, and Paul Laurence Dunbar and Bryan Station in Class 6A.
State football finals schedule
At Kroger Field in Lexington
Friday, Dec. 18
11 a.m.: Class A championship
3 p.m.: Class 2A championship
7 p.m.: Class 4A championship
Saturday, Dec. 19
11 a.m.: Class 3A championship
3 p.m.: Class 5A championship
7 p.m.: Class 6A championship
This story was originally published December 1, 2020 at 7:52 PM.
