High school football: Dave Cantrall’s top 25 teams through Week 5 (Sept. 17)

Dave Cantrall

September 17, 2023 at 1:34 p.m.·6 min read

Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State

TOP 25	Rating	Last week
1. Corbin (4-0)	93.1	2
2. St. Xavier (3-1)	92.1	3
3. Frederick Douglass (2-2)	91.7	1
4. Male (3-1)	91.2	5
5. Boyle County (5-0)	91.0	4
6. Trinity (2-3)	88.5	6
7. Christian Academy-Louisville (4-1)	88.0	7
8. Covington Catholic (5-0)	87.8	8
8. Highlands (4-1)	87.8	t11
10. Manual (5-0)	87.3	9
11. Scott County (4-1)	86.9	t11
12. Lexington Christian (4-1)	86.3	13
13. Ballard (3-2)	86.2	16
14. Owensboro Catholic (5-0)	85.2	15
15. Beechwood (4-1)	84.9	14
15. Lexington Catholic (2-3)	84.9	10
17. Bryan Station (3-2)	84.6	19
18. Bowling Green (3-2)	84.5	21
19. South Warren (4-1)	84.3	17
20. Owensboro (2-3)	82.8	18
21. Mayfield (3-1)	82.4	20
22. Paducah Tilghman (5-0)	82.0	22
23. Franklin County (4-0)	81.9	23
24. Pikeville (3-2)	81.6	24
25. Cooper (4-1)	81.2	NR

Frederick Douglass’ Logan Busson (16) tackles Corbin’s Cam Estep (12) during Friday’s game at Corbin’s Campbell Field. Ryan C. Hermens/rhermens@herald-leader.com

Ratings by class

CLASS A	Rating
1. Pikeville	81.6
2. Raceland	76.4
3. Campbellsville	58.6
4. Kentucky Country Day	55.8
5. Paris	55.7
6. Newport Central Catholic	54.5
7. Bethlehem	49.5
8. Middlesboro	42.5
8. Sayre	42.5
10. Louisville Holy Cross	40.9
10. Newport	40.9
12. Hazard	39.3
13. Williamsburg	33.7
14. Paintsville	31.0
15. Bishop Brossart	30.7
16. Harlan	21.6
17. Eminence	21.1
18. Frankfort	20.5
19. Russellville	20.4
20. Covington Holy Cross	19.2
21. Nicholas County	18.5
22. Dayton	17.8
23. Ludlow	17.6
24. Pineville	16.7
25. Caverna	7.7
26. Trimble County	3.8
27. Bellevue	3.6
28. Lynn Camp	3.3
29. Berea	0.1
30. Fairview	0.1
31. Jenkins	0.1
32. Phelps	0.1

CLASS 2A
1. Lexington Christian	86.3
2. Owensboro Catholic	85.2
3. Beechwood	84.9
4. Mayfield	82.4
5. Shelby Valley	53.8
6. Murray	51.3
7. Green County	50.6
8. Breathitt County	49.7
9. Somerset	47.9
10. Danville	43.4
11. Crittenden County	43.1
12. Metcalfe County	37.3
13. Martin County	36.4
14. Walton-Verona	35.8
15. Bracken County	34.0
16. Betsy Layne	32.6
17. Carroll County	32.5
18. Washington County	32.2
19. Monroe County	31.5
20. Leslie County	30.2
21. Prestonsburg	30.1
22. Caldwell County	29.8
23. Pike Central	25.0
24. Todd Central	22.5
25. Floyd Central	20.3
26. Gallatin County	14.2
27. Fort Campbell	14.0
27. Morgan County	14.0
29. Edmonson County	13.4
29. W.E.B. DuBois	13.4
31. East Ridge	11.0
32. Clinton County	10.8
33. Owen County	8.2
34. Shawnee	5.5
35. Knott Central	4.6
36. Fort Knox	0.2

CLASS 3A
1. Christian Academy-Louisville	88.0
2. Lexington Catholic	84.9
3. Central	79.3
4. Bell County	72.0
5. Lloyd	70.2
6. Union County	69.8
7. Belfry	68.4
8. Mercer County	65.4
9. Glasgow	64.3
10. Hart County	62.5
11. Franklin-Simpson	58.9
12. Lawrence County	57.2
13. Clay County	55.1
14. East Carter	52.7
15. Elizabethtown	52.6
16. Russell	50.2
17. Rockcastle County	49.3
18. Adair County	47.3
19. Fleming County	46.7
20. Casey County	45.2
21. McLean County	42.2
22. Hancock County	40.3
23. Knox Central	37.3
24. Hopkins Central	35.7
25. Webster County	35.5
26. LaRue County	34.4
27. Estill County	34.0
28. Trigg County	32.3
29. Garrard County	30.1
30. Butler County	25.0
31. Bourbon County	23.4
32. Marion County	22.5
33. West Carter	21.6
34. Magoffin County	16.0
35. Jackson County	13.8
36. Lewis County	13.2
37. Powell County	11.5
38. McCreary Central	8.0
39. Bath County	1.0
40. Pendleton County	0.1

CLASS 4A
1. Corbin	93.1
2. Boyle County	91.0
3. Covington Catholic	87.8
4. Paducah Tilghman	82.0
5. Franklin County	81.9
6. Ashland Blazer	78.5
7. Johnson Central	73.7
8. Logan County	68.2
9. Letcher Central	65.1
10. Bardstown	63.4
11. Taylor County	62.4
12. Warren East	61.9
13. Henry County	58.5
14. Whitley County	56.3
15. Greenup County	55.6
16. Mason County	54.1
17. Boyd County	53.8
18. Wayne County	53.5
19. Lincoln County	53.4
20. Spencer County	53.3
21. Hopkinsville	53.2
22. North Oldham	50.8
23. Shelby County	48.6
24. Perry Central	47.3
25. Allen County	46.6
26. Nelson County	46.5
27. DeSales	41.7
28. John Hardin	39.9
29. Western Hills	33.2
30. Rowan County	32.8
31. Harrison County	30.2
32. Western	28.6
33. Calloway County	28.0
34. Jeffersontown	23.0
35. Russell County	22.4
36. Holmes	21.3
37. Grant County	20.5
38. Doss	15.4
39. Waggener	11.8
40. Thomas Nelson	8.6
41. Breckinridge County	7.9
42. Valley	3.7

CLASS 5A
1. Highlands	87.8
2. Scott County	86.9
3. Bowling Green	84.5
4. South Warren	84.3
5. Owensboro	82.8
6. Cooper	81.2
7. Southwestern	80.6
8. South Oldham	80.0
9. Woodford County	79.9
10. Greenwood	75.5
11. Pulaski County	71.8
12. Dixie Heights	69.5
13. Collins	65.8
14. North Laurel	65.5
15. Madisonville	64.5
16. Conner	60.3
17. Graves County	59.8
18. Fairdale	58.9
19. Madison Southern	57.7
20. Atherton	51.7
21. Butler	50.2
22. Seneca	44.1
23. Apollo	41.6
23. West Jessamine	41.6
25. Montgomery County	41.3
26. Boone County	39.9
27. Grayson County	39.8
28. North Bullitt	36.5
29. Harlan County	35.2
30. Scott High	31.6
31. East Jessamine	30.6
31. South Laurel	30.6
33. Bullitt Central	28.5
34. Marshall County	24.5
35. Moore	23.2
36. Anderson County	15.0
37. Ohio County	13.0
38. Muhlenberg County	8.4
39. Iroquois	0.1

CLASS 6A
1. St. Xavier	92.1
2. Frederick Douglass	91.7
3. Male	91.2
4. Trinity	88.5
5. Manual	87.3
6. Ballard	86.2
7. Bryan Station	84.6
8. Bullitt East	81.1
9. Ryle	79.8
10. Simon Kenton	79.6
11. Pleasure Ridge Park	77.5
12. Central Hardin	77.3
13. Meade County	76.1
14. Henderson County	73.3
15. George Rogers Clark	72.9
16. Great Crossing	70.1
17. North Hardin	67.5
18. Tates Creek	66.3
19. Fern Creek	64.7
20. Campbell County	62.5
21. Madison Central	60.2
22. McCracken County	59.9
23. Daviess County	56.2
24. Eastern	55.5
25. Barren County	51.1
26. Christian County	49.8
27. Paul Laurence Dunbar	49.0
28. Oldham County	47.4
29. Henry Clay	40.8
30. Warren Central	36.7
31. Southern	35.1
32. Lafayette	24.8

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