Who’s No. 1 in the last Kentucky high school football media rankings of 2023?

Jared Peck

November 1, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.·5 min read

Below are the top 10 high school football teams in each of the six classes for the 2023 season, according to the final (Nov. 1) poll of media members from around Kentucky as compiled by the Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes.

Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total rankings points and last week’s ranking. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted.

Class 6A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Male (24) 9-1 240 1

2. Trinity 7-3 208 2

3. Manual 8-2 176 4

4. St. Xavier 7-3 173 5

5. Frederick Douglass 5-4 148 3

6. Bryan Station 7-3 119 6

7. Ballard 7-3 104 7

8. Bullitt East 8-2 69 8

9. Ryle 6-4 46 9

10. Tates Creek 7-3 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Pleasure Ridge Park 10, Simon Kenton 10, Fern Creek 2, Meade County 1.

Class 5A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Bowling Green (14) 7-3 227 1

2. Highlands (10) 9-1 221 2

3. South Warren 8-2 192 4

4. Scott County 8-2 173 3

5. Cooper 8-2 132 5

6. Southwestern 7-3 109 T6

7. Woodford County 6-3 68 T6

8. Madisonville-North Hopkins 8-2 63 8

9. Greenwood 7-3 47 9

10. Owensboro 6-4 41 10

Others receiving votes: Atherton 18, Grayson County 15, North Laurel 4, South Oldham 4, Collins 2, Dixie Heights 2, Graves County 2.

Class 4A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Boyle County (23) 10-0 239 1

2. Corbin (1) 10-0 210 2

3. Covington Catholic 10-0 192 3

4. Paducah Tilghman 10-0 162 4

5. Franklin County 10-0 155 5

6. Johnson Central 7-3 107 6

7. Ashland Blazer 9-1 95 7

8. Taylor County 8-2 81 8

9. DeSales 8-2 43 9

10. Logan County 7-3 16 10

Others receiving votes: Jeffersontown 13, Bardstown 3, Henry County 3, Perry County Central 1.

Class 3A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Christian Academy-Louisville (24) 9-1 240 1 .

2. Lexington Catholic 6-4 202 2

3. Hart County 10-0 149 5

4. Union County 9-1 140 3

5. Central 5-5 130 4

6. Bell County 9-1 120 6

7. Rockcastle County 9-1 94 7

8. Mercer County 9-1 73 9

9. Lloyd Memorial 9-1 68 8

10. Franklin-Simpson 8-2 49 10

Others receiving votes: Belfry 37, Glasgow 15, McLean County 3.

Class 2A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Lexington Christian (22) 9-1 238 1

2. Beechwood (1) 9-1 207 2

3. Owensboro Catholic (1) 10-0 194 3

4. Mayfield 8-1 177 4

5. Green County 8-2 116 5

6. Somerset 7-3 115 6

7. Shelby Valley 7-3 94 8

8. Murray 6-4 56 7

9. Crittenden County 6-4 50 9

10. Betsy Layne 9-1 47 10

Others receiving votes: Washington County 14, Breathitt County 5, Carroll County 4, Martin County 3.

Class A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Raceland (15) 7-3 230 1

2. Pikeville (7) 7-2 220 2

3. Campbellsville (2) 9-1 184 3

4. Sayre 10-0 157 5

5. Kentucky Country Day 8-2 148 4

6. Paris 9-1 137 6

7. Newport Central Catholic 6-4 84 7

8. Middlesboro 7-2 65 8

9. Newport 7-3 43 9

10. Louisville Holy Cross 5-5 33 10

Others receiving votes: Bethlehem 11, Ludlow 4, Eminence 3, Paintsville 1.

Voters: Chelsea Parker (The Paducah Sun), Scott Brown (YourSportsEdge.com), Edward Marlowe (WKDZ-FM), Mark Mathis (Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer), Micheal Compton (Bowling Green Daily News), Kaden Gaylord-Day (WBKO-TV), Josh Claywell (The Kentucky Standard, LaRue County Herald News), Dominique Yates (WLKY-TV), Brooks Holton (The Courier Journal), Jason Frakes (The Courier Journal), Kent Spencer (WHAS-TV), James Weber (Cincinnati Enquirer), Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), Evan Dennison (LinkNKy.com), Ivan Rice (Bourbon County Citizen), Jared Peck (Lexington Herald-Leader), Brian Milam (WKYT-TV), Mike Marsee (Danville freelancer), Les Dixon (13thRegionMediaNetwork.com), Nate Johnson (WYMT-TV), John Henson (HarlanCountySports.com), Steve LeMaster (Floyd County Chronicle), Randy White (Pikeville Appalachian News-Express), Matthew Sparks (Ashland Daily Independent).

How @HLpreps voted

CLASS 6A
Rank	Team	Record
1	Male	8-1
2	Trinity	7-3
3	St. Xavier	7-3
4	Frederick Douglass	5-4
5	Manual	8-2
6	Bryan Station	7-3
7	Ballard	7-3
8	Bullitt East	9-2
9	Ryle	6-4
10	Tates Creek	7-3

CLASS 5A
Rank	Team	Record
1	Highlands	9-1
2	Bowling Green	7-3
3	South Warren	8-2
4	Scott County	8-2
5	Cooper	8-2
6	Southwestern	7-3
7	Woodford County	6-3
8	Madisonville	8-2
9	Atherton	9-1
10	Grayson County	9-1

CLASS 4A
Rank	Team	Record
1	Boyle County	10-0
2	Corbin	10-0
3	Franklin County	10-0
4	Covington Catholic	10-0
5	Paducah Tilghman	10-0
6	Johnson Central	7-3
7	Taylor County	8-2
8	Ashland Blazer	9-1
9	DeSales	8-2
10	Jeffersontown	9-1

CLASS 3A
Rank	Team	Record
1	Christian Academy-Louisville	9-1
2	Lexington Catholic	6-4
3	Hart County	10-0
4	Mercer County	9-1
5	Union County	9-1
6	Rockcastle County	9-1
7	Glasgow	8-2
8	Lloyd Memorial	9-1
9	Central	5-5
10	Franklin-Simpson	8-2

CLASS 2A
Rank	Team	Record
1	Lexington Christian	9-1
2	Owensboro Catholic	10-0
3	Beechwood	9-1
4	Mayfield	8-1
5	Shelby Valley	7-3
6	Green County	8-2
7	Somerset	7-3
8	Betsy Layne	9-1
9	Crittenden County	6-4
10	Murray	6-4

CLASS A
Rank	Team	Record
1	Raceland	7-2
2	Pikeville	6-2
3	Sayre	10-0
4	Paris	9-1
5	Campbellsville	9-1
6	Kentucky Country Day	8-2
7	Middlesboro	7-2
8	Newport Central Catholic	6-4
9	Newport	7-3
10	Eminence	6-4

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