Who’s No. 1 in the latest Kentucky high school football media rankings?

Jared Peck

September 13, 2023 at 5:00 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 latest (Sept. 13) 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. St. Xavier (21) 3-0 228 1

2. Frederick Douglass (2) 2-1 204 2

3. Male 2-1 184 3

4. Trinity 2-2 160 4

5. Manual 4-0 135 5

6. Bryan Station 2-2 106 T7

7. Ballard 2-2 86 6

8. Bullitt East 3-1 53 9

9. Pleasure Ridge Park 2-2 35 NR

10. Ryle 2-2 26 10

Others receiving votes: Central Hardin 24, George Rogers Clark 11, Meade County 7, Tates Creek 4, Simon Kenton 2.

Class 5A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. South Warren (12) 4-0 213 3

2. Bowling Green (7) 2-2 204 2

3. Highlands (2) 3-1 179 4

4. Scott County (2) 3-1 168 1

5. Cooper 3-1 103 6

6. Woodford County 2-1 101 7

7. (tie) Owensboro 1-3 69 5

7. (tie) South Oldham 3-1 69 8

9. (tie) Greenwood 3-1 54 10

9. (tie) Southwestern 1-2 54 9

Others receiving votes: Madisonville 25, Dixie Heights 10, Conner 7, Collins 6, Moore 3.

Class 4A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Boyle County (22) 4-0 229 1

2. Covington Catholic 4-0 197 T2

3. Corbin (1) 3-0 192 T2

4. Paducah Tilghman 4-0 152 4

5. Franklin County 3-0 137 5

6. Ashland Blazer 4-0 121 6

7. Johnson Central 2-2 83 T7

8. Wayne County 4-0 54 9

9. Taylor County 3-1 50 10

10. Logan County 3-1 36 T7

Others receiving votes: Mason County 5, Henry County 4, Jeffersontown 2, Shelby County 2, Boyd County 1.

Class 3A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Christian Academy-Louisville (21) 3-1 227 1

2. Lexington Catholic (1) 2-2 179 4

3. Central 1-3 163 2

4. Bell County (1) 4-0 137 5

5. (tie) Belfry 2-2 113 3

5. (tie) Lloyd Memorial 4-0 113 6

7. Union County 4-0 96 8

8. Hart County 4-0 80 7

9. Mercer County 4-0 64 9

10. Franklin-Simpson 4-0 61 10

Others receiving votes: Glasgow 23, Rockcastle County 6, Lawrence County 2, Clay County 1.

Class 2A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Beechwood (11) 4-0 216 1

2. Lexington Christian (12) 3-1 215 2

3. Owensboro Catholic 4-0 178 3

4. Mayfield 3-1 173 4

5. Somerset 3-1 112 6

6. Shelby Valley 3-1 102 7

7. Murray 3-1 101 5

8. Green County 3-1 77 8

9. Pike County Central 4-0 27 NR

10. Bracken County 3-1 19 T10

Others receiving votes: Crittenden County 17, Floyd Central 16, Breathitt County 5, Leslie County 2, Martin County 2, Walton-Verona 2, Prestonsburg 1.

Class A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Raceland (18) 2-1 223 2

2. Pikeville (2) 2-2 204 1

3. Campbellsville (2) 4-0 177 3

4. Kentucky Country Day (1) 4-0 155 5

5. Newport Central Catholic 2-2 123 4

6. Paris 4-0 117 6

7. Sayre 3-0 94 8

8. Bethlehem 2-2 51 9

9. Louisville Holy Cross 2-2 40 7

10. Newport 3-1 35 NR

Others receiving votes: Eminence 14, Middlesboro 10, Hazard 9, Covington Holy Cross 8, Bishop Brossart 4, Williamsburg 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), Derek Brightwell (Shelbyville Sentinel-News), James Weber (Cincinnati Enquirer), Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), Evan Dennison (LinkNKy.com), Jared Peck (Lexington Herald-Leader), 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	St. Xavier	3-0
2	Frederick Douglass	2-1
3	Male	2-1
4	Trinity	2-2
5	Manual	4-0
6	Bryan Station	2-2
7	Bullitt East	3-1
8	Ballard	2-2
9	Meade County	3-1
10	Central Hardin	2-2

CLASS 5A
Rank	Team	Record
1	South Warren	4-0
2	Scott County	3-1
3	Bowling Green	2-2
4	Highlands	3-1
5	Woodford County	2-1
6	Madisonville	3-1
7	South Oldham	3-1
8	Greenwood	3-1
9	Conner	3-1
10	Cooper	3-1

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

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

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

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

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