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

Below are the top 10 high school football teams in each of the six classes for the 2023 season, according to the latest (Oct. 18) 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 (23) 7-1 230 1

2. Trinity 6-3 193 2

3. Manual 7-1 173 3

4. Frederick Douglass 4-3 171 4

5. St. Xavier 5-3 149 5

6. Bullitt East 7-1 95 7

7. Bryan Station 5-3 94 6

8. Ballard 5-3 83 8

9. Simon Kenton 5-2 35 10

10. Pleasure Ridge Park 4-4 23 9

Others receiving votes: Ryle 14, Fern Creek 2, Tates Creek 2, Meade County 1.

Class 5A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Bowling Green (17) 6-2 224 1

2. Highlands (4) 8-1 200 2

3. South Warren 6-2 178 3

4. Scott County (2) 8-1 172 4

5. Cooper 7-2 123 6

6. Owensboro 5-3 95 7

7. Woodford County 5-2 92 5

8. Southwestern 5-3 75 8

9. Greenwood 6-2 52 9

10. Atherton 7-1 17 10

Others receiving votes: South Oldham 11, Dixie Heights 9, West Jessamine 7, Moore 3, Graves County 2, Grayson County 2, Collins 1, Madisonville-North Hopkins 1, North Laurel 1.

Class 4A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Boyle County (22) 8-0 229 1

2. Corbin (1) 8-0 203 2

3. Covington Catholic 8-0 185 3

4. Paducah Tilghman 8-0 156 4

5. Franklin County 8-0 143 5

6. Ashland Blazer 8-0 118 6

7. Taylor County 6-2 83 7

8. Johnson Central 6-3 72 8

9. DeSales 6-2 28 T10

10. Logan County 6-2 26 9

Others receiving votes: Jeffersontown 8, North Oldham 8, Whitley County 4, Mason County 2.

Class 3A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Christian Academy (23) 7-1 230 1

2. Lexington Catholic 4-4 176 3

3. Union County 8-0 169 2

4. Central 3-5 132 5

5. Bell County 7-1 109 7

6. Hart County 8-0 106 8

7. Franklin-Simpson 7-1 90 6

8. Lloyd Memorial 7-1 84 4

9. Rockcastle County 7-1 72 9

10. Mercer County 7-1 48 10

Others receiving votes: Belfry 40, Glasgow 7, Lawrence County 1, McLean County 1.

Class 2A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Lexington Christian (22) 7-1 229 1

2. Beechwood (1) 8-1 203 2

3. Owensboro Catholic 8-0 183 3

4. Mayfield 6-1 167 4

5. Green County 7-1 130 5

6. Somerset 6-2 119 6

7. Murray 6-2 71 7

8. Shelby Valley 5-3 57 10

9. Washington County 7-2 43 NR

10. Crittenden County 4-4 30 9

Others receiving votes: Betsy Layne 26, Carroll County 5, Floyd Central 2.

Class A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Raceland (21) 6-2 227 1

2. Pikeville 5-2 202 2

3. Campbellsville (2) 8-0 181 3

4. Kentucky Country Day 8-0 164 4

5. Sayre 8-0 133 6

6. Paris 7-1 120 5

7. Newport Central Catholic 4-4 78 8

8. Bethlehem 4-4 66 7

9. Middlesboro 6-2 47 9

10. Newport 5-3 31 10

Others receiving votes: Louisville Holy Cross 14, Eminence 2.

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), Steve LeMaster (Floyd County Chronicle), Randy White (Pikeville Appalachian News-Express), Matthew Sparks (Ashland Daily Independent).

How @HLpreps voted