Kentucky high school football picks for this week's games with Louisville-area teams

Here are the Week 7 high school football picks from The Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes and Brooks Holton, WHAS-11’s Kent Spencer and WLKY-32’s Dominique Yates.

Thursday’s game

Jeffersontown (6-0) at Western (1-4), 7 p.m.

Jason Frakes’ pick: Jeffersontown 41-12

Brooks Holton’s pick: Jeffersontown 42-6

Kent Spencer’s pick: Jeffersontown 28-14

Dominique Yates’ pick: Jeffersontown 28-6

Friday’s games

Butler (2-4) at Atherton (5-1), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Atherton 27-20

Holton: Atherton 28-12

Spencer: Atherton 35-21

Yates: Atherton 35-14

Bullitt Central (1-5) at Eastern (2-3), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Eastern 28-13

Holton: Eastern 31-7

Spencer: Eastern 28-10

Yates: Eastern 28-12

Central (2-4) at Elizabethtown (0-5), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Central 27-12

Holton: Central 34-14

Spencer: Central 35-14

Yates: Central 21-0

Christian Academy (5-1) at LaRue County (0-6), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Christian Academy 48-6

Holton: Christian Academy 49-13

Spencer: Christian Academy 45-7

Yates: Christian Academy 45-6

DeSales (4-2) at Waggener (1-5), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: DeSales 35-7

Holton: DeSales 38-12

Spencer: DeSales 35-14

Yates: DeSales 21-7

Valley (1-5) at Doss (0-5), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Doss 22-20

Holton: Valley 22-20

Spencer: Valley 21-20

Yates: Valley 8-6

DuBois (1-4) at Fern Creek (4-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Fern Creek 42-8

Holton: Fern Creek 35-13

Spencer: Fern Creek 35-14

Yates: Fern Creek 35-6

Iroquois (0-6) at Fairdale (2-4), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Fairdale 36-6

Holton: Fairdale 41-6

Spencer: Fairdale 21-7

Yates: Fairdale 28-0

Holy Cross (2-3) at Nelson County (5-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Nelson County 28-20

Holton: Nelson County 28-14

Spencer: Nelson County 28-21

Yates: Nelson County 21-14

Indianapolis Roncalli (3-3) at Male (4-1), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Male 34-13

Holton: Male 31-21

Spencer: Male 28-27

Yates: Male 28-21

Moore (3-2) at Seneca (3-2), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Seneca 34-21

Holton: Seneca 27-13

Spencer: Seneca 28-21

Yates: Moore 22-12

North Bullitt (3-3) at Grayson County (5-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Grayson County 30-16

Holton: Grayson County 30-14

Spencer: Grayson County 35-21

Yates: Grayson County 20-14

North Oldham (4-2) at Franklin County (5-0), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Franklin County 38-14

Holton: Franklin County 35-21

Spencer: Franklin County 35-14

Yates: Franklin County 28-20

Pleasure Ridge Park (3-3) at Meade County (5-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Pleasure Ridge Park 23-20

Holton: Pleasure Ridge Park 28-21

Spencer: Pleasure Ridge Park 28-27

Yates: Meade County 21-14

Shawnee (2-4) at Washington County (4-2), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Washington County 41-12

Holton: Washington County 41-12

Spencer: Washington County 28-17

Yates: Washington County 28-7

Shelby County (2-4) at Western Hills (4-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Shelby County 38-20

Holton: Western Hills 35-20

Spencer: Shelby County 24-21

Yates: Western Hills 21-18

South Oldham (5-1) at Woodford County (3-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Woodford County 28-21

Holton: Woodford County 34-28

Spencer: South Oldham 28-27

Yates: South Oldham 28-21

Frankfort (1-4) at Southern (3-2), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Southern 21-7

Holton: Southern 35-14

Spencer: Southern 35-17

Yates: Southern 18-12

Henry County (4-1) at Spencer County (2-4), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Spencer County 28-27

Holton: Henry County 27-17

Spencer: Henry County 28-14

Yates: Henry County 28-14

St. Xavier (3-2) at Ryle (2-3), 7 p.m.

Frakes: St. Xavier 35-21

Holton: St. Xavier 24-14

Spencer: St. Xavier 28-14

Yates: St. Xavier 35-14

Trinity (3-3) at Cincinnati St. Xavier (3-3), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Trinity 35-27

Holton: Cincinnati St. Xavier 38-35

Spencer: Cincinnati St. Xavier 28-21

Yates: Cincinnati St. Xavier 24-20

Standings

1. Frakes, 15-9 last week, 104-35 overall

2. Holton, 16-8 last week, 100-39 overall

3. Spencer, 14-10 last week, 94-45 overall

4. Yates, 14-10 last week, 91-48 overall

Reach Jason Frakes at jfrakes@courier-journal.com and follow him on X @kyhighs.

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