Kentucky high school football Week 5 picks for Friday's games with Louisville-area teams
Here are the Week 5 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.
All games are scheduled for Friday.
Atherton (3-1) at Holy Cross (2-2), 7 p.m.
Jason Frakes’ pick: Atherton 20-13
Brooks Holton’s pick: Atherton 28-20
Kent Spencer’s pick: Atherton 28-21
Dominique Yates’ pick: Atherton 21-18
Ballard (2-2) at George Rogers Clark (3-1), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Ballard 27-20
Holton: Ballard 27-24
Spencer: George Rogers Clark 21-20
Yates: George Rogers Clark 35-28
North Bullitt (2-2) at Bullitt Central (1-3), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: North Bullitt 34-6
Holton: North Bullitt 33-12
Spencer: North Bullitt 28-14
Yates: North Bullitt 22-6
Central (1-3) at Bullitt East (3-1), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Bullitt East 28-20
Holton: Bullitt East 31-14
Spencer: Bullitt East 28-14
Yates: Bullitt East 21-14
Butler (0-4) at Seneca (2-1), 7 p.m.
Frakes: Seneca 20-7
Holton: Seneca 42-13
Spencer: Butler 17-14
Yates: Seneca 28-7
Christian Academy (3-1) at Ryle (2-2), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Christian Academy 41-27
Holton: Christian Academy 45-14
Spencer: Ryle 28-27
Yates: Christian Academy 35-14
Fairdale (1-3) at Collins (3-1), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Collins 28-14
Holton: Collins 27-14
Spencer: Collins 28-14
Yates: Collins 38-28
DeSales (2-2) at Valley (0-4), 7 p.m.
Frakes: DeSales 35-0
Holton: DeSales 38-6
Spencer: DeSales 35-14
Yates: DeSales 35-6
Western (0-3) at Doss (0-3), 7 p.m.
Frakes: Doss 14-6
Holton: Western 22-12
Spencer: Western 14-13
Yates: Western 12-8
Eastern (2-2) at Fern Creek (3-1), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Fern Creek 31-21
Holton: Fern Creek 31-17
Spencer: Fern Creek 28-17
Yates: Fern Creek 28-21
Southern (2-1) at Iroquois (0-4), 7 p.m.
Frakes: Southern 39-8
Holton: Southern 35-0
Spencer: Southern 21-20
Yates: Southern 30-6
Waggener (1-3) at Jeffersontown (4-0), 7 p.m.
Frakes: Jeffersontown 27-12
Holton: Jeffersontown 28-13
Spencer: Jeffersontown 21-17
Yates: Jeffersontown 28-14
Kentucky Country Day (4-0) at John Hardin (2-2), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Kentucky Country Day 35-20
Holton: Kentucky Country Day 31-24
Spencer: Kentucky Country Day 28-14
Yates: Kentucky Country Day 35-20
Trinity (2-2) at Male (2-1), 7 p.m.
Frakes: Male 24-20
Holton: Male 21-17
Spencer: Male 28-24
Yates: Male 24-21
South Warren (4-0) at Manual (4-0), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Manual 20-13
Holton: Manual 24-17
Spencer: Manual 28-24
Yates: South Warren 38-35
Grayson County (3-1) at Moore (3-0), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Grayson County 28-21
Holton: Moore 27-20
Spencer: Moore 28-14
Yates: Moore 35-22
Shelby County (2-2) at North Oldham (2-2), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Shelby County 30-22
Holton: Shelby County 33-27
Spencer: Shelby County 35-28
Yates: North Oldham 21-18
Oldham County (2-2) at South Oldham (3-1), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: South Oldham 41-20
Holton: South Oldham 35-21
Spencer: South Oldham 28-21
Yates: South Oldham 35-18
North Hardin (1-2) at Pleasure Ridge Park (2-2), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: PRP 23-17
Holton: PRP 30-20
Spencer: North Hardin 28-21
Yates: North Hardin 28-20
Caverna (1-3) at Shawnee (2-2), 7 p.m.
Frakes: Shawnee 22-18
Holton: Caverna 21-14
Spencer: Caverna 21-20
Yates: Shawnee 18-14
Spencer County (1-3) at Franklin County (3-0), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Franklin County 42-13
Holton: Franklin County 24-21
Spencer: Franklin County 28-14
Yates: Franklin County 30-20
Cincinnati Elder (2-2) at St. Xavier (3-0), 7 p.m.
Frakes: Cincinnati Elder 24-21
Holton: St. Xavier 31-21
Spencer: Cincinnati Elder 24-21
Yates: St. Xavier 38-24
Standings
1. Frakes, 18-5 last week, 71-22 overall
2. Holton, 18-5 last week, 66-27 overall
3. Spencer, 16-7 last week, 63-30 overall
4. Yates, 15-8 last week, 62-31 overall
Reach Jason Frakes at jfrakes@courier-journal.com and follow him on X @kyhighs.
Way-too-early projections: Predicting KHSAA football playoff matchups after first RPI release
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: KHSAA football schedule 2023: Picks for games with Louisville teams
