Latest Kentucky high school football media poll sees few changes among NKY teams
The fourth Kentucky high school football media poll of the season has arrived.
The only Northern Kentucky teams to change spots were Lloyd and Ryle, who both moved up a spot. Lloyd dismantled Newport in a 45-8 win while Ryle had the week off.
In Class 5A, neither Highlands nor Cooper moved after a 58-51 offensive showcase won by the Bluebirds. Both teams showcased their potential, but the rest of the teams in the top-five won handily, leading to the stagnancy in the standings.
In the rest of the state, there was mass confusion in Class 6A as Trinity beat previous No. 1 St. Xavier. DuPont Manual fell to Christian Academy-Louisville while Frederick Douglass suffered their second straight loss, to Indianapolis-based Cathedral.
The poll is a result of the votes of 24 media members from various outlets throughout Kentucky. The votes are compiled by Jason Frakes of the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Here are the complete polls, with first-place votes in parentheses.
Class 1A
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Raceland (20) 3-2 225 1
2. Pikeville 3-2 204 2
3. Campbellsville (2) 6-0 172 3
4. Kentucky Country Day (1) 6-0 165 4
5. Paris 5-0 138 5
6. Sayre 5-0 123 6
7. Newport Central Catholic 2-4 69 7
8. Bethlehem 3-3 61 8
9. Newport 4-2 43 9
10. Eminence 4-2 29 10
Others receiving votes: Middlesboro 14, Louisville Holy Cross 8, Covington Holy Cross 4, Hazard 4, Paintsville 4, Williamsburg 2.
Class 2A
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Lexington Christian (19) 5-1 226 1
2. Beechwood (3) 5-1 203 2
3. Owensboro Catholic (1) 6-0 183 3
4. Mayfield 4-1 170 4
5. Murray 5-1 122 5
6. Green County 5-1 107 6
7. Somerset 4-2 99 7
8. Bracken County 4-1 40 9
9. Shelby Valley 3-3 34 8
10. Betsy Layne 6-0 30 NR
Others receiving votes: Pike County Central 20, Washington County 12, Crittenden County 7, Prestonsburg 7, Breathitt County 2, Floyd Central 2, Leslie County 1.
Class 3A
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Christian Academy (23) 5-1 230 1
2. Bell County 6-0 177 2
3. Lexington Catholic 2-4 148 3
4. Lloyd Memorial 6-0 138 5
5. Union County 6-0 137 4
6. Central 2-4 109 6
7. Franklin-Simpson 6-0 101 7
8. Hart County 6-0 78 8
9. Glasgow 6-0 50 10
10. Belfry 3-3 49 9
Others receiving votes: Mercer County 32, Rockcastle County 10, Clay County 4, McLean County 2.
Class 4A
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Boyle County (21) 6-0 227 1
2. Corbin (2) 5-0 205 2
3. Covington Catholic 6-0 189 3
4. Paducah Tilghman 6-0 154 4
5. Franklin County 5-0 137 5
6. Ashland Blazer 6-0 120 6
7. Johnson Central 4-2 66 8
8. Taylor County 4-2 59 10
9. Logan County 5-1 50 9
10. Wayne County 5-1 28 7
Others receiving votes: North Oldham 12, DeSales 4, Jeffersontown 4, Nelson County 4, Henry County 2, Mason County 2, Letcher County Central 1, Whitley County 1.
Class 5A
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Bowling Green (11) 4-2 207 1
2. Highlands (7) 5-1 200 2
3. South Warren (4) 5-1 196 3
4. Scott County 5-1 170 4
5. Cooper 4-2 107 5
6. Woodford County 3-1 99 6
7. Southwestern (1) 3-2 77 10
8. South Oldham 5-1 75 7
9. Owensboro 3-3 69 9
10. Greenwood 4-2 38 8
Others receiving votes: Dixie Heights 8, Collins 5, Madisonville-North Hopkins 4, Moore 3, North Laurel 3, Conner 2, Graves County 2.
Class 6A
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Male (19) 4-1 221 2
2. Trinity (1) 3-3 187 5
3. St. Xavier 3-2 169 1
4. Frederick Douglass (2) 2-3 151 4
5. Manual (1) 5-1 142 3
6. Bryan Station 3-2 125 6
7. Ballard 4-2 110 7
8. Bullitt East 5-1 71 8
9. Ryle 2-3 32 10
10. Pleasure Ridge Park 3-3 23 9
Others receiving votes: Meade County 10, Simon Kenton 10, Fern Creek 6, Tates Creek 5, George Rogers Clark 3.
Brendan Connelly's top 10 teams in Northern Kentucky
1. Covington Catholic
2. Highlands
3. Lloyd Memorial
4. Beechwood
5. Cooper
6. Ryle
7. Conner
8. Dixie Heights
9. Newport Central Catholic
10. Newport
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Kentucky high school football: 4th statewide media poll of 2023
