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Which Northern Kentucky football teams are in the season's 1st state media poll?

brendan connelly, cincinnati enquirer
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The high school football season is about one-third of the way over and even though district play doesn't start for another week or two, teams across all six classes in the Bluegrass are establishing themselves as the top dogs. Now that the season is three weeks old, it's time to debut the Kentucky High School Football Media Poll.

Each week, 24 journalists from across the state will cast their votes for the top-10 teams in each class. The votes are compiled by Jason Frakes of the Louisville Courier-Journal, and the poll will be released every Wednesday morning.

Fourteen Northern Kentucky teams are included in this season's initial poll, with seven teams appearing in the top-10 of their respective class. Beechwood, which is the three-time reigning champion in Class 2A, debuts at No. 1 just ahead of Lexington Christian. Covington Catholic is the next-highest ranked team, coming in at a tie for second in Class 4A.

Here are the complete polls for each class. First-place votes are in parentheses.

Class 1A

Rank-school (FPV)                         Record  Pts

1. Pikeville (21)                              2-1         235

2. Raceland                                     1-1         198

3. Campbellsville (2)                     3-0         173

4. Newport Central Catholic        2-1         163

5. Kentucky Country Day (1)        3-0         140

6. Paris                                            3-0         91

7. Louisville Holy Cross                 2-1         79

8. Sayre                                           3-0         78

9. Bethlehem                                 2-1         51

10. Middlesboro                            2-1         40

Others receiving votes: Hazard 34, Newport 9, Covington Holy Cross 8, Bishop Brossart 6, Eminence 4, Williamsburg 2, Trimble County 2, Lynn Camp 1.

Class 2A

The Beechwood Tigers are the No. 1 ranked team in Class 2A after going 3-0 to start the season.
The Beechwood Tigers are the No. 1 ranked team in Class 2A after going 3-0 to start the season.

Rank-school (FPV)                         Record  Pts

1. Beechwood (12)                        3-0         225 

2. Lexington Christian (11)           2-1         221

3. Owensboro Catholic (1)           3-0         186

4. Mayfield                                     2-1         183

5. Murray                                        3-0         133

6. Somerset                                    2-1         96

7. Shelby Valley                             2-1         85

8. Green County                            2-1         53

9. Breathitt County                       1-2         51

10. (tie) Bracken County              2-1         19

10. (tie) Walton-Verona               1-1         19 

Others receiving votes: Floyd Central 12, Pike County Central 11, Metcalfe County 8, Crittenden County 5, Leslie County 4, East Ridge 2, Martin County 2, Washington County 2, Danville 1.

Class 3A

Rank-school (FPV)                         Record  Pts

1. Christian Academy (24)            3-0         240

2. Central                                        1-2         174

3. Belfry                                           2-1         149

4. Lexington Catholic                    1-2         147

5. Bell County                                 3-0         145

6. Lloyd Memorial                         3-0         89 

7. Hart County                               3-0         78

8. Union County                            3-0         73

9. Mercer County                          3-0         68

10. Franklin-Simpson                   3-0         60

Others receiving votes: Glasgow 46, Lawrence County 18, Clay County 9, McLean County 7, Elizabethtown 4, Hopkins County Central 4, Rockcastle County 4, Hancock County 2, Adair County 1, Estill County 1, Marion County 1.

Class 4A

The Covington Catholic Colonels are 3-0 to start the season with impressive wins over Ryle, Highlands and Simon Kenton.
The Covington Catholic Colonels are 3-0 to start the season with impressive wins over Ryle, Highlands and Simon Kenton.

Rank-school (FPV)                         Record  Pts

1. Boyle County (22)                     3-0         238

2. (tie) Corbin (1)                           2-0         200

2. (tie) Covington Catholic (1)     3-0         200

4. Paducah Tilghman                    3-0         160

5. Franklin County                         3-0         150

6. Ashland Blazer                           3-0         124

7. (tie) Johnson Central                1-2         51

7. (tie) Logan County                    3-0         51

9. Wayne County                           3-0         42

10. Taylor County                          2-1         39

Others receiving votes: Mason County 24, Bardstown 15, Jeffersontown 6, Allen County-Scottsville 3, Shelby County 3, Warren East 3, Western Hills 3, Henry County 2, North Oldham 2, Perry County Central 2, Harrison County 1.

Class 5A

Rank-school (FPV)                         Record  Pts

1. Scott County (18)                      3-0         233

2. Bowling Green (4)                     1-2         197

3. South Warren (2)                      3-0         194

4. Highlands                                   2-1         181

5. Owensboro                                1-2         105

6. Cooper                                        2-1         89

7. Woodford County                     1-1         86

8. South Oldham                           2-1         65

9. Southwestern                            0-2         47

10. Greenwood                             2-1         46

Others receiving votes: Madisonville-North Hopkins 14, Pulaski County 13, Dixie Heights 11, Conner 8, Collins 7, Grayson County 6, Moore 5, Montgomery County 4, Atherton 3, Muhlenberg County 2, North Laurel 2, Madison Southern 1.

Class 6A

Rank-school (FPV)                         Record  Pts

1. St. Xavier (22)                            3-0         238

2. Frederick Douglass (2)              1-1         207

3. Male                                            2-1         188

4. Trinity                                          1-2         150

5. Manual                                       3-0         143

6. Ballard                                         2-1         124

7. (tie) Bryan Station                     1-2         64

7. (tie) Central Hardin                  2-1         64

9. Bullitt East                                  2-1         45

10. Ryle                                           2-1         40

Others receiving votes: Pleasure Ridge Park 21, George Rogers Clark 9, Tates Creek 8, Barren County 5, North Hardin 4, Simon Kenton 4, Henderson County 3, Eastern 2, Fern Creek 1.

Brendan Connelly's top-10 teams in Northern Kentucky

  1. Covington Catholic

  2. Lloyd Memorial

  3. Beechwood

  4. Highlands

  5. Newport Central Catholic

  6. Ryle

  7. Cooper

  8. Conner

  9. Newport

  10. Simon Kenton

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: KHSAA football: 1st media poll includes 14 Northern Kentucky teams