St. Xavier vs. Trinity headlines top Louisville-area KHSAA football games to see in Week 6
Here’s a look at the top five Louisville-area games to see in Week 6 of the high school football season. All games are scheduled for Friday.
St. Xavier (3-1) vs. Trinity (2-3), 8 p.m. at L&N Stadium
This will be the 91st meeting between the Catholic school rivals, with Trinity holding a 48-40-2 lead in the series. St. X has won the past two games, though, including a 13-8 victory last year in front of a crowd announced at 16,884.
St. X suffered its first loss of the season Friday, falling to Cincinnati Elder 31-21 after committing three turnovers in the second half. Junior running back Manny Gray rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown in the loss. St. X’s Kevin Wallace is looking to become the fourth coach in state history to reach 350 career victories. He has a 349-118 record in a career that’s spanned 38 seasons at Warren East, Bowling Green and St. X.
Trinity will look to bounce back from a 37-20 loss at Male on Friday. Quarterbacks Zane Johnson and Jackson Hepner threw a combined 36 passes in the defeat, a number coach Jay Cobb said was too high because of the Shamrocks’ lackluster running game (57 yards on 21 carries). Johnson, a freshman, has taken over as the starter and completed 59 of 108 passes (54.6%) for 637 yards and seven touchdowns with four interceptions.
Manual (5-0) at Christian Academy (4-1), 7:30 p.m.
Manual continued to roll Friday with a 38-35 victory over Class 5A power South Warren. Sophomore Gerian Traynor carried 19 times for 157 yards and three touchdowns while senior quarterback Eli Creech passed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Traynor is averaging 7.0 yards per carry this season and has scored a team-best eight touchdowns.
Christian Academy rallied past Ryle 34-22 on Friday as junior wide receiver Connor Hodge caught 12 passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Hodge, a junior who has committed to East Carolina, leads the team in receptions (44) and touchdowns (eight). Defensively, he ranks fourth on the squad with 22 tackles (11 solo) and has a team-best three interceptions.
This will be the first-ever matchup between the schools.
Pleasure Ridge Park (3-2) at Male (3-1), 7 p.m.
PRP knocked off North Hardin 42-26 on Friday as senior Demetrion Page carried 17 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Panthers run up 283 yards on the ground. PRP is 1-19 all-time against Male. The Panthers’ only victory in the series came in 1978 by a 56-8 score. Male finished 0-11 that season.
Male rolled past Trinity 37-20 on Friday as senior Shammai Gates rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns and senior cornerback Brenden Bates intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown. Junior Antonio Harris had his first reception of the season and finished with four catches for 55 yards. Harris has primarily played defensive back this season but earned honorable-mention All-State honors at wide receiver in 2022. Bulldogs coach Chris Wolfe said Harris likely will see his playing time at wide receiver increase as the season progresses.
Collins (4-1) at Scott County (4-1), 7:30 p.m.
Collins has won four in a row since a season-opening loss to Shelby County, beating Fairdale 28-21 on Friday. Freshman quarterback Kade Goodin is posting big numbers, completing 70 of 111 passes (63%) for 912 yards and nine touchdowns with just one interception. He also leads the Titans in rushing (622 yards, 10 TDs) and is averaging 6.5 yards per carry.
Scott County rolled up 403 rushing yards in a 48-7 rout of Madison Central on Friday. Senior Jacob Fryman led the way with 99 yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals will ranked No. 4 in Class 5A in last week’s Kentucky High School Football Media Poll.
This will be the Class 5A, District Five opener for both teams.
Henry County (4-0) at North Oldham (3-2), 7:30 p.m.
Henry County, which was off last week, is 4-0 for the second straight season. The Wildcats are averaging 38.5 points per game behind junior running Ray Matthews. He’s rushed for 649 yards and nine touchdowns and is averaging 7.7 yards per carry. Senior Kyle Gillingham leads the defense with 6 ½ sacks.
North Oldham opened Class 4A, District Four play Friday with a 49-21 victory over Shelby County. Senior quarterback Jace Bullock completed 29 of 43 passes for 423 yards and five touchdowns. Junior Gray Schmittel (12 catches, 169 yards, two TDs) and sophomore Lucas Tompkins (eight catches, 131 yards, two TDs) were Bullock’s top targets. Bullock has passed for 1,130 yards and 14 touchdowns with just three interceptions this season.
Here’s the rest of Friday’s schedule for Louisville-area teams:
Atherton (4-1) at Oldham County (2-3), 7:30 p.m.
Tates Creek (3-2) at Ballard (3-2), 7:30 p.m.
Grayson County (4-1) at Bullitt Central (1-4), 7:30 p.m.
Bullitt East (4-1) at North Hardin (1-3), 7:30 p.m.
Southern (3-1) at Butler (1-4), 7 p.m.
Central (1-4) at Central Hardin (2-3), 7:30 p.m.
Western (1-3) at DeSales (3-2), 7 p.m.
Doss (0-4) at Jeffersontown (5-0), 7 p.m.
DuBois (0-4) at Fort Knox (0-5), 7:30 p.m.
Fairdale (1-4) at Frankfort (1-3), 7:30 p.m.
Iroquois (0-5) at Trimble County (2-3), 7:30 p.m.
Kentucky Country Cay (5-0) at LaRue County (0-5), 7:30 p.m.
Moore (3-1) at Lafayette (0-5), 7:30 p.m.
Seneca (2-2) at North Bullitt (3-2), 7:30 p.m.
Shawnee (2-3) at Lexington Christian (4-1), 7:30 p.m.
Franklin County (4-0) at Shelby County (2-3), 7:30 p.m.
South Oldham (4-1) at Anderson County (0-4), 7:30 p.m.
Western Hills (4-0) at Spencer County (1-4), 7:30 p.m.
Waggener (1-4) at Valley (0-5), 7 p.m.
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