Final Kentucky High School Football Rankings of the Regular Season

Boyle County moves up two spots after easily getting by Frederick Douglass. This week, I ranked 26 teams instead of the usual 25 because Glasgow and Bardstown are so close and both deserve recognition. 

Kentucky High School Football Top 26

1. Male – Daniel Swinney rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns in a 23-0 win over rival Manual.

2. Lexington Christian Academy – The Eagles shut out Henry Clay 56-0. Drew Nieves threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two more.

3. St. Xavier – Mekhi Smith returned a punt 57 yards for a score and Jackson Poma had a pick-six to help the Tigers blank Bowling Green 27-0

4. Corbin – Seth Huff rushed for multiple scores in a 40-10 victory over 6A Campbell County 

5. Boyle County – Jagger Gillis ran for two scores and tossed two touchdown passes to Cole Lanter in an impressive 34-7 win at then No. 4 Frederick Douglass.

6. South Warren – WKU commit Caden Veltkamp passed for 317 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Arvin Bell, in a 41-3 victory over Logan County.

7. Johnson Central – Zack McCoart rushed for 196 yards and three scores and Matt Crum rushed for three scores in a 48-22 win over rival Belfry.

8. Beechwood – Reigning Mr. Football Cam Hergott rushed for 226 yards and five touchdowns and passed for another score in a 70-7 route over Newport Central Catholic.

9. Woodford County – Preston Stacy ran for three touchdowns to help the Jackets cap off a perfect regular season with a 50-13 win over Simon Kenton.

10. Frederick Douglass – Samuel Cornett threw for 140 yards and a score and Obadiah Commodore had 10 tackles in a 34-7 loss to Boyle County.

11. CAL

12. Owensboro

13. Manual

14. Trinity

15. Lexington Catholic

16. Daviess County – Quarterback Joe Humphreys, a Mr. Football favorite, had six touchdowns in a 58-14 win over Warren East.

17. Pikeville

18. Southwestern

19. Bryan Station

20. Ballard

21. Franklin County

22. Covington Catholic

23. Mayfield

24. Graves County

25. Glasgow

26. Bardstown

Kentucky High School Football Rankings By Class

Class A

1. Pikeville 
2. Russellville
3. Raceland 
4. Hazard
5. Sayre

Class 2A

1. Lexington Christian Academy 
2. Beechwood 
3. Mayfield
4. Middlesboro
5. Murray

Class 3A

1. Christian Academy Louisville 
2. Glasgow 
3. Bardstown 
4. Union County
5. Mercer County

Class 4A

1. Corbin
2. Boyle County
3. Johnson Central
4. Lexington Catholic
5. Franklin County

Class 5A

1. South Warren 
2. Woodford County 
3. Frederick Douglass
4. Owensboro
5. Southwestern

Class 6A

1. Male 
2. St. Xavier 
3. Manual
4. Trinity
5. Daviess County

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