KSR’s 2024 Kentucky High School Football Top 25 Rankings: Playoffs Rd. 3

Only 24 teams remain as the Kentucky high school football semifinals have been set. Six teams are now just two wins away from claiming one of the state’s six championships.

With that comes a fresh batch of statewide rankings. And there was plenty of movement following an upset-filled third-round slate that notably saw top-ranked Boyle County bounced out of the Class 4A playoffs by Covington Catholic. For the first time all season, we have a new number one in our rankings. 19 of the remaining 24 teams in the playoffs make up KSR’s updated Top 25, along with one more receiving votes in the poll.

Below is the semifinal schedule for this Friday, along with our post-round three rankings update. Teams colored in red have been eliminated from the postseason. We also have class-by-class rankings for the remaining four teams from each class. Dive in below as we inch closer to crowning six champions at Kroger Field in less than a couple of weeks.

CLASS 1A	7:30 PM: No. 25 Raceland (9-4) at Kentucky Country Day (10-2) 7:00 PM: Campbellsville (11-2) at No. 23 Sayre (13-0)
CLASS 2A	7:00 PM: Somerset (9-4) at No. 8 Owensboro Catholic (13-0) 7:00 PM: No. 11 Lexington Christian Academy (11-2) at No. 20 Beechwood (12-1)
CLASS 3A	7:30 PM: Lexington Catholic (7-6) at No. 15 Christian Academy-Louisville (10-3) 7:00 PM: Belfry (11-2) at No. 24 Union County (11-2)
CLASS 4A	7:00 PM: No. 7 Covington Catholic (11-2) at No. 6 Franklin County (12-0) 7:00 PM: No. 12 Corbin (12-1) at No. 1 Paducah Tilghman (13-0)
CLASS 5A	7:00 PM: No. 10 Highlands (11-2) at No. 2 Cooper (13-0) 7:00 PM: No. 14 Bowling Green (11-2) at No. 13 South Warren (12-1)
CLASS 6A	7:00 PM: No. 17 Great Crossing (10-3) at No. 5 Ryle (11-2) 7:30 PM: No. 9 Frederick Douglass (9-4) at No. 4 Trinity (11-2)

KSR’s Top 25 Rankings: Playoffs Rd. 3

1. Paducah Tilghman [4 first-place votes] (+1)
2. Cooper [1 first-place vote] (+1)
3. Boyle County [2 first-place votes] (-2)
4. Trinity
5. Ryle (+1)
6. Franklin County (-1)
7. Covington Catholic [1 first-place vote] (+13)
8. Owensboro Catholic (-1)
9. Frederick Douglass (-1)
10. Highlands (+3)
11. Lexington Christian Academy
12. Corbin
13. South Warren (-3)
14. Bowling Green (+1)
15. Christian Academy-Louisville (+3)
16. DuPont Manual (-2)
17. Great Crossing (+4)
18. St. Xavier (-1)
19. Male
20. Beechwood (+2)
21. Ashland Blazer (-12)
22. Central (-6)
23. Sayre (+2)
24. Union County (NR)
25. Raceland (NR)

Others receiving votes: Belfry (6), Woodford County (2)

KSR Top 25 voters: Jalen Daugherty, Vic Evans, Daniel Hager, Clark Howell, Troy Howell, Spencer Hutchison, Scott Ratliff, Phoenix Stevens

Top 4 remaining teams by Class

CLASS A

1. Sayre (No. 23)
2. Raceland (No. 25)
3. Kentucky Country Day
4. Campbellsville

CLASS 2A

1. Owensboro Catholic (No. 8)
2. Lexington Christian Academy (No. 11)
3. Beechwood (No. 20)
4. Somerset

CLASS 3A

1. Christian Academy-Louisville (No. 15)
2. Union County (No. 24)
3. Belfry (RV)
4. Lexington Catholic

CLASS 4A

1. Paducah Tilghman (No. 1)
2. Franklin County (No. 6)
3. Covington Catholic (No. 7)
4. Corbin (No. 12)

CLASS 5A

1. Cooper (No. 2)
2. Highlands (No. 10)
3. South Warren (No. 13)
4. Bowling Green (No. 14)

CLASS 6A

1. Trinity (No. 4)
2. Ryle (No. 5)
3. Frederick Douglass (No. 9)
4. Great Crossing (No. 17)