KSR's Kentucky High School Football Playoff Rankings: Round Two

Round two of the Kentucky high school football playoffs is in the books. 

Frederick Douglass moves up to the top spot after Male (now in the top 10) knocked off previous No. 1 St. Xavier 22-21 on a trick play 2-point conversion in overtime. The Broncos easily beat No. 9 Covington Catholic by a final score of 33-7 to move up. Elsewhere, No. 14 Bowling Green blanked South Warren 34-0 in the Kroger KSR Game of the Week while Woodford County made it to the next round after taking down Pulaski County in a battle between ranked teams.

Check out KSR’s statewide rankings following second-round playoff action below. Last week’s rankings can be found here. A full schedule for this Friday’s third-round playoff games can be found through the link here.

KSR’s Round Two Playoffs Top 30 Rankings

1. Frederick Douglass (12-0): Defeated Covington Catholic 33-6 – Cole Carpenter passed for three touchdowns.
2. Corbin (12-0): Defeated Letcher County Central 49-0 – Cameron Combs rushed for three touchdowns.
3. Christian Academy of Louisville (12-0): Defeated Elizabethtown 46-7 – Trey Cotton had seven receptions for 127 yards and added an interception on defense.
4. Scott County (11-1): Defeated Highlands 29-24 – Thomas Feickert had a rushing and a receiving touchdown.
5. St. Xavier (11-2): Lost to Male 22-21 OT – QB Adam Boone rushed for 130 yards and had rushing and passing touchdowns.
6. Southwestern (12-0): Defeated North Laurel 35-7 – Tanner Wright rushed for 118 yards and two scores.
7. Lexington Catholic (10-2): Defeated Bourbon County 14-0 – Jackson Wasik tossed touchdown passes to Max DeGraff and Tanner Pedroche.
8. Boyle County (10-2): Defeated Boyd County 43-21 – Montavin  Quisenberry had eight carries for 158 yards and three touchdowns. He added 50 yards receiving
9. Male (8-4): Defeated St. Xavier 22-21 OT – On a jet sweep, Antonio Harris passed to Max Gainey for the game winning 2-point conversion. The trick play came after St. X scored seven on their opening overtime possession.
10. Pikeville (9-2): Defeated Harlan 43-8 – Panthers won their ninth straight game.
11. Covington Catholic (9-3) 
12. Ballard (10-2)
13. Bullitt East (11-1)
14. Bowling Green (10-2) 
15. Mayfield (12-0) 
16. Trinity (8-4)
17. Bardstown (12-0)
18. Highlands (9-3) 
19. DuPont Manual (9-3)
20. Beechwood (11-1)
21. Woodford County (11-1)
22. Bryan Station (9-3)
23. Union County (12-0)
24. Owensboro (10-2)
25. Raceland (11-1)
26. Johnson Central (10-2)
27. Owensboro Catholic (9-3) 
28. Warren East (12-0)
29. Henderson County (10-2)

Ranking the eight remaining teams in each class. 

Class A

1. Pikeville
2. Raceland 
3. Newport Central Catholic 
4. Hazard
5. Kentucky Country Day
6. Louisville Holy Cross
7. Paintsville
8. Crittenden County

Class 2A

1. Mayfield
2. Beechwood
3. Owensboro Catholic
4. Lexington Christian Academy
5. Breathitt County
6. Metcalfe County
7. Shelby Valley
8. Lloyd Memorial

Class 3A

1. Christian Academy of Louisville
2. Bardstown
3. Union County
4. Mason County
5. Bell County
6. Ashland
7. Greenup County
8. Paducah Tilghman

Class 4A

1. Corbin
2. Lexington Catholic
3. Boyle County
4. Johnson Central
5. Warren East
6. Logan County
7. Central
8. Franklin County

Class 5A

1. Frederick Douglass
2. Scott County 
3. Southwestern
4. Bowling Green
5. Woodford County
6. Owensboro
7. Fairdale
8. South Oldham

Class 6A

1. Male
2. Ballard
3. Bullitt East
4. Trinity
5. Bryan Station
6. Henderson County
7. Central Hardin
8. Madison Central

Note: Class rankings are based on resumes. They are not power rankings, and not necessarily based on who I think would win. For example some lower-ranked teams (e.x. Franklin County) may be hot lately and closer to full strength health-wise, but are still weighed down by early-season losses.