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

Round two of the Kentucky high school football playoffs is in the books, which means we have updated statewide rankings.

No. 20 Hart County remains undefeated following a 28-21 win over Glasgow in the Kroger KSR Game of the Week. Elsewhere, Cooper and Ballard each moved into the Top 25 after picking up road wins over ranked teams. Cooper knocked off Scott County 49-21 while Ballard won a wild double overtime game 48-42 over Manual. Additionally, four teams from last week’s Top 25 were eliminated from the postseason.

The state quarterfinals will take place this Friday. Here are my top games from each class.

• Class 6A: No. 8 Frederick Douglass (7-4) at No. 3 Male (11-1)
• Class 5A: Cooper (10-2) at Southwestern (9-3)
• Class 4A: No. 2 Corbin (12-0) at No. 1 Boyle (12-0)
• Class 3A: Central (7-5) at No. 7 Christian Academy-Louisville (11-1)
• Class 2A: No. 6 Lexington Christian Academy (11-1) at No. 18 Mayfield (10-1)
• Class 1A: No. 24 Raceland (9-3) at Sayre (12-0)

There is no set bracket. After this week’s quarterfinal games, the KHSAA will re-bracket the semifinals based on RPI. The final RPI numbers, which are locked in and will not change, can be found here. 

KSR’s Top 25 Rankings: Playoffs Round Two

1. Boyle County (12-0)
2. Corbin (11-0)
3. Male (11-1)
4. Louisville Trinity (9-3) +1
5. Covington Catholic (12-0) -1
6. Lexington Christian Academy (11-1)
7. Christian Academy Louisville (10-1)
8. Frederick Douglass (7-4)
9. Owensboro Catholic (12-0) +2
10. Highlands (11-1) +2
11. Franklin County (12-0) +2
12. St Xavier (8-4) -2 
13. Beechwood (11-1) +1
14. Paducah Tilghman (12-0) +1
15. Bryan Station (9-3) +1
16. Lexington Catholic (8-4) +1
17. DuPont Manual (9-3) -8
18. Mayfield (10-1) +1
19. Bowling Green (9-3) +1
20. Hart County (12-0) +2
21. Ashland (10-2) +2
22. Ballard (9-3) NR
23. Cooper (10-2) NR
24. Raceland (9-3) 
25. Pikeville (9-2) 

Dropped Out: South Warren, Scott County

Class-By-Class Rankings

Class 1A

1. Raceland 
2. Pikeville 
3. Campbellsville 
4. Sayre
5. Kentucky Country Day

Class 2A

1. Lexington Christian Academy 
2. Owensboro Catholic 
3. Beechwood 
4. Mayfield 
5. Green County

Class 3A

1. Christian Academy-Louisville 
2. Lexington Catholic 
3. Hart County
4. Louisville Central
5. Rockcastle County

Class 4A

1. Boyle County 
2. Corbin 
3. Covington Catholic 
4. Franklin County 
5. Paducah Tilghman

Class 5A

1. Highlands
2. Bowling Green 
3. Cooper
4. Southwestern 
5. Owensboro

Class 6A

1. Male 
2. Louisville Trinity
3. Frederick Douglass 
4. St. Xavier
5. Bryan Station

If you have any comments or questions about the rankings, contact @teeroyhowell on Twitter/X.