KSR's Kentucky High School Football Rankings: State Finals Edition 

The semifinals of the 2023 Kentucky high school football playoffs are in the books. As a result, only six games separate six teams from being crowned state champions later this weekend. All six games are set for December 1 and 2 at Kroger Field in Lexington.

As we look ahead to the final days of the 2023 season, it’s time to unveil our pre-state championship Top 25 rankings. You can find those below, along with a schedule for the six championship battles. But let’s first briefly recap what happened a few days ago in the semifinals.

This past Friday, No. 5 Christian Academy-Louisville routed Lexington Catholic 43-8 in the Kroger KSR Game of the Week, causing the Knights to fall nine spots to No. 23. Other big movers in this week’s rankings update include Cooper, which moved up six spots to No. 17 after knocking off Highlands 17-15, which fell nine spots to No. 18. The win marked Cooper’s third straight playoff victory on the road this postseason.

Meanwhile, No. 1 Boyle County and No. 3 Covington Catholic each remain undefeated, setting up a must-watch 4A championship showdown on Friday night. Additionally, Bell County cracked the Top 25 after taking down previously undefeated Hart County in the 3A semifinals.

It was another fun season on the gridiron across Kentucky in 2023. Let’s close it out with a bang this weekend.

KSR’s Top 25 State Finals Edition

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

Dropped Out: Hart County

Class-By-Class Rankings

Class A

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

Class 2A

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

Class 3A

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

Class 4A

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

Class 5A

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

Class 6A

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

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*All Games will be at Kroger Field in Lexington*

Class A

• No. 22 Raceland (11-3) vs No. 24 Pikeville (11-2) | Friday, December 1 at 12:00 PM

Class 2A

• No. 8 Owensboro Catholic (14-0) vs No. 10 Mayfield (12-1) | Friday, December 1 at 4:00 PM

Class 3A

• No. 5 Christian Academy-Louisville (13-1) vs No. 25 Bell County (13-1) | Saturday, December 2 at 12:00 PM

Class 4A

• No. 3 Covington Catholic (14-0) vs No. 1 Boyle County (14-0) | Friday, December 1 at 8:00 PM

Class 5A

• No. 16 Bowling Green (11-3) vs No. 17 Cooper (12-2) | Saturday. December 2 at 8 PM

Class 6A

• No. 2 Louisville Trinity (11-3) vs No. 14 Bryan Station (11-3) | Saturday, December 2 at 4:00 PM

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If you have any comments or questions about the rankings, contact @teeroyhowell on Twitter/X. You can listen to a short podcast previewing the six state championship games here.