KSR's Week 9 Kentucky High School Football Rankings

Week 9 of the Kentucky High School football season has wrapped up, which means we’ve updated our state rankings looking ahead to this Friday’s action.

Highlands moves into the Top 25 after ending a nine-game losing streak against Covington Catholic 32-21. Covington Catholic will likely have to travel to No. 2 Frederick Douglass for round two of the playoffs. Woodford County received a minor bump in the Top 10 after taking down Collins in the KSR Kroger Game of the Week.

Check out KSR’s entire Top 25 (+3) below. Last week’s rankings can be found here. A full schedule for this Friday’s games can be found through the link here.

KSR’s Week 9 Top 25 (+3) rankings

1. St. Xavier (7-1): Defeated Butler 38-6 – Mike Curry rushed for two scores.
2. Frederick Douglass (8-0): Defeated Great Crossing 54-0 – Branndon Brooks, Tashawn Benford, and Isaiah Kenney each scored defensive touchdowns.
3. DuPont Manual (7-1): Defeated PRP 28-19 – Zah’Ron Washburn rushed for 211 yards and four touchdowns to help Manual overcome a halftime deficit.
4. Ballard (7-1): Defeated Eastern 34-0 – Jaden Minkins returned a punt for a touchdown.
5. Corbin (8-0): Defeated Lincoln County 63-0 – Kade Elam passed for three touchdowns.
6. Christian Academy of Louisville (8-0): Bye
7. Lexington Catholic (7-1): Defeated Bourbon County 49-0 – Max Mooring and Blake Foster each rushed for three scores.
8. Boyle County (7-1): Defeated Anderson County 36-0 – Sage Dawson passed for 314 yards and four touchdowns.
9. Woodford County (8-0): Defeated Collins 41-28 – QB Andrew Nason rushed for 187 yards and two scores while Preston Stacy rushed for three touchdowns.
10. Male (5-3): Defeated Fern Creek 50-0 – Kolter Smith passed for 229 yards and four touchdowns.
11. Bowling Green (7-1)
12. Trinity (5-4) 
13. Pulaski County (8-1)
14. Pikeville (6-2) 
15. Mayfield (8-0) 
16. South Warren (5-3)
17. Henderson County (7-1) 
18. Highlands (6-2)
19. Covington Catholic (6-2)
20. Southwestern (8-0) 
21. Beechwood (7-1) 
22. Union County (8-0)
23. Bardstown (8-0) 
24. Scott County (7-1) 
25. Johnson Central (6-2) 
26. PRP (6-3)
27. Bryan Station (5-3) 
28. Owensboro Catholic (5-3) 

Class 1A

1. Pikeville
2. Raceland 
3. Hazard
4. Newport Central Catholic
5. Kentucky Country Day

Class 2A

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

Class 3A

1. Christian Academy of Louisville
2. Union County
3. Bardstown
4. Paducah Tilghman
5. Mason County

Class 4A

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

Class 5A

1. Frederick Douglass 
2. Woodford County
3. Bowling Green 
4. Pulaski County
5. South Warren

Class 6A

1. St. Xavier 
2. Dupont Manual 
3. Ballard 
4. Male 
5. Trinity