Score predictions for Week 2 of Kentucky high school football

Kentucky high school football kicked off across the state last week. With several Top 25 showdowns on the schedule, it was an exciting and entertaining opening stretch. We could see another repeat this coming weekend with even more high-profile matchups spread throughout the Bluegrass. None will be bigger than the KSR Game of the Week though, which features No. 2 Frederick Douglass hosting No. 3 Trinity in Lexington.

As we gear up for Week 2 action, we’re predicting the score for every major game on the docket for Friday and Saturday. Using the Massey Ratings — a system created in 1999 by statistician Kenneth Massey that was used to help determine the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) until 2013 — we are able to plug every high school team across the state into a tool that will predict the final outcome of any given matchup.

As a quick explanation, the Massey Ratings are computer ratings based on historical trends and current-year stats. With that in mind, it will need a few weeks’ worth of games before the numbers begin to hit their stride. However, you won’t find a more reliable system to use in terms of predicting scores throughout the first couple of weeks of the regular season.

For more information on the Massey Ratings and how it works, click here.

Below, we have included score predictions for all of KSR’s Top 25 teams, along with the 17 additional teams that received votes from our panel of 10 voters. If your school was not included in the prediction sheet, click the link here to find their team page. There, you’ll be able to see predictive scores for this weekend and the rest of the season, along with updated results.

*RV indicates a team receiving votes in KSR’s Preseason Top 25 Rankings*

Friday, August 30

TIME (EST)	MATCHUP	MASSEY PREDICTION
7:30 PM	No. 3 Trinity @ No. 2 Frederick Douglass	28-19 (Trinity)
7:30 PM	No. 4 Male @ RV Ballard	34-14 (Male)
7:00 PM	No. 24 Graves County @ No. 5 Paducah Tilghman	42-14 (Paducah Tilghman)
8:30 PM	North Hardin vs. No. 6 Corbin (@ Garrard County)	42-14 (Corbin)
7:00 PM	No. 23 Central @ No. 7 St. Xavier	42-12 (St. Xavier)
7:30 PM	No. 8 Cooper @ Henry Clay	45-7 (Cooper)
7:30 PM	Heritage Hills (IN) @ No. 9 Christian Academy-Louisville	42-14 (Heritage Hills)
7:00 PM	Owensboro @ No. 10 Bowling Green	41-20 (Bowling Green)
7:00 PM	Daviess County @ No. 11 Owensboro Catholic	42-14 (Owensboro Catholic)
7:30 PM	Central Hardin @ No. 12 DuPont Manual	42-14 (Central Hardin)
8:00 PM	No. 14 Highlands @ No. 25 Covington Catholic	30-26 (Highlands)
7:00 PM	No. 15 Ryle @ Conner	42-14 (Ryle)
8:00 PM	No. 17 Ashland Blazer @ West Jessamine	42-6 (Ashland Blazer)
7:00 PM	No. 18 South Warren @ Henderson County	42-19 (South Warren)
7:30 PM	Campbell County @ No. 19 Beechwood	42-26 (Beechwood)
7:00 PM	No. 22 Madisonville-North Hopkins @ Caldwell County	42-14 (Madisonville-North Hopkins)
7:30 PM	RV Pulaski County @ Danville	42-7 (Pulaski County)
7:30 PM	RV Mayfield @ Hopkinsville	45-13 (Mayfield)
7:30 PM	RV Madison Central @ RV Lexington Catholic	38-14 (Lexington Catholic)
7:30 PM	Casey County @ RV Campbellsville	42-13 (Campbellsville)
7:30 PM	RV Sayre @ Bracken County	35-14 (Sayre)
8:45 PM	Paul Laurence Dunbar @ RV Woodford County	46-14 (Woodford County)
6:00 PM	RV Simon Kenton vs. Mercer County (@Woodford County)	46-20 (Simon Kenton)
7:30 PM	RV Great Crossing @ RV Scott County	40-14 (Scott County)
7:30 PM	RV Greenup County @ Russell	30-26 (Greenup County)
7:00 PM	RV Franklin-Simpson @ Warren Central	41-8 (Franklin-Simpson)
7:30 PM	Pleasure Ridge Park @ RV Bullitt East	35-16 (Pleasure Ridge Park)
8:00 PM	RV East Carter @ Rowan County	42-14 (East Carter)
8:30 PM	RV George Rogers Clark @ RV Belfry	30-28 (Belfry)

Saturday, August 31

TIME (EST)	MATCHUP	MASSEY PREDICTION
8:00 PM	No. 16 Bryan Station @ No. 1 Boyle County	38-20 (Boyle County)
5:00 PM	No. 13 Franklin County vs. No. 21 Lexington Christian Academy (@ Boyle County)	36-22 (Franklin County)
8:00 PM	Johnson Central @ No. 20 Pikeville	27-24 (Pikeville)