Scoreboard Rundown: 12 teams advance to high school football state championships

And then there were 12…

Friday’s semifinals cut the field of state champion candidates down to just a dozen schools across Kentucky’s six high school classes. Next weekend at Kroger Field, six teams will be crowned state title winners. We’ll have three games on Friday and three more on Saturday to wrap up the 2024 season.

For the likes of Sayre and Union County, this will be their first-ever trip to the state championship game. Ryle and Franklin County are making their second-ever appearances. On the other end of the spectrum, Trinity is making a 33rd appearance at Kroger Field while Beechwood will contend for a title for the eighth time since 2015. Raceland, Christian Academy-Louisville, and Bowling Green will all make their third straight championship round appearances.

Out of the 12 remaining teams, seven will be searching for their first-ever state title: Raceland (1A), Sayre (1A), Owensboro Catholic (2A), Union County (3A), Franklin County (4A), Cooper (5A), and Ryle (6A). We’ll have a rematch of the Class 5A 2023 title game between Cooper and Bowling Green, as well. It should be a great two-day stretch at Kroger Field.

Friday, Dec. 6 | 12:00 PM	1A | Raceland (10-4) vs. Sayre (14-0)
Friday, Dec. 6 | 4:00 PM	2A | Owensboro Catholic (14-0) vs. Beechwood (13-1)
Friday, Dec. 6 | 8:00 PM	4A | Franklin County (13-0) vs. Paducah Tilghman (14-0)
Saturday, Dec. 7 | 12:00 PM	3A | Christian Academy-Louisville (11-3) vs. Union County (12-2)
Saturday, Dec. 7 | 4:00 PM	6A | Ryle (12-2) vs. Trinity (12-2)
Saturday, Dec. 7 | 8:00 PM	5A | Cooper (14-0) vs. Bowling Green (12-2)

Below you can find all of the semifinal scores from across the state. We have compared the final result to the pregame predictions from On3’s Massey Ratings. There were five “upsets” from this past week according to the computerized numbers.

Friday, November 29 results

*RV indicates a team receiving votes in KSR’s Playoffs Round Three Top 25 Rankings*

MATCHUP	FINAL RESULT	MASSEY PREDICTION
A | Campbellsville @ No. 23 Sayre	35-14 (Sayre)	25-24 (Campbellsville)
A | No. 25 Raceland @ Kentucky Country Day	14-0 (Raceland)	38-12 (Raceland)
2A | No. 11 Lexington Christian Academy @ No. 20 Beechwood	44-24 (Beechwood)	38-34 (Lexington Christian Academy)
2A | Somerset @ No. 8 Owensboro Catholic	27-14 (Owensboro Catholic)	44-12 (Owensboro Catholic)
3A | Belfry @ No. 24 Union County	43-21 (Union County)	33-28 (Belfry)
3A | Lexington Catholic @ No. 15 Christian Academy-Louisville	50-14 (Christian Academy-Louisville)	40-14 (Christian Academy-Louisville)
4A | No. 12 Corbin @ No. 1 Paducah Tilghman	31-14 (Paducah Tilghman)	42-28 (Corbin)
4A | No. 7 Covington Catholic @ No. 6 Franklin County	14-10 (Franklin County)	33-28 (Franklin County)
5A | No. 14 Bowling Green @ No. 13 South Warren	31-28 (Bowling Green)	34-27 (Bowling Green)
5A | No. 10 Highlands @ No. 2 Cooper	61-23 (Cooper)	35-28 (Highlands)
6A | No. 9 Frederick Douglass @ No. 4 Trinity	17-0 (Trinity)	28-14 (Trinity)
6A | No. 17 Great Crossing @ No. 5 Ryle	35-7 (Ryle)	42-18 (Ryle)