Who’s No. 1 in the latest Kentucky high school football media rankings?

Below are the top 10 high school football teams in each of the six classes for the 2023 season, according to the latest (Sept. 27) poll of media members from around Kentucky as compiled by the Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes.

Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total rankings points and last week’s ranking. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted.

Class 6A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Male (19) 4-1 221 2

2. Trinity (1) 3-3 187 5

3. St. Xavier 3-2 169 1

4. Frederick Douglass (2) 2-3 151 4

5. Manual (1) 5-1 142 3

6. Bryan Station 3-2 125 6

7. Ballard 4-2 110 7

8. Bullitt East 5-1 71 8

9. Ryle 2-3 32 10

10. Pleasure Ridge Park 3-3 23 9

Others receiving votes: Meade County 10, Simon Kenton 10, Fern Creek 6, Tates Creek 5, George Rogers Clark 3.

Class 5A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Bowling Green (11) 4-2 207 1

2. Highlands (7) 5-1 200 2

3. South Warren (4) 5-1 196 3

4. Scott County 5-1 170 4

5. Cooper 4-2 107 5

6. Woodford County 3-1 99 6

7. Southwestern (1) 3-2 77 10

8. South Oldham 5-1 75 7

9. Owensboro 3-3 69 9

10. Greenwood 4-2 38 8

Others receiving votes: Dixie Heights 8, Collins 5, Madisonville 4, Moore 3, North Laurel 3, Conner 2, Graves County 2.

Class 4A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Boyle County (21) 6-0 227 1

2. Corbin (2) 5-0 205 2

3. Covington Catholic 6-0 189 3

4. Paducah Tilghman 6-0 154 4

5. Franklin County 5-0 137 5

6. Ashland Blazer 6-0 120 6

7. Johnson Central 4-2 66 8

8. Taylor County 4-2 59 10

9. Logan County 5-1 50 9

10. Wayne County 5-1 28 7

Others receiving votes: North Oldham 12, DeSales 4, Jeffersontown 4, Nelson County 4, Henry County 2, Mason County 2, Letcher County Central 1, Whitley County 1.

Class 3A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Christian Academy (23) 5-1 230 1

2. Bell County 6-0 177 2

3. Lexington Catholic 2-4 148 3

4. Lloyd Memorial 6-0 138 5

5. Union County 6-0 137 4

6. Central 2-4 109 6

7. Franklin-Simpson 6-0 101 7

8. Hart County 6-0 78 8

9. Glasgow 6-0 50 10

10. Belfry 3-3 49 9

Others receiving votes: Mercer County 32, Rockcastle County 10, Clay County 4, McLean County 2.

Class 2A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Lexington Christian (19) 5-1 226 1

2. Beechwood (3) 5-1 203 2

3. Owensboro Catholic (1) 6-0 183 3

4. Mayfield 4-1 170 4

5. Murray 5-1 122 5

6. Green County 5-1 107 6

7. Somerset 4-2 99 7

8. Bracken County 4-1 40 9

9. Shelby Valley 3-3 34 8

10. Betsy Layne 6-0 30 NR

Others receiving votes: Pike County Central 20, Washington County 12, Crittenden County 7, Prestonsburg 7, Breathitt County 2, Floyd Central 2, Leslie County 1.

Class A

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Raceland (20) 3-2 225 1

2. Pikeville 3-2 204 2

3. Campbellsville (2) 6-0 172 3

4. Kentucky Country Day (1) 6-0 165 4

5. Paris 5-0 138 5

6. Sayre 5-0 123 6

7. Newport Central Catholic 2-4 69 7

8. Bethlehem 3-3 61 8

9. Newport 4-2 43 9

10. Eminence 4-2 29 10

Others receiving votes: Middlesboro 14, Louisville Holy Cross 8, Covington Holy Cross 4, Hazard 4, Paintsville 4, Williamsburg 2.

Voters: Chelsea Parker (The Paducah Sun), Edward Marlowe (WKDZ-FM), Mark Mathis (Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer), Micheal Compton (Bowling Green Daily News), Kaden Gaylord-Day (WBKO-TV), Josh Claywell (The Kentucky Standard, LaRue County Herald News), Dominique Yates (WLKY-TV), Brooks Holton (The Courier Journal), Jason Frakes (The Courier Journal), Kent Spencer (WHAS-TV), James Weber (Cincinnati Enquirer), Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), Evan Dennison (LinkNKy.com), Ivan Rice (Bourbon County Citizen), Jared Peck (Lexington Herald-Leader), Brian Milam (WKYT-TV), Mike Marsee (Danville freelancer), Les Dixon (13thRegionMediaNetwork.com), Nate Johnson (WYMT-TV), John Henson (HarlanCountySports.com), Steve LeMaster (Floyd County Chronicle), Randy White (Pikeville Appalachian News-Express), Matthew Sparks (Ashland Daily Independent).

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