Kentucky high school football media rankings entering Week 11 action
Kentucky high school football media rankings entering Week 11 action
Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier JournalWed, October 28, 2026 at 9:10 AM UTC
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As the final weekend of the regular season approaches, there was little movement in this week’s Kentucky High School Football Media Poll.
Trinity (Class 6A), Pulaski County (5A), Highlands (4A), Christian Academy (3A), Beechwood (2A) and Pikeville (A) kept the No. 1 spots in their respective classes.
Trinity, Pulaski County, CAL and Pikeville are unanimous choices.
Among the Week 11 matchups on Friday, Oct. 30, is a battle between the No. 2-ranked teams in their respective classes: Frederick Douglass (6A) at Boyle County (4A).
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists throughout the state, with one representative for each of the 16 basketball regions in order to provide geographical balance. The final poll will be released next Wednesday, Nov. 4, before the first round of the playoffs.
Here are the complete polls. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 6A football poll
Rank, school, FPV
Record
Points
Last week
1. Trinity (16)
9-1
160
1
2. Frederick Douglass
9-0
142
2
3. Manual
8-1
129
3
4. South Warren
7-2
107
4
5. Madison Central
8-1
99
5
6. St. Xavier
4-5
73
6
7. Bullitt East
7-2
66
8
8. Male
5-4
38
7
9. McCracken County
6-3
27
10. Bryan Station
4-5
18
9
Others receiving votes: Lafayette 13, Paul Dunbar 3, Oldham County 2, Eastern 1, North Hardin 1, Simon Kenton 1.
Class 5A football poll
Rank, school, FPV
Record
Points
Last week
1. Pulaski County (16)
9-0
160
1
2. Woodford County
8-1
133
2
3. Owensboro
7-2
131
3
4. Atherton
8-1
95
5
5. Scott County
7-3
94
4
6. West Jessamine
9-0
76
7
7. Cooper
7-2
75
6
8. Bowling Green
5-4
44
9
9. Madisonville-North Hopkins
7-2
33
8
10. Collins
7-3
28
10
Others receiving votes: Fairdale 10, South Laurel 1.
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Class 4A football poll
Rank, school, FPV
Record
Points
Last week
1. Highlands (14)
8-2
158
1
2. Boyle County
8-1
142
2
3. Paducah Tilghman (2)
9-0
131
3
4. Ashland Blazer
9-0
106
4
5. Corbin
7-2
94
5
6. Covington Catholic
6-4
83
6
7. North Oldham
8-1
57
7
8. Logan County
7-2
34
8
9. Spencer County
7-2
31
9
10. Nelson County
8-1
15
10
Others receiving votes: Elizabethtown 11, Franklin County 5, Greenup County 5, Boyd County 4, Johnson Central 4.
Class 3A football poll
Rank, school, FPV
Record
Points
Last week
1. Christian Academy (16)
9-0
160
1
2. Lexington Catholic
7-2
135
2
3. Murray
8-1
129
3
4. Glasgow
8-1
88
5
5. Rockcastle County
9-0
86
4
6. LaRue County
9-0
81
6
7. Lloyd Memorial
8-1
65
7
8. Lawrence County
7-1
63
8
9. Bourbon County
8-1
48
9
10. Bardstown
6-3
13
10
Others receiving votes: Russell 10, Central 1, Estill County 1.
Class 2A football poll
Rank, school, FPV
Record
Points
Last week
1. Beechwood (15)
9-0
159
1
2. Owensboro Catholic (1)
8-1
142
2
3. Lexington Christian
7-2
122
3
4. Mayfield
8-1
107
4
5. Belfry
8-1
103
5
6. Somerset
8-1
78
6
7. Danville
8-1
58
7
8. Breathitt County
8-1
42
8
9. Prestonsburg
8-1
34
9
10. Caldwell County
8-1
23
10
Others receiving votes: DuBois 9, Walton-Verona 2, Martin County 1.
Class A football poll
Rank, team, FPV
Record
Points
Last week
1. Pikeville (16)
8-1
160
1
2. Sayre
9-0
137
2
3. Raceland
7-2
127
3
4. Middlesboro
9-0
106
4
5. Kentucky Country Day
7-2
92
5
6. Paintsville
8-1
78
6
7. Bethlehem
8-1
69
8
8. Louisville Holy Cross
6-3
52
7
9. Eminence
7-2
18
9
10. Williamsburg
6-2
12
Others receiving votes: Covington Holy Cross 12, Dayton 6, Newport Central Catholic 5, Bishop Brossart 1, Nicholas County 1.
Voters: Steve Springer (Murray Ledger & Times), Edward Marlowe (WKDZ-FM), Mark Mathis (Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer), Micheal Compton (Bowling Green Daily News), Josh Claywell (The Kentucky Standard, LaRue County Herald News), Cory Bosemer (Bosemer Media), Jason Frakes (The Courier Journal), James Weber (Cincinnati Enquirer), Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), Evan Dennison (LinkNKy.com), Jared Peck (PrepSpin.com), Mike Marsee (Danville freelancer), Les Dixon (13thRegionMediaNetwork.com), Brendon Miller (Bluegrass Sports Nation), Randy White (Appalachian News-Express), James Collier (Rams Sports Network).
Jason Frakes: (502) 582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.
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