The high school football season is approaching its halfway point, and the latest Kentucky national media poll reveals which teams are capable of advancing deep into the postseason.
For the first time this season, a Northern Kentucky team is at the top of its class. The Cooper Jaguars, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, will need to cement that ranking immediately when they travel to No. 3-seeded Highlands.
Thanks to Lloyd Memorial’s appearance in the Class 3A poll, Northern Kentucky now has a ranked team in every class.
The poll is conducted by Jason Frakes of the Louisville Courier-Journal, and 16 journalists from across the state vote on the top 10 teams in each class.
Here are the full polls. Northern Kentucky teams are in bold and first-place votes are in parentheses.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 6A after Week 5?
Rank School Record Pts LW
1. Trinity (16) 4-1 160 2
2. Male 3-1 143 1
3. Manual 5-0 118 4
4. St. Xavier 2-2 106 3
5. Frederick Douglass 3-2 96 5
6. Ryle-4-1 76 T6
7. Bullitt East 4-1 51 T6
8. Great Crossing 4-1 48 8
9. Bryan Station 2-3 37 10
10. Oldham County 4-1 14 NR
Other vote recipients: Madison Central 13, Barren County 11, Simon Kenton 3, Campbell County 2Henderson County 1, Meade County 1.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 5A after Week 5?
Rank School Record Pts LW
1. Cooper (8) 5-0 151 2
2. Bowling Green (8) 4-1 150 1
3. Highlands 4-1 120 4
4. South Warren 4-1 110 3
5. Woodford County 5-0 102 5
6. Atherton 4-1 44 7
7. Owensboro 2-3 42 T8
8. South Oldham 4-1 40 NR
9. (simultaneous) Madisonville-North Hopkins 41 33 10
9. (tie) Pulaski County 2-2 33 6
Other vote recipients: Conner21Graves County 10, Scott County 10, North Laurel 4, South Laurel 4, Apollo 2, Grayson County 2, Greenwood 2.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 4A after Week 5?
Rank School Record Pts LW
1. Boyle County (15) 5-0 159 1
2. Paducah Tilghman (1) 5-0 143 2
3. Franklin County 4-0 124 4
4. Corbine 3-1 109 3
5. Covington Catholic 3-2 92 5
6. Ashland Blazers 4-1 79 6
7. Johnson Central 4-1 63 7
8. North Oldham 4-1 30 9
9. Allen County – Scottsville 5-0 25 10
10. Warren East 4-1 21 8
Other vote recipients: Greenup County 11, Henry County 7, Wayne County 6, Boyd County 5, Bardstown 3, DeSales 1, John Hardin 1, Perry County Central 1.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 3A after Week 5?
Rank School Record Pts LW
1. Christian Academy (8) 3-2 146 1
2. Hart County (6) 5-0 127 2
3. Central 2-3 122 3
4. Bell County (2) 4-1 98 4
5. Belfry 3-2 88 5
6. Rockford County 5-0 73 6
7. Adair County 5-0 51 10
8. Union County 3-2 48 9
9. Lloyd Memorial 4-1 33 NR
10. Hancock County 5-0 29 NR
Other vote recipients: Glasgow 20, Lexington Catholic 15, Franklin-Simpson 11, Mercer County 9, Clay County 6, Lawrence County 3, Leslie County 1.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 2A after Week 5?
Rank School Record Pts LW
1. Owensboro Catholic (15) 5-0 158 1
2. Beech wood (1) 4-1 135 2
3. Lexington Christian 3-2 133 3
4. Mayfield 2-2 102 4
5. Murray 4-1 94 5
6. Prestonsburg 5-0 52 8
7. Betsy Layne 5-0 41 9
8. Crittenden County 2-2 37 7
9. Somerset 2-3 32 6
10. Bracken County 3-1 27 10
Other vote recipients: Breathitt County 24, Martin County 19, Washington County 10, Green County 7, Owen County 6, Knott County Central 3.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class A after Week 5?
Rank School Record Pts LW
1. Campbellsville (14) 5-0 158 1
2. Sayre 4-0 131 3
3. Pikeville (2) 1-4 122 2
4. Raceland 1-3 87 4
5. Danger 4-1 80 5
6. Newport Central Catholic 3-2 67 6
7. Kentucky Country Day 3-2 63 7
8. Paris 3-2 52 8
9. Newport 4-0 51 9
10. Bethlehem 4-1 49 10
Other vote recipients: Caverna 4, Louisville Holy Cross 4, Ludlow 4, Bishop Brossart 3Frankfort 2, Lynn Camp 2, Williamsburg 1.
