This week’s Kentucky High School Football media poll features two new No. 1 teams.
Trinity (4-1) moved to the top of Class 6A after Friday’s 24-21 victory over the previous No. 1 men’s team. The Shamrocks received all 16 first-place votes.
Male (3-1) dropped to second place, followed by Manual (5-0), St. Xavier (2-2) and Frederick Douglass (3-2).
Cooper (5-0) is the new No. 1 team in Class 5A, defeating No. 2 Bowling Green 151-150. Cooper and Bowling Green (4-1) both received eight first-place votes.
Boyle County (Class 4A), Christian Academy (3A), Owensboro Catholic (2A) and Campbellsville (A) retained their first place.
Trinity is the only unanimous No. 1.
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The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sportswriters across the state, with one representative from each of the 16 football regions (as determined by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association) participating to ensure geographic balance.
Here are the full polls. Top vote totals are in parentheses.
Rank School (FPV) Record Points 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 2, Henderson County 1, Meade County 1.
Rank School (FPV) Record Points 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 No. Hopkins 41 33 10
9. (tie) Pulaski County 2-2 33 6
Other vote recipients: Conner 21, Graves County 10, Scott County 10, North Laurel 4, South Laurel 4, Apollo 2, Grayson County 2, Greenwood 2.
Rank School (FPV) Record Points 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.
Rank School (FPV) Record Points 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.
Rank School (FPV) Record Points 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.
Rank School (FPV) Record Points 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 3, Frankfort 2, Lynn Camp 2, Williamsburg 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), Kendrick Haskins (WAVE-TV), Jason Frakes (The Courier Journal), James Weber (Cincinnati Enquirer), Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), Evan Dennison (LinkNKy.com), Jared Peck (Lexington Herald-Leader), Mike Marsee (Freelancer from Danville), Les Dixon (13thRegionMediaNetwork.com), Brendon Miller (Bluegrass Sports Nation), Randy White (Appalachian News-Express), James Collier (WLGC-FM).
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