Kentucky high school football rankings: See media poll entering Week 8
There was little movement in this week’s Kentucky High School Football Media Poll, as all six No. 1 teams stayed on top in their respective classes.
Trinity (Class 6A), Pulaski County (5A), Highlands (4A), Christian Academy (3A), Beechwood (2A) and Pikeville (A) once again were the top choices in their classes. Trinity, CAL and Pikeville were unanimous selections.
Four new teams joined the top 10s in their respective classes: Spencer County (tied for ninth in 4A), Bourbon County (ninth in 3A), Prestonsburg (10th in 2A) and Eminence (10th in A).
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 poll will be released online on Wednesday mornings during the remainder of the regular season.
Here are the complete polls. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 6A football poll
| Rank, team, FPV | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Trinity (16) | 6-1 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Frederick Douglass | 6-0 | 144 | 2 |
| 3. Manual | 5-1 | 125 | 3 |
| 4. Madison Central | 6-0 | 107 | 4 |
| 5. South Warren | 5-2 | 96 | 6 |
| 6. St. Xavier | 2-4 | 71 | 5 |
| 7. Male | 3-3 | 40 | 7 |
| 8. Eastern | 5-1 | 35 | 8 |
| 9. George Rogers Clark | 5-2 | 27 | T9 |
| 10. Bullitt East | 4-2 | 23 | T9 |
Others receiving votes: McCracken County 19, Bryan Station 16, Lafayette 12, North Hardin 5.
Class 5A football poll
| Rank, team, FPV | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Pulaski County (15) | 6-0 | 159 | 1 |
| 2. Scott County (1) | 6-1 | 140 | 2 |
| 3. Woodford County | 5-1 | 119 | 3 |
| 4. Owensboro | 5-2 | 115 | 4 |
| 5. Atherton | 5-1 | 93 | 5 |
| 6. Cooper | 5-2 | 69 | 6 |
| 7. West Jessamine | 7-0 | 65 | 7 |
| 8. Madisonville-North Hopkins | 6-1 | 43 | 8 |
| 9. Collins | 5-2 | 33 | 9 |
| 10. Bowling Green | 3-4 | 23 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: South Laurel 10, Fairdale 8, Muhlenberg County 2, North Laurel 1.
Class 4A football poll
| Rank, team, FPV | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Highlands (13) | 6-1 | 157 | 1 |
| 2. Boyle County | 5-1 | 141 | 2 |
| 3. Paducah Tilghman (3) | 7-0 | 134 | 3 |
| 4. Ashland Blazer | 7-0 | 105 | 5 |
| 5. (tie) Corbin | 4-2 | 90 | 6 |
| 5. (tie) Covington Catholic | 4-3 | 90 | 4 |
| 7. North Oldham | 6-1 | 46 | 8 |
| 8. Logan County | 5-2 | 32 | 7 |
| 9. (tie) Johnson Central | 2-5 | 21 | 9 |
| 9. (tie) Spencer County | 5-2 | 21 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Nelson County 16, Boyd County 8, Elizabethtown 7, Warren East 7, Franklin County 4, Greenup County 1.
Class 3A football poll
| Rank, team (FPV) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Christian Academy (16) | 7-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Lexington Catholic | 4-2 | 133 | 2 |
| 3. Murray | 6-1 | 125 | 3 |
| 4. Glasgow | 7-0 | 111 | 5 |
| 5. Rockcastle County | 7-0 | 81 | 6 |
| 6. Lloyd Memorial | 6-1 | 71 | 4 |
| 7. Lawrence County | 4-1 | 66 | 7 |
| 8. LaRue County | 7-0 | 42 | 8 |
| 9. Bourbon County | 6-1 | 34 | NR |
| 10. Bardstown | 5-2 | 27 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Central 14, Russell 8, Hart County 7, Estill County 1.
Class 2A football poll
| Rank, team, FPV | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Beechwood (15) | 6-0 | 159 | 1 |
| 2. Owensboro Catholic (1) | 6-1 | 141 | 2 |
| 3. Lexington Christian | 4-2 | 122 | 3 |
| 4. Mayfield | 6-1 | 105 | 4 |
| 5. Belfry | 6-1 | 102 | 5 |
| 6. Danville | 7-0 | 74 | 6 |
| 7. Somerset | 6-1 | 70 | 7 |
| 8. Breathitt County | 5-1 | 34 | 9 |
| 9. Caldwell County | 6-1 | 26 | 8 |
| 10. Prestonsburg | 5-1 | 25 | NR |
Others receiving votes: DuBois 18, Monroe County 2, Martin County 1, St. Henry 1.
Class A football poll
| Rank, school, FPV | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Pikeville (16) | 6-1 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Sayre | 6-0 | 136 | 2 |
| 3. Raceland | 4-2 | 126 | 3 |
| 4. Middlesboro | 6-0 | 100 | 4 |
| 5. Paintsville | 7-0 | 88 | 6 |
| 6. Bethlehem | 7-0 | 77 | 7 |
| 7. Louisville Holy Cross | 5-1 | 75 | 5 |
| 8. Kentucky Country Day | 4-2 | 50 | 8 |
| 9. Dayton | 6-0 | 25 | 9 |
| 10. Eminence | 5-1 | 15 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Covington Holy Cross 11, Williamsburg 10, Hazard 4, Nicholas County 2, Ludlow 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.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky high school football rankings: See media poll entering Week 8
