Kentucky High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams - Sep. 7

The 2025 Kentucky high school football season is here and there’s already been a slew of games that impact the Top 25 rankings. From seasoned state powers to rising programs around Kentucky, which high school football teams were able to make the cut?

The Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory.

Here is the latest Kentucky high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey.

1. Trinity Shamrocks

The Trinity Shamrocks closed out the 2024 Kentucky high school football season with a nine-game winning streak and winning their second consecutive Class 6A state championship.

This season, the Shamrocks will aim for rare three-peat in 2025, which they opened with a 63-0 rout of Pleasure Ridge Park on Aug. 22. Last week Trinity dropped their first game of the season in a 24-21 loss to Archbishop Moeller.

They will need quarterback Zane Johnson to manifest offensive mastery, allowing him to utilize talented players like running back Jamaurion Berry and wide receiver Sekou Kamara. Next couple of weeks will be tough tests for the Shamrocks as they take on Carmel (Indiana) and Louisville Male, the No. 18 ranked team in Kentucky.

2. St. Xavier Tigers

St. Xavier opened its 2025 regular season with a 38-7 win over Owensboro on Aug. 22. The Tigers have a bye week before taking on Elder at home and then back-to-back road games versus Trinity and Boyle County.

The Tigers have received strong production out of running back Jordan Senior (30 carries, 213 yards) and wide receiver Jake Washington (13 catches, 287 yards). On defense, Washington leads the team with three interceptions and defensive lineman Michael Carter, who has notched three sacks this fall.

3. Christian Academy of Louisville Centurions

The Centurions soared to the No. 3 spot after winning three straight blowout victories, including the last two weeks over Lexington Christian Academy and Owensboro, respectively.

Christian Academy of Louisville has been one of the more dominant teams in the state as they feature a loaded roster, led by four-star sophomore defensive lineman Kellan Hall. The Centurions also have talents like senior defensive back Stone Perkins (Ball State commit) and linebacker Chapman Russell on defense.

4. Highlands Bluebirds

Last time the Bluebirds’ took the field before the start of the 2025 campaign was a 61-23 loss to Cooper in the Kentucky high school football KHSAA Class 5A semifinals. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak and ended their quest for a state championship, which they last won in 2014.

Through three games, Highlands’ offense has been humming under the controls of quarterback Mario Litmer, who has completed 54 of 73 passes for 625 yards and four touchdowns. The Bluebirds latest win was a 55-13 thumping of Campbell County and this week will take on No. 9 Boyle County.

5. Corbin Redhounds

The Redhounds have entered the Top 5 of the rankings after rushing out to a 3-0 start with victories over Bryan Station, Linton-Stockton and North Laurel.

Corbin will be tested in the next several weeks as they take on Pulaski County, Frederick Douglass and Johnson Central. Key players like senior wide receiver Eli Pietrowski and junior defensive Malachi Brown will need to step up if the Redhounds look to continue making some noise in Kentucky high school football.

6. South Warren
7. Franklin County
8. Paducah Tilghman
9. Boyle County
10. Johnson Central

11. Woodford County
12. Ryle
13. Scott County
14. Cooper
15. Beechwood

16. Dupont Manual
17. Pulaski County
18. Louisville Male
19. Covington Catholic
20. Owensboro Catholic

21. Frederick Douglass
22. Lexington Catholic
23. Ballard
24. Madison Central
25. Lexington Christian Academy

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