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KSR's 2025 Kentucky High School Football Top 25 Rankings: Preseason

Zack Geogheganby: Zack Geoghegan08/18/25ZGeogheganKSR
Trinity beats Ryle in 2024 Class 6A state championship - Les Nicholson, Kentucky Sports Radio
Trinity beats Ryle in 2024 Class 6A state championship - Les Nicholson, Kentucky Sports Radio

It’s officially game week in the world of Kentucky high school football. Week 1 action begins Friday as the 2025 season gets underway across the state.

As we gear up for another fall of Friday Night Lights, it’s time for KSR’s preseason top 25 poll. 10 voters from across the state will make up this year’s weekly rankings update. The Trinity Shamrocks, which will look to defend its Class 6A championship, enter as the overwhelming choice as the number one team in the Bluegrass. The Boyle County Rebels check in right behind at number two, followed by Ryle, Bowling Green, and Paducah Tilghman, respectively, to round out the top five.

Check out the entirety of KSR’s preseason Top 25 below. For a full schedule of what’s on tap this Friday, click here

KSR’s Top 25 Preseason Rankings

  1. Trinity [9 first-place votes]
  2. Boyle County [1 first-place vote]
  3. Ryle
  4. Bowling Green
  5. Paducah Tilghman
  6. St. Xavier
  7. Christian Academy Louisville
  8. Cooper
  9. Franklin County
  10. Highlands
  11. Covington Catholic
  12. Frederick Douglass
  13. Corbin
  14. DuPont Manual
  15. South Warren
  16. Male
  17. Beechwood
  18. Lexington Christian Academy
  19. Great Crossing
  20. Owensboro Catholic
  21. Woodford County
  22. Central
  23. Belfry
  24. Owensboro
  25. Mayfield

Others receiving votes: Johnson Central (15), Bryan Station (15), Ashland Blazer (12), Bell County (10), Tates Creek (6), Scott County (5), Lexington Catholic (4), Pulaski County (1), Conner (1)

KSR Top 25 voters: Jalen Daugherty, Vic Evans, Daniel Hager, Troy Howell, Scott Ratliff, Phoenix Stevens, Lovell Martin, Sam Gormley, Travis Scaggs, and Les Dixon

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2025-09-12