KSR's Kentucky High School Football Playoff Rankings: Round Three

Only four teams remain from each class of the 2022 Kentucky high school football playoffs.

During last Friday night’s quarterfinal matchups, Bryan Station shocked longtime 6A power Trinity with a 10-7 upset. Corbin defeated Johnson Central 35-21 in the Kroger KSR Game of the Week while Kentucky football commit Ty Bryant led No. 1 ranked Frederick Douglass to a hard-fought 21-7 victory over Woodford County.

We’re down to just 24 teams left fighting for six titles. Bucke up.

“When we went into halftime (tied 7-7) we are like, Let’s Go! It’s a dogfight” – UK commit Ty Bryant on the 21-7 Douglass win over Woodford. pic.twitter.com/RsyYwjXhRJ

— Troy Howell (@teeroyhowell) November 19, 2022

Check out KSR’s statewide rankings following Friday’s third-round playoff action below. Last week’s rankings can be found here. A full schedule for the semifinals of all six classes this Friday can be found through the link here.

KSR’s Statewide Round Three Playoffs Rankings

1. Frederick Douglass (13-0): Defeated Woodford County 21-7 – Kentucky commit Ty Bryant rushed for 106 yards and a score.
2. Corbin (13-0): Defeated Johnson Central 35-21 – Kade Elam passed for three touchdowns and Cameron Combs rushed for two scores.
3. Southwestern (13-0): Defeated Scott County 23-22 – Tanner Wright rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
4. St. Xavier (11-2): Lost to Male in round 2
5. Boyle County (11-2): Defeated Lexington Catholic 41-21 – Avery Bodner rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns. Montavin Quisenberry had 108 yards rushing and 105 yards receiving.
6. Male (9-4): Defeated Henderson County 23-10 – QB Lucas Cobler rushed for 112 yards and two scores.
7. Christian Academy of Louisville (13-0): Defeated Paducah Tilghman 30-24 – Gavin Copenhaver had four touchdowns (two rushing, two receiving).
8. Scott County (11-2): Lost to Southwestern 23-22 – Jacob Fryman rushed for 84 yards and two scores.
9. Pikeville (10-2): Defeated Paintsville 43-7 – Blake Birchfield rushed for four touchdowns.
10. Ballard (11-2): Defeated Madison Central 43-7 – QB Tristian Hawkins rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another.
11. Bullitt East (12-1)
12. Covington Catholic (9-3) 
13. Bowling Green (11-2)
14. Lexington Catholic (10-3) 
15. Woodford County (11-2)
16. Bryan Station (10-3)
17. Mayfield (13-0)
18. Bardstown (13-0)
19. Highlands (9-3) 
20. DuPont Manual (9-3)
21. Beechwood (12-1)
22. Trinity (8-5)
23. Owensboro (11-2)
24. Raceland (12-1)
25. Johnson Central (10-3)
26. Henderson County (10-3)
27. Mason County (13-0)

Below are the rankings for the four remaining teams in each class. Note that these are my rankings, not the official RPI. Semifinal matchups are also listed with all games scheduled for Friday night.

Class 1A

1. Pikeville
2. Raceland 
3. Newport Central Catholic 
4. Louisville Holy Cross

NCC at Pikeville
Holy Cross at Raceland

Class 2A

1. Mayfield
2. Beechwood
3. Lexington Christian Academy
4. Lloyd Memorial

Lloyd at Beechwood
LCA at Mayfield

Class 3A

1. CAL
2. Bardstown
3. Mason County
4. Ashland

Mason County at Bardstown
Ashland at CAL

Class 4A

1. Corbin
2. Boyle County
3. Central
4. Franklin County

Franklin County at Corbin
Central at Boyle County

Class 5A

1. Frederick Douglass
2. Southwestern
3. Bowling Green
4. Owensboro

Owensboro at Frederick Douglass
Bowling Green at Southwestern

Class 6A

1. Male
2. Ballard
3. Bullitt East
4. Bryan Station

Male at Ballard
Bullitt East at Bryan Station