KSR's Week 1 Kentucky High School Football Rankings

Week 1 of the 2022 Kentucky high school football season is in the books.

It was a terrific opening weekend of games across the state, headlined by multiple top-25 matchups. There was a slight change among the top-10 along with plenty of movement on down the rankings. Scott County moves into the rankings after a 20-17 win over then No. 13 Franklin County. Madison Central moves up five spots after edging out then No. 6 LCA.

Check out KSR’s entire Top 25 below. A full schedule for Friday’s Week 2 games can be found through the link here.

1. St. Xavier (1-0)

DEF Owensboro 28-14: Don’Tre Richardson rushed for two scores to help the Tigers overcome a 14-7 deficit.

2. Frederick Douglass (1-0)

DEF Bryan Station 52-7: Kentucky commit Ty Bryant rushed for a score and returned a punt for a touchdown.

3. Boyle County (1-0)

DEF Madison Consolidated (IN) 50-2: New QB Sage Dawson had multiple touchdown passes and was named game MVP.

4. Male (1-0)

DEF Floyd Central (IN) 42-7: Daniel Swinney tallied 225 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.

5. Trinity (1-0)

DEF Carmel (IN) 17-7: Trinity held the Indiana powerhouse to 44 rushing yards and just seven points.

6. Beechwood (1-0)

DEF Fairdale 36-0: Mitchell Berger rushed for three scores.

7. Madison Central (1-0)

DEF Lexington Christian Academy 38-34: Hagan Harrison had three touchdown passes to Jayden West, including the game-winner with two seconds remaining.

8. Owensboro (0-1)

LOST TO St. Xavier 28-14: Kenyatta Carbon ran for 118 yards and a touchdown, Zachary Clark added a 50-yard pick six.

9. Johnson Central (1-0)

DEF Lafayette 37-8: Zach McCoart led the team’s powerful running game with 189 yards and three touchdowns.

10. Lexington Christian Academy (0-1)

LOST TO Madison Central 38-34: Kentucky target Cuttler Boley had 374 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown.

11. South Warren (1-0)

DEF Highlands 49-14: New sophomore QB Bryce Button was 11-18 for 190 yards, two passings touchdowns, and one rushing score. The Spartans had three defensive scores.

12. DuPont Manual (1-0)

DEF Central 40-12: Zah’Ron Washington rushed for four scores.

13. Woodford County (1-0)

DEF LaRue County 43-8: Aden Nelson was named MVP in the Don Franklin Scottie Bowl game.

14. Corbin (1-0)

DEF Pikeville 24-19: Cameron Combs pair of short touchdown runs helped Corbin overcome an early 15-0 deficit.

15. Christian Academy of Louisville (1-0)

DEF South Oldham 38-0: Connor Hodge was 17-21 for 201 yards and one touchdown.

16. Mayfield (1-0)

DEF Graves County 38-0: Jutarious Starks had two rushing touchdowns and Zane Cartwright had two passing scores.

17. Paducah Tilghman (1-0)

DEF McCracken County 54-14: Jack James had four touchdown passes.

18. Pikeville (0-1)

LOST TO Corbin 24-19: Tayvian Boykins rushed 10 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns.

19. Pulaski County (1-0)

DEF Belfry 34-21: Brysen Dugger was 16-24 for 221 yards, adding one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown.

20. Lexington Catholic (1-0)

DEF Ryle 27-21: New QB Jackson Wasik had 217 passing yards and three touchdown passes, including a pair to Hunter Foster.

21. Scott County (1-0)

DEF Franklin County 20-17: Jacob Fryman rushed for 103 yards and two scores, including the game-winner in the final minutes.

22. Franklin County (0-1)

LOST TO Scott County 20-17: Gavin Hurst passed for 108 yards and rushed for 53 yards, including a score.

23. Southwestern (1-0)

DEF Madison Southern 27-19: After falling behind 19-0, Tanner Wright had four touchdowns to complete the comeback. He finished with 120 yards on 19 carries.

24. Bowling Green (1-0)

DEF North Hardin 23-14: Javen Huddleston rushed for two touchdowns.

25. Pleasure Ridge Park (1-0)

DEF Valley 60-0: Kayden Anderson passed for 360 yards and seven touchdowns, including two to Kentucky commit Jakob Dixon.

Week 1 class rankings

Class 1A

1. Pikeville
2. Raceland
3. Hazard
4. NCC
5. Paintsville

Class 2A

1. Beechwood
2. LCA
3. Mayfield
4. Owensboro Catholic
5. Green County

Class 3A

1. CAL
2. Paducah Tilghman
3. Bardstown
4. Glasgow
5. Belfry

Class 4A

1. Boyle County
2. Johnson Central
3. Corbin
4. Lexington Catholic
5. Franklin County

Class 5A

1. Frederick Douglass
2. Owensboro
3. South Warren
4. Woodford County
5. Pulaski County

Class 6A

1. St. Xavier
2. Male
3. Trinity
4. Madison Central
5. DuPont Manual

Twitter Space Postgame 

I’ll be doing a Twitter Space on Friday nights after the conclusion of games to discuss scores and hear from listeners. You can join in by following me (@teeroyhowell) on Twitter. We will start around 10:00 PM.