State Football Playoffs Kick into High Gear

If you have been too obsessed breaking down game film of UK-Dillard, and sadly I would bet some of you have actually re-watched that game, you may have missed the state high school playoffs starting.  And for a state who's residents often times associate themselves with their high school over their college (all KY education jokes aside), the interest in football is going to get big over the next few weeks.  Here is Friday's schedule, with each team's class ranking entering the playoffs (defending state champs in bold): Class A 10. Ballard Memorial at 1. Mayfield 11. Bethlehem at 2. Louisville Holy Cross  16. Bellevue at 3. Beechwood 19. Walton-Verona at 7. Frankfort  12. Raceland at 6. Lexington Christian 8. Fairview at 14. Williamsburg 15. Pineville at 4. Hazard 21. Harlan at 13. Pikeville Class 2A 11. Fort Campbell at 5. Murray 16. Caldwell County at 4. Owensboro Catholic 18. Fort Knox at 14. Monroe County 9. Green County at 2. Danville 6. Covington Holy Cross at 8. Desales 3. Christian Academy at 1. Newport Catholic 21. Middlesboro at 15. Prestonsburg 30. Leslie County at 12. Corbin Class 3A 14. Edmonson County at 2. Paducah Tilghman 3. Union County at 15. Russelville 16. Moore at 5. Central 11. Elizabethtown at 9. North Oldham 18. Garrard County at 1. Somerset 20. Casey County at 13. Breathitt County 6. Belfry at 4. Mason County 19. Russell at 7. Sheldon Clark Class 4A 9. Franklin-Simpson at 6. Lone Oak 17. Russell County at 4. Allen County-Scottsville 15. North Bullitt at 11. Western 20. Fairdale at 3. Collins 16. West Jessamine at 8. Lexington Catholic 10. East Jessamine at 2. Boyle County 12. Lawrence County at 1. Bell County 7. Knox Central at 13. Rowan County Class 5A 2. Bowling Green at 4. Christian County 10. Grayson County at 7. Warren Central 15. Oldham County at 5. John Hardin 25. Bullitt Central at 20. Anderson County 3. Dixie Heights at 1. Highlands 13. Ashland Blazer/6. Covington Catholic at 8. Johnson Central 18. Clay County at 9. Pulaski County 21. Whitley County at 11. Harlan County Class 6A 26. Fern Creek at 11. Henderson County 28. Graves County at 6. Male 23. Lafayette at 22. Meade County 25. Central Hardin at 10. Scott County 5. Ballard at 4. St. Xavier 8. Manual at 1. Trinty 14. Campbell County at 2. Ryle 3. Simon Kenton at 7. Henry Clay