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You can click here and find the responses from all schools in Class 6A. https://khsaa.org/2025-2026-class-6a-alignment-feedback-from-membership/ Speaking to Hopkinsville specifically, they have only recently hammered home an officially consolidation date (2026). Here was their request/situation, essentially asking to not play in 6A if they aren't actually a 6A school: In speaking at length with Chris Bentzel, CCPS Superintendent, and new HHS FB Head Coach, Dustin Lopez, we respectfully request that Hopkinsville High School FB be returned to 4A—District 1. Over the last 3 years, situations and variables have altered the plan for our consolidation of Hopkinsville High School and Christian County High School multiple times, leading to changed paths for academics as well as athletics. This is evident by our 2023 request to move CCHS from 5A to 6A in order to prevent multiple disruptions in our opponent’s schedules. Now that we have a definite consolidation date, 2026, we can focus on providing the best environment and opportunity for our outgoing Jrs and Srs. Our request is two-fold in its reasoning. 1. We feel it is vital for our last HHS Sr class to be in a FB class that allows them to be competitive and experience the opportunity to earn advancement in the 4A playoffs. Memories will be made and we are just sincerely asking that our HHS FB players and staff be given chance to play at a level of competition that those memories are a reachable possibility. 2. Scheduling a. The current proposed alignment has HHS in a 6A 4-team District for 2025 and 2026. By removing HHS from 6A-District 1, it will create a 3-team District—the same District that will exist in the 2026 season. This will allow teams in this District to create a schedule that will be uninterrupted by consolidation since Christian County High School is one of the three District teams. CCHS would need only 1 game to complete its 2026 regular season schedule. b. If HHS were to be moved to 6A-District 1, the difficulty of creating a 2025 regular schedule could be insurmountable. Even with the planning of a Bowl game, the last CCHS vs HHS FB game, and two District games, we will still have to schedule 6 games on a one year contract. By keeping HHS in 4A-District 1, with the situations being the same, we now only have to find four teams to complete our 2025 regular season schedule. Please understand, we are also keeping in mind the other five members of 4A-District 1. With the exit of HHS, they will only have to find 1 team to complete their 2026 regular schedule. We can help facilitate open games for the 2026 regular season for these teams through the vacancies left from the 2025 HHS schedule. c. Placing HHS in 4A-District 1 would potentially cause the least amount of scheduling interruption and conflicts. Both schools have shown (23 & 24 regular seasons) the ability to work together with CCHS and create a full schedule for our teams and their opponents.

They can cast a pretty wide net. Good system, lots of students, good support, great history. I expect there to be quite a bit of interest.

Saw them against Thomas Nelson in last year's opener and while they definitely passed the look test with good size and speed, you could tell they were very inexperienced. Their situation is unique in that they are building from nothing into both a school and team. I don't know what their ceiling is but I suspect they'll continue to improve in coming seasons.

Basketball program is excellent and football has had some good moments in recent years (and moving to Class 1A is probably even better for football). Of course baseball is a different animal but the roster appears to have quite a few kids and they've played a full schedule. Hopefully they'll continue to grow and improve.

I love the old school tiger on the side. Personally, I'm not a fan of any type of logo on the back of the helmet but if the kids and coaches like it, more power to them!

To me, 75% is a reasonable expectation for Kentucky. That's 23 or 24 regular season wins. Rupp and Pitino were way above that, Calipari was just above, and Tubby was right on the number. Hall was actually under 75%. Will Pope hit that number? Who knows. If he doesn't, he'll likely meet a fate a similar to Sutton and Gillespie. I'll still say its all about postseason success. Had Calipari went deeper in the SEC or NCAA tournaments over the last four years he'd still be in Lexington. He didn't, and now he's in Fayetteville. I have no idea if Pope will advance deeper, but if he has the same postseason results as Cal over the last four years, he'll probably be gone.

Plenty of good parking spots on the streets.

This is why I think it has to either be someone young or someone retired from the education system. It would be really difficult for someone vested in the teacher retirement to go to DCA (or any private school).

Maybe. Corbin and Boyle being in the east means they could play as early as the third round (like last year), while neither could play Tilghman until the semifinals because the Blue Tornado are in the west. It will come down to the RPI again and what type of seasons teams like Covington Catholic, Ashland, and/or Johnson Central have. It's just too early to tell.

This one is on my list.

Turf. It will be shared with soccer and also has a track, something the school district has never had, despite fielding a team for decades.

Below are a few pictures from the school's Facebook page posted today. Home side bleachers are expected to hold 2,500 people. I believe there are supposed to be visiting side bleachers that hold 500 between the two stone walls in the picture, but they haven't been installed at this time.

Garrard County begins their third season under head coach Spencer Crutchfield. Golden Lions have several nice pieces returning, but like most everyone else, will also have to replace some graduating seniors. Construction on the new stadium at the high school is well underway and all home games should be played there this season, the first not at Dyehouse Stadium since 1964.