1. Covington Catholic
2. George Rogers Clark
3. Ballard
4. Male
5. Ashland
6. North Laurel
7. Lexington Catholic
8. Pleasure Ridge Park
9. Madison Central
10. Manual

Continuing our tradition of leadership in Kentucky high school sports information, news and discussion, BluegrassPreps.com announces our 19th Annual All-BluegrassPreps.com Football Team.

Each year, BluegrassPreps.com honors the state's top 36 players. The All-BluegrassPreps.com football team honors the 12 best offensive and 12 best defensive players. Unique to the All-BluegrassPreps.com football team is the special recognition of 12 additional players. These players have demonstrated the exceptional athletic ability that embodies the spirit of high school football.

1. Covington Catholic
2. George Rogers Clark
3. Ballard
4. Male
5. Madison Central
6. Ashland
7. North Laurel
8. Lexington Catholic
9. Pleasure Ridge Park
10. Manual

1. Ballard
2. Covington Catholic
3. George Rogers Clark
4. Male
5. Madison Central
6. Ashland
7. Lexington Catholic
8. Manual
9. North Laurel
10. North Oldham

1. Ballard
2. Covington Catholic
3. George Rogers Clark
4. Male
5. Dunbar
6. Madison Central
7. Ashland
8. Lexington Catholic
9. Knox Central
10. Greenwood

1. Ballard
2. Covington Catholic
3. Male
4. George Rogers Clark
5. Madison Central
6. Ashland
7. Dunbar
8. Lexington Catholic
9. Knox Central
10. Greenwood

Sivori completes his meteoric rise from unknown to state champion by toppling #1 Male; Dixon dons the superman cape one last time to help the Pirates sail away with another title; The pantheon of 'Title Town' legends grows by two; And Hergott takes a final bow before lowering the curtain on one of the most richly decorated careers in recent memory.

Male opened the scoring with a Nic Schutte to Vinny Anthony 88 yard TD pass to go up 6 to 0 with 637 left in the 1st quarter.  X’s Jack Sivori answered with a short TD run to tie the game and the extra point gave the Tigers the lead 7 to 6 with 815 left in the 2nd quarter. Male responded with a TD pass from Schutte to Dominic Vrbancic to take a 13 to 7 lead with 405 left in the 2nd quarter and that was the halftime score.

X started the scoring in the second half with a Nolan Wolford 26-yard field goal to make it 13 to 10 Male with 657 left in the third quarter. Jack Sivori hit Michael Duddy for a 26 yard TD pass to put X up 17 to 13 with 149 left in the 3rd quarter.  St. Xavier intercepted Male again and turned it into another Sivori TD pass, this time to Mekhi Smith go up 24 to 13 with 802 left in the game.  Male raced down the field and Schutte connected with Vinny Anthony again for a 41 TD  pass along with a 2 pt conversion to make it 24 to 21 X with 521 left in the game.  X was trying to run out the clock but went for it all and Sivori hit Smith on a long pass for a TD to put St. Xavier up 31 to 21 with 152 left in the game.  What a way to end the Kentucky High School Football Season!

Congrats X! Congrats Coach Wallace! 

South Warren took the opening kickoff and came up with a field goal to go up 3 to 0.  Douglass received the kickoff and went right down the field and scored a touchdown on a TJ Horton run to make it 6 to 3, the extra point was blocked.  South Warren immediately answered with a Caden Veltkamp to Luke Borton 49 yard TD reception to make it 10 to 6 SW.  Veltkamp hit Tyler Snell for a 21 TD to put the Spartans up 17 to 6 with 438 left in the 2nd quarter.  Frederick Douglass answered right back with a 73 TD pass from Samuel Cornett to Dane Key to make it 17 to 12 South Warren.

Luke Burton opened the scoring in the 2nd half for the Spartans to make it 24 to 12 South Warren with 538 left in the 3rd quarter.  With 7 minutes left in the game Samuel Cornett hit Dane Key with a 5 yard TD pass to make the score 24 to 19.  South Warren answered with another Veltkamp to Snell TD pass.  The Spartans added a two point conversion to make the score 32 to 19 with 209 remaining in the game.  The Broncos scored immediately on a Key to Dunn TD pass to make it 32 to 26 with 148 left to play in the game.  With 26 seconds left in the game Luke Burton scored a game sealing TD to make the final score South Warren 38, Frederick Douglass 26.

Congrats South Warren!  Congrats Coach Smith! 

The Blue Tornado took the opening kickoff and went right down the field and scored on a TD pass from Jack James to Cam Marshall to take a 7 to 0 lead.  Belfry got the ball and drove down the field but fumbled at the 10 going in.  Belfry forced Tilghman to punt and Isaac Dixon ran it in from 12 yards out to even the score at 7.  With 149 left in the half Dixon scored his second TD of the game but the extra point was no good.  Belfry 13, Tilghman 7.  Tilghman closed out the half with two TD passes from Jack James to Cam Marshall to take a 21 to 13 lead at the half.  

Belfry got the ball to start the 2nd half and drove down the field on the back of Isaac Dixon to tie the game at 21 all with 520 left in the 3rd quarter.  Belfry stopped Tilghman on downs with 40 seconds left in the 3rd quarter and raced right down the field and scored on another Isaac Dixon TD run.  The extra point was no good making it 27 to 21 Pirates.  The Blue Tornado answered with a 9 yard Malachi Rider TD run to put PT up 28 to 27 with 725 left in the game.  Belfry was facing a 4th and 7 and Dixon broke a 62 yard run for a Pirate TD to put Belfry up 33 to 27.  2pt conversion no good leaving Belfry up 33 to 27 with 458 left in the game.  Tilghman fumbled the kickoff and the Belfry Pirates ran out the clock to win the game.

Congrats Belfry! Congrats Coach Haywood!

Boyle scored first on a long pass from Gillis to Lanter to go up 6 to 0.  Boyle got the ball right back and scored on a short Gillis run to go up 13 to 0.  The first half flew by with all the running and Boyle County up 13 to 0 over Johnson Central.

Boyle took the second half kickoff, overcame some penalties and Jackson Smith kicked a 29 yard field goal to put Boyle up 16 to 0. On the next drive Johnson Central marched down the field and Grant Rice scored on a short run to make it 16 to 6 Boyle.  The 2pt conversion failed.  Boyle got the ball back and wasted no time scoring on another Gillis to Lanter TD throw and catch to go up 23 to 6. JC answered immediately on a short Chase Price TD run to make it 23 to 13. Boyle went right back down the field and scored on a Gillis 1 yard run to make it 30 to 13 with 243 to play in the game and that was the final score.

Congrats Boyle County! Congrats Coach Haddix!

 

Beechwood took the opening kickoff and drove down the field and scored on a monstrous run by Cam Hergott. The extra point was blocked.  LCA fumbled on their next two possessions and Beechwood converted the 2nd fumble into another touchdown to take a 13 to 0 lead with 832 left in the 2nd quarter.  Mitchell Berger scored on a punishing run to put Beechwood up 20 to 0.  The score was set up by a very long Cam Hergott run.  LCA drove down the field at the end of the first half and scored a TD on a Drew Nieves to Parker Chaney TD pass.

LCA took the 2nd half kickoff and went right down the field and scored on a short run to bring the score to Beechwood 20, Lexington Christian Academy 14.  On the next possession LCA’s Johnny Drake knocked the ball out of Hergott's hands while he was scrambling and Tyler Morris scooped it and went to the house to put LCA up 21 to 20.  Beechwood drove down the field and kicked a FG with about 2 minutes left to go to go up 23 to 21.  LCA drove down the field in the final two minutes and turned it over on downs.

An electric first half led to multiple scores in the game.  A couple of miscues in the punting game by Russellville resulted in a 30 to 13 lead for Pikeville right before the half.  Russellville returned a squib quick to the four and then connected on a 4-yard TD pass as time ran out to make the halftime score Pikeville 30 Russellville 20.

Russellville scored on a long run on the first play of their second drive of the 2nd half to pull within 3 at 30 to 27.  That score was the only score of the third quarter and the gamed headed into the 4th quarter with Pikeville still winning 30 to 27.

The 4th quarter was scoreless and the Pikeville Panthers hung on to win the Class 1A State Championship.

Congrats Pikeville!  Congrats Coach McNamee!

 

Male 121.8
St. Xavier 113.92

Frederick Douglass 117.22
South Warren 108.22

Boyle County 111.27
Johnson Central 101.95

Belfry 76.6
Paducah Tilghman 75.58

Lexington Christian 112.13
Beechwood 102.83

Pikeville 94.47
Russellville 79.82

All six state championship games will have a little bit - or a lot - of Mr. Football Watchlist flavor.

1A: Isaac McNamee - Pikeville's Birchfield will get some watchlist love next year.

2A: Cam Hergott vs. Xavier Brown - this is the one to watch as far as Mr. Football is concerned. They're both showstoppers.

3A: Isaac Dixon - he ran for 200+ yards and three touchdowns the last time his cleats touched the turf at Kroger Field.

4A: Jagger Gillis and Cole Lanter vs. Grant Bingham - Lanter has garnered a lot of buzz over the back half of the season and Bingham was the player most spectators were buzzing about when JC and Boyle met two years ago.

5A: Dane Key vs. Caden Veltkamp - Key has fallen off the pace, but he's capable of being the best player on the field against the Spartans.

6A: Jack Sivori vs. Vinny Anthony and Nic Shutte - Sivori has carried St. X all year. He can't stop now if the Tigers hope to end a 12 year title drought.

1. Ballard
2. Male
3. Covington Catholic
4. George Rogers Clark
5. Madison Central
6. Ashland
7. North Laurel
8. Bullitt East
9. Dunbar
10. Bardstown

Lots of shifting this week among the quarterbacks; Sivori tops Humphreys, while another Louisville signal caller makes his watchlist debut while leading 6A's top "dawg"; And LCA earns a TKO over OCath on a third quarter flurry by Brown.

Ratings for the teams left in the playoffs.

Class 6A:
Male 120.21
St. Xavier 113.75
Trinity 113.11
Madison Central 99.21

Class 5A:
Frederick Douglass 116.36
Woodford County 111.1
South Warren 105.75
Owensboro 97.86

Class 4A:
Boyle County 110.54
Johnson Central 99.98
Franklin County 99.53
Logan County 82.88

Class 3A:
Glasgow 85.34
East Carter 77.22
Belfry 73.97
Paducah Tilghman 72.41

Class 2A:
Lexington Christian Academy 110.67
Beechwood 102.29
Mayfield 82.76
Middlesboro 67.45

Class 1A:
Pikeville 90.21
Raceland 81.02
Bethlehem 79.69
Russellville 78.94

Male 118.91
St. Xavier 111.8
Trinity 110.65
Ryle 101.9

Frederick Douglass 115.43
Woodford County 110.98
South Warren 104.56
Covington Catholic 100.91

Boyle County 111.06
Corbin 104.75
Franklin County 99.24
Johnson Central 96.4

Christian Academy Louisville 101.35
Glasgow 84.65
Bardstown 82.78
East Carter 76.49

Lexington Christian 111.06
Beechwood 102.95
Mayfield 80.23
Owensboro Catholic 77.76

Pikeville 90.26
Raceland 79.93
Russellville 78.24
Bethlehem 77.47

Not much to sink your teeth into this week, but the stars made the most of limited game action; A fast start by Gillis and Lanter quickly propels Boyle County into LexCath week 2.0; Dixon rewrites the Belfry history books; And a "key" component for Douglass gets his postseason off on the right foot.

Male 116.47
St. Xavier 111.38
Trinity 105.57
Ryle 100.79

Frederick Douglass 114.09
Woodford County 111.31
South Warren 103.78
Covington Catholic 100.86

Boyle County 109.85
Corbin 105.45
Franklin County 99.72
Johnson Central 94

Christian Academy Louisville
99.19
Glasgow 82.69
Mercer County 81.91
Bardstown 81.84

Lexington Christian 109.84
Beechwood 104.74
Mayfield 78.33
Owensboro Catholic 76.68

Pikeville 90.1
Raceland 80.2
Russellville 78.24
Bethlehem 74.96
 

A 'Title Town' tandem takes the buck out of the Broncos; Northington loses ground against the Dawg pound; And Humphreys continues his air strike, while Hergott stays grounded.

Class 6A:
Male 116.2
St. Xavier 111.12

Class 5A:
Frederick Douglass 114.99
Woodford County 113.27

Class 4A:
Boyle County 111.33
Corbin 106.42

Class 3A:
Christian Academy Louisville 99.66
Glasgow 82.49

Class 2A:
Lexington Christian Academy 111.19
Beechwood 105.71

Class 1A:
Pikeville 90.37
Raceland: 81.39

Class 1A

1. Panthers
2. Rams
3. Panthers
4. Bulldogs
5. Spartans

Class 2A

1. Eagles
2. Tigers
3. Cardinals
4. Yellowjackets
5. Admirals