The KHSAA is considering adding multipliers for football classification.  From the KHSAA's 1-15-26 release:

The Board also asked for additional data on the potential adoption of multipliers, including their enrollments prior to classification, and for consideration of a "success factor" to be included in the realignment considerations. The Board will continue to study this information and consider options, with implementation no earlier than the 2029 season, using data from the 2027 and 2028 seasons.

We don't know what it might look like in 2029 (using 2027 and 2028 data) but we can offer some informed opinions on what it could hypothetically look like in 2026 (using 2024 and 2025 data).

Class 1A
Kentucky Country Day and Sayre both move to 2A.  Both teams have a championship and performed well the other year.  Raceland moves up to 2A.  I know the Rams didn't win a championship but...

Martin Media no-showed this week, but Big Things Kentucky stepped into the void this week, so we still have 7!

Starting with the media rankings as always:

1. St. X [15 First Place Votes]
2. Madison Central
3. Male [1]
4. Covington Catholic
5. Daviess County
6. Warren Central
7. George Rogers Clark
8. Frederick Douglass
9. North Laurel
10. Jeffersontown
11. Boyd County
12. McCracken County
13. Ballard
14. North Oldham
15. Eastern
16. Lexington Catholic
17. Highlands
T-18. Bryan Station
T-18. Butler
20. Caverna
21. Bell County
22. Seneca
23. Pikeville
24. Covington Holy Cross
25. Marshall County

1. Simon Kenton (19-1 / 2-0 last week): vs Williamstown and vs North Hardin at Mercy Academy

2. Cooper (13-3 / 2-0): vs #8 Highlands, vs Boone County, and vs Taylor County at Mercy Academy

3. Campbell County (11-2 / 2-0): at Franklin County, at Ashland Blazer, and vs Russell at Ashland Blazer.

4. Notre Dame (10-5 / 0-2): at West Jessamine, at Manual, and at Assumption.

5. Holy Cross (14-2 / 2-0): vs Ky Country Day at the All A Classic in Owensboro

Profesor Massey's Top 25 rankings for the Bluegrass this week.

1. Covington Catholic, 2. St. Xavier, 3. Madison Central, 4. Warren Central, 5. George Rogers Clark

6. Male, 7. Daviess County, 8. Jeffersontown, 9. Frederick Douglass, 10. Ballard

11. North Oldham, 12. duPont Manual, 13. Boyd County, 14. North Laurel, 15. McCracken County

16. Ashland Blazer, 17. Highlands, 18. Bryan Station, 19. Butler, 20. Great Crossing

21. Christian Academy of Louisville, 22. Covington Holy Cross, 23. Eastern, 24. Lloyd Memorial, 25. South Oldham

Statewide Rankings - Week 6

-Despite having two new polls, we bounced back to 15 teams that were ranked by all outlets, up by two from last week. Those teams are (ordered by average rank):

1. St. Xavier
2. Madison Central
3. Male
4. Daviess County
5. Covington Catholic
6. Warren Central
7. George Rogers Clark
8. Frederick Douglass
9. North Laurel
10. Boyd County
11. North Oldham
12. Ballard
13. Butler
14. Bell County
15. Lexington Catholic

-Nations Elite finally got rid of the Preseason Top 25 from their image. Good for them!

-The photos of their players should have made it pretty apparent, but Male is the headliner, a consensus #1 in all five polls. OK, technically not FULL consensus since they only got 14 FPV of 16 in the media poll, but essentially to what we define as consensus here, they were universally the top team.

-I'm a proud Dragon, but I found it extremely surprising that two voters in the media poll took the Dragons at the top. They ended up mostly where all the other rankings had them - 7th - but those first place votes probably pushed them over George Rogers Clark for that placement at 7th, which in and of itself is surprising since they're ahead of GRC in every other poll. Guess it all works out.

-In addition to a consensus #1, St. X is a consensus #2, and Madison Central and Daviess County are consensus top five teams in every poll. Covington Catholic narrowly misses out again, as KSR has them just outside the top 5 at #6.

-In all, eight teams are top ten in every poll, those being Male, St. X, Madison Central, Covington catholic, Daviess County, Frederick Douglass, Warren Central, and George Rogers Clark. Butler appeared in three of the five top tens, as did Boyd County. Other teams rated in at least one top ten were North Laurel (Media and KHYSZ), North Oldham (Media), and Bell County (Nations Elite).

📊🏀 | This season's thread measuring the Best of the Bluegrass' 16 Regions.

❓️ Who is playing the best basketball, and where?

✅️ How it works. As in past years, the Massey Ratings are sorted for:

● Power - Regional quality. Tally the rankings of the "First Fives."

● Plus - Regional depth. Though not scored, teams beyond the "First Fives" will push the totals of other Regions higher.

🏅 Bonus - An opportunity to see, side-by-side, the teams most likely to advance to the Sweet 16.

🗓 January 1, 2026 edition.

Not a ton of games played last week with Christmas on Thursday, no one played more than 3, and most 1 or 2, so we don't have a ton of movement in our Top.  However, with Campbell County's win over Holy Cross, and Brossart's amazing 11-0 start, the middle of our Top 10 does have a shake-up.  One thing that has been the case and appears to be again this year, is once you get past the middle of our Top 10, the bottom of our ranking and the best of the others are several notches below our top 6 or 7.  Holy Cross' wins over St. Henry and NewCath by wide margins are great examples of that.

This week has a more full schedule for most, with some tourneys wrapping up today, and then the much ballyhooed Lady Flyer day of hoops at Franklin County on Saturday. Our local game of the week is Campbell County at Brossart -- should be a great one!

I hope everyone has a very safe and Happy New Year, and that 2026 brings good health to all of our NKY Girls Basketball student athletes.  The injury bug has bitten far too many this year; it is truly the worst part of this great game.

Statewide Rankings: Week 3

-No unanimous #1 this week, and it's apparent which rankings were released before and after Monday's games, as St. X is still the #1 on average with Male behind them. That'll flip next week, and it would be surprising if Male wasn't a consensus #1 next week.

-We still have four consensus top 5 teams, but Male joins the group with Covington Catholic not part of the consensus (more on that in a second). St. X, Male, Frederick Douglass, and Madison Central are in every top five. Covington Catholic is in three of the four, but drops to #10 in Nations Elite rankings, from #2 last week, which frankly, is inexplicable. Their only loss was to Male by eight during the KOB. They beat North Laurel, who Nations Eilte ranks 15th in the same week. An eight spot makes no sense, and it did Nations Elite no favors that Covington Catholic absolutely dragged North Oldham, who they had freshly elevated to sixth in those rankings. Expect a course correction next week for a team that probably deserves to be in every top 5. Daviess County (NE #4) was the only other team rated in a top 5.

-All six of those teams were consensus top 10 teams, joined by Butler and Warren Central who were in the top of every poll. Butler was rated ahead of Warren Central in half of the polls, something that will also probably flip after the Dragons knocked off Butler on Monday. North Oldham, George Rogers Clark, Lexington Catholic, North Laurel, and Seneca were teams that appeared in at least one top ten.

2️⃣5️⃣ The Ratings ~

1. GR Clark, 2. Sacred Heart, 3. S Kenton, 4. Notre Dame, 5. Cooper

6. N Laurel, 7. Ashland, 8. Cov Holy Cross, 9. Bp Brossart, 10. S Laurel

11. Assumption, 12. F Douglass, 13. Barren Co, 14. Calloway Co, 15. Taylor Co

16. Campbell Co*, 17. Highlands, 18. Marshall Co, 19. Pulaski Co*, 20. Ryle

21. Bethlehem, 22. O'boro Cath, 23. Daviess Co, 24. Cumberland Co*, 25. Henderson Co*

What a week it was for Northern KY Girls Basketball last week!!!  Mother Nature cooperated; our teams are scattered all over the state representing us very well, and we have two Tournament Championship games today involving three of our NKY Top 10 teams -- LOVE THIS!  

Some big results last week, and a bit of a head-scratcher (although that team has come off the mat like you'd expect them to) as well.  Notre Dame knocked off Cooper on the Hill, and the Camels went out to Union and beat the Raiders.  Then, to kick off the Queen of the Commonwealth, Notre Dame dropped one to Central that I'm sure they'd like back, even missing a couple of starters.  Cooper has done what they always do at Bullitt East this time of year and that is win games!  In the Gateway Classic at MoCo today, the Championship Game will be two locals, with the Camels and the Holy Cross Indians doing battle for the hardware -- that one won't be for the faint of heart.  

Also, quick mention about a very cool event at Thomas More University next Sunday, the 28th.  Coach Brian Neal has put together the Crosstown Catholic Challenge with four games (2:00, 4:00, 6:00 and 8:00) on Sunday, so if you're looking for something fun to do next Sunday, pop over to TMU for some good hoops.  State power Assumption will be in the 6:00 game versus the PaNDA's -- that game will be terrific!

Have the most amazing Christmas, safe travels to our teams heading back home this evening, and thanks for following along this year!

Well, without question, the toughest opponent last week was Mother Nature.  Most people got very few games in last week, with the exception of our top team who went 4-0 and dodged winter's wrath.  The game of the week was the overtime thriller on the hill, with Notre Dame knocking off Holy Cross, in a game that I'm sure had both teams leaving wondering "what if".  We should all ink in the fact that the rematch in the District Tournament will be amazing!  

The most surprising outcome last week was Lloyd knocking off Scott, so again, big congrats to Coach Fish and the Juggs!

We have a slew of great games this week, and of course, the annual tradition of Holiday tournaments scattered all over the state.  If Mother Nature cooperates this week, and it looks like she will, we should learn a great deal about everyone over the next 7 days!  Get out into some warm gyms and support these hard-working young ladies!!  Here we go....

Statewide Rankings: Week 2

*Once again, St. X is the unchallenged #1, ranked at the top of all four polls. They've absolutely murdered the Kentucky teams they've played so far, winning by 48, 58, and 74 in their three contests against teams from the Bluegrass state. They take aim at the King of the Bluegrass next.

*As with last week, Covington Catholic, Madison Central, and Frederick Douglass are all consensus top 5 teams. Daviess County (NE #3), Male (KSR and NUR #5), and North Laurel (KYHSZ #5) are the teams that made an appearance in the top five otherwise.

*Seven teams are consensus top ten this week, down from eight last week. St. X, Covington Catholic, Madison Central, Frederick Douglass, Daviess County, Male, and Bryan Station are in the top ten for each of the four polls.

*No team had a greater disparity of rank this week than McCracken County. Nation's Elite has them rated in the top ten, all the way at #8. KSR and Next Up Recruits have more modest #14 and #13 ranks, respectively. But Kentucky High School Sports Zone has them alllll the way down at #24. They were unranked by KYHSZ entirely last week, so they're taking baby steps, it would seem.

In these weekly posts, we'll be looking at multiple sources for rankings.  I'll provide some notes/observations from individual and aggregate.  As I find additional rankings, I will add them to the sources.  If you're aware of statewide rankings, feel free to drop a link and I'll add them to the list to check!

*It's no surprise, St. X is the consensus #1. Covington Catholic is a near consensus at #2, with three of the four rankings putting them in that spot, while KYHSZ has them third. Four teams are consensus top five, with Frederick Douglass and Madison Central also ranked in the top five of every poll.

*Daviess County was ranked sixth in KYHSZ's poll, keeping them from being consensus top 5. KYHSZ ranked Bryan Station 4th, while no other rankings had them higher than 6th.

*Top ten-wise, there is a lot of overlap, as eight teams were ranked in the top ten of each. In addition to the above named teams (including Bryan Station), George Rogers Clark and Male were top ten in every poll. Boyd County appears in the top ten in two of the four, Warren Central was in two of the four, while North Laurel (KYHSZ 8), Caverna (Nation's Elite 9), Butler (KSR 9), and Montgomery County (KYHSZ 10) appeared in the top ten of one apiece.

*Butler and Warren Central had the widest disparity of rank (highest to lowest rank) of any team ranked in each poll. Butler had a maximum ranking of 9th (KSR), while Nation's Elite had them 21st. Warren Central was only slightly less variable, as they had a maximum ranking of 9th (NextUp Recruits) while Nation's Elite was also responsible for the low ranking, slotting them 20th.

*There were seven unicorns this week (team ranked by only a single outlet). Kentucky High School Sports Zone was responsible for over half of them. Great Crossing (KYHSZ 19), Covington Holy Cross (KYHSZ 21), Calloway County (KYHSZ 24), and PRP (KYHSZ 25) are ones that no one else is going with them on. NextUpRecruits had a pair: Danville Christian (NUR 22) and South Oldham (NUR 25). Nation's Elite had just one, Highlands (NE 24). KSR had none. From that group, PRP is likely to drop entirely next week as they fell on Tuesday to Manual 70-64, along with Calloway County who fell 64-63 to Graves County.

2025 SCOTT WINTER CLASSIC
December 22-23
Scott High School

DAY 1: Dec 22
DAY 2: Dec 23

FIELD:
Bluegrass United Homeschool
Campbell County High School
Cooper High School
Elder High School (Cincinnati, OH)
Newport High School
Paintsville High School
Ryle High School
Scott High School
Simon Kenton High School
Taft High School (Cincinnati, OH)
Waggener High School
Woodward High School (Cincinnati, OH)

2025 WGM Holiday Classic
December 27-30
Lexington Catholic High School

ROUND 1: Dec 27
QUARTERFINALS: Dec 28
SEMIFINALS: Dec 29
FINALS: Dec 30

TOURNAMENT FIELD:
Boyd County High School
Bryan Station High School
Caverna High School
Collins High School
Daviess County High School
Great Crossing High School
Lexington Catholic High School
Lyon County High School
Marshall County High School
McCracken County High School
North Laurel High School
North Oldham High School
Paintsville High School
Taylor County High School
West Jessamine High School
Woodford County High School

2025 KING OF THE BLUEGRASS
December 18-22
Fairdale High School

ROUND 1: Dec 18 & 19
QUARTERFINALS: Dec 20
SEMIFINALS: Dec 21
FINALS: Dec 22

TOURNAMENT FIELD:
Butler High School
Covington Catholic High School
Fairdale High School
Frederick Douglass High School
Grayson County High School
Greenville High School (Greenville, TN)
LaRue County High School
Lee High School (Huntsville, AL)
Lyon County High School
Madison Central High School
Male High School
North Laurel High School
North Oldham High School
Saint Xavier High School
Trinity High School
Warren Central High School

🏆State Championships🏆 

Evan Hampton (RB, Owensboro)
⭐⭐⭐⭐
🗞️ | State title ✔️. Finals MVP ✔️. 2,000 yards ✔️.

It may be time to give the Devil his due. Hampton closed out his high school career on a high note, running for three touchdowns against Pulaski County to deliver Owensboro's first championship in almost forty years. He totaled 734 yards from scrimmage and twelve touchdowns combined in the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final rounds of the playoffs. The Mr. Football picture was murky to begin the season, but Hampton has done his best to make it clear as day with every churn of his legs down the stretch.

2025 Season: 173 carries for 2,018 yards and 31 touchdowns | 288 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns

Ji’Dyn Smith-Hisel (RB, Boyle County)
Miles Edge (RB/LB, Owensboro Catholic)
Jacob Savage (RB/LB, Ryle)
Wyatt Robbins (QB, Murray)
Cam O'Hara (QB, Cooper)

Pulaski County received the opening kickoff and got two first downs before being forced to punt. Tre Shemwell took the punt return 84 yards to the house to put Owensboro up 7-0 with 758 left in the first. Owensboro stopped Pulaski on their second possession and Pulaski punted. Owensboro muffed the punt and the Maroons recovered the ball at the Red Devil 22. A few plays later Pulaski RB Kasen Brock powered it in from four yards out to tie the game at 7 all with 109 in the first.

Evan Hampton broke loose for a 43 yard touchdown run to put Owensboro up 14-7 with 1119 left in the 2nd quarter. Pulaski punted back to Owensboro but the Red Devils fumbled the ball right back to Pulaski County. The Maroons muscled the ball down the field until they fumbled it on a helmet to helmet tackle. Owensboro ran the ball down the field and Evan Hampton scored on a two yard run as time expired in the half to put Owensboro up 21-7.

Owensboro started the second half on their 40 yard line and after a Hampton run to the PC 41, DeMarcus Ganaway hit Chadyn Morris for a 41 yard touchdown pass to put the Red Devils up 28-7 with 1029 to play in the 3rd quarter. Owensboro stopped Pulaski on downs at the Pulaski County 45 yard line and Ganaway completed a couple of passes to Kingston Dillard down to the 3 and Evan Hampton took it in out of the Wildcat to put Owensboro up 35-7 with 507 left in the 3rd.

There was no scoring in the 4th quarter.

Congrats Owensboro! Congrats Coach Ganaway!

Trinity received the opening kickoff and started on their 15 yard line. After two quick first downs Ashton Taylor ripped off a 51 yard run to put Trinity up 7-0 with 1111 in the first. South Warren started on their own 14 and drove the length of the field before missing a 30 yard field goal. Each team went three and out twice to end the first quarter.

After a SW punt to start the second quarter Trinity started on their 46 yard line. Trinity mixed runs and passes to move down the field and missed a 46 yard field goal with 1002 left in the half. Trinity got back on the board on Jamaurion Berry 40 yard touchdown run to put the Rocks up 13-0 with 758 left in the half. The Spartans drove to the redzone and Brennen Lowe intercepted South Warren in the endzone. The Shamrocks quickly moved down the field and scored on a 26 yard pass from Zane Johnson to Cross Watson. Next Johnson hit Kaleb Warner for a two point conversion to take a 21-0 lead with 33 seconds left in the half.

Isaiah Bridges took the second half kickoff to the house for South Warren to make it 21-7 Trinity with 1147 left in the 3rd quarter. Trinity's Cross Watson answered by returning the ensuing kick to the South Warren 44. Jamaurion Berry scored on another long run to put Trinity up 28-7 with 1115 in the 3rd. South Warren answered immediately with a 54 yard touchdown pass from Camden Page to Jake Carter to make it 28-14 Trinity with 909 left in the third quarter. Myles Howze came up with a big interception in South Warren territory with just under 6 minutes to play in the third. South Warren stepped up and stopped Trinity at the 30 yard line with 336 to play in the 3rd.

With 539 to play in the 4th Elijah Burns-Crump intercepted South Warren at the one yard line. Again the Spartan defense stopped Trinity and took over at the Trinity 49 after a Shamrock punt. There was no scoring in the 4th quarter.

Congrats Trinity! Congrats Coach Cobb!

CAL received the opening kickoff and started on the 35. CAL went right down the field throwing and running the ball and Jeffery Vazzana nearly walked into the end zone from five yards out to give CAL a 6-0 lead with 846 in the first. Murray started at the 23 on their first possession and got into CAL territory before a sack stopped the drive. On CAL's next possession a sack and fumble resulted in CAL lining up to punt and faking it on 4th and 10 but the attempt was unsuccessful giving the Tigers the ball on the CAL 41 with 326 to play in the first quarter. On 4th down on the 33 Murray went for it but Jackson Settle intercepted the Kenyon Cunningham pass to give CAL the ball on their 44. CAL zipped down the field on a JaHyde Brown run and then a wide open touchdown pass from Jackson Burke to Stone Perkins. Burke hit Gaines Howard on a short pass for the two point conversion to put CAL up 14-0 with 48 seconds left in the first quarter.

Murray started the 2nd quarter with 2nd and 7 on their own 27 but punted on 4th down. CAL took over on their own 34. A shovel pass to Brown got CAL down to the Murray 8 and on the next play Burke hit Andrew Greene for an 8 yard TD pass to put CAL up 21-0 with 1031 left in the half. The Tigers were penalized on the kickoff return and started on the 11. Stone Perkins intercepted Cunningham and ran it back to the Murray 10 yard line and on the next play Burke hit Brown for a ten yard TD pass to put CAL up 28-0 with 656 left in the half. Murray drove the the ball to the 28 yard line of CAL as time ran out in the first half.

Murray received the ball to start the second half and gained one first down before punting the ball back to CAL. Jackson Burke threw a short pass JaHyde Brown and he took it 64 yards to the house to put CAL up 35-0 with 823 left in the 3rd quarter. The game was a running clock from this point forward. Murray went three and out on their next possession and CAL took over at midfield after another solid Murray punt. CAL passed right down the field and scored on a 10 yard Burke to Stone Perkins reception to go up 42-0 with 108 left in the 3rd.

Murray consumed the majority of the running clock 4th quarter driving the length of the field and scored on a 3 yard Gage Chapman touchdown run to make it 42-7 CAL with 233 left in the game.

Congrats CAL! Congrats Coach Cantwell!

Boyle County received the opening kickoff and ran the ball every play capped off by a Senca Driver 1 yard touchdown run out of the wildcat to put the Rebels up 7-0 with 531 to play in the first quarter.  Franklin County went three and out and after a short quick kick Boyle took over on their 48 yard line.

Once again Boyle ran the ball right at Franklin County but the drive stalled out in the red zone.  Franklin started on their 13 but couldn't move the ball and punted again giving Boyle great field position at the Franklin 29 yard line.  The Franklin County defense stepped up for a second time and stopped Boyle County at their 20 yard line.  After another three and out, and punt for Franklin, Boyle started on their own 48.  Boyle was moving the ball but a bad snap in the shotgun stopped the drive.  After a Boyle punt the Flyers took over on their 33 but the Franklin County drive stalled at midfield and they punted to the Boyle 25 with 114 left in the half.  Boyle drove to the 22 and lined up to kick a 39 yard FG but from his holder position Baylor Murphy threw a 22 yard TD pass to Seneca Driver to end the first half with Boyle up 14-0. 

The Flyers started the second half on their own 35.  On 4th and short they went for it and failed giving the ball to Boyle on the FC 38.  Boyle moved the ball down to the 6 on the running of JiDyn Smith-Hisel and then Senca Driver scored again from the Wildcat to make it 21-0 Boyle County with 632 in the 3rd quarter.  After a penalty against Boyle on the kickoff the Flyers started on the Boyle 37 yard line.  A Knox Barrett to Delano Collins pass and run moved the ball to the 27 for the Flyers.  A pass interference call moved the ball to the Boyle 14.  Next a Barrett pass to Aaron Jones moved the ball to the 2 yard line.  On 4th and goal from the 2 Darryl Yancey sacked Knox Barret to stop the Franklin County drive.  Franklin got a quick three and out and the Flyers started on the Boyle 38. 

On the first play of the 4th quarter Franklin County went for it on 4th and 20 from the Boyle 48 but the pass was incomplete.  Boyle went right down the field and JiDyn Smith-Hisel ran it in from 23 yards out to give Boyle County a 28-0 lead with 807 left to play. Boyle stopped Franklin on downs at the 50 yard line with 553 left in the game.  On the next play JiDyn Smith-Hisel ran it 50 yards for another Boyle TD to go up 34-0 with 541 left to play. 

Congrats Boyle County!  Congrats Coach Haddix!

Owensboro Catholic received the opening kickoff and went three and out. LCA started on their own 34 and several Daven Hood runs along with two Tyler King receptions resulted in a Daven Hood 2 yard run with 514 in the first quarter to put LCA up 7-0. OCath went three and out again on their second possession. LCA raced right back down the field with another great catch by Tyler King and the running of Daven Hood. Nash Whelan snuck it in from two yards out to give LCA a 13-0 lead late in the first after a missed extra point. Owensboro Catholic got one first down and then punted again to LCA with 48 seconds left in the first quarter.

Lexington Christian Academy started the 2nd quarter with a first down at midfield but their drive stalled and they had to punt. Owensboro Catholic marched down the field running and throwing with a nice Luke Thomas reception and run to the LCA 15. The drive ended in a Sam Pearson interception of Dremail Carothers at the 5 yard line. After a quick three and out for LCA, OC started on the Eagles' 27 yard line and quickly scored a touchdown on a five yard pass from Dremail Carothers to Xavier Maddox to make it 13-7 LCA with 520 left in the half. LCA answered right back with some Hood runs, a 29 yard pass to Sam Pearson and a 18 yard run for TD by Nash Whelan for a 20-7 lead with 339 left in the half. Owensboro Catholic raced back down the field on the arm of Carothers and scored on a five yard TD pass from Carothers to Cameron Woodward with 150 left in the first half to make it Lexington Christian Academy 20 Owensboro Catholic 14. LCA attempted a 37 yard fg to end the half. The kick bounced off the left upright and was no good. The halftime score was Christian Academy 20 Owensboro Catholic 14.

LCA received the second half kickoff and went right down the field on the arm and legs of QB Nash Whelan. Whelan capped off the drive with a 35 yard touchdown pass to a wide open Sam Pearson to put the Eagles up 27-14 with 739 left in the 3rd quarter. OCath went three and out on their next possession and LCA started on the OC 41 yard line. The Eagles marched back down the field but fumbled on the 10 yard line giving the ball back to OCath with 435 left in the 3rd. Owensboro Catholic drove nearly the length of the field until Daven Hood intercepted Dremail Carothers in the end zone near the end of the 3rd quarter.

The rest of the summary is in the game thread.

Congrats Lexington Christian Academy! Congrats Coach Watkins!

Raceland received the opening kickoff and punted. Kentucky Country Day punted right back and Raceland started on the 1 after the punt but punted right back to KCD. The Bearcats started on the Raceland 49 and the first quarter ended 0-0 with KCD driving.

Kentucky Country Day started the 2nd quarter off moving the ball down the field on some tough runs by Deion Davidson and with 1028 left in the first half Caden Long got the ball across the goal line to put the Bearcats up 7-0. Raceland received the kickoff and drove the length of the field and kicked a FG as time ran out to make it 7-3, KCD at the half.

KCD received the second half kickoff and moved the ball some before a perfect Caden Long pass and an incredible Miller Bates catch set the Bearcats up at the one yard line of Raceland. Two plays later Parker Rudolph ran it in to put Kentucky Country Day up 14-3 with 912 left in the 3rd quarter. Both teams went three and out and then Raceland took over on their own 19 yard line. The Rams mixed passes and runs to and scored on a Jacob Waller to Parker Ison TD pass to make it 14-10 KCD with 147 left in the 3rd.

In the third quarter Raceland forced another three and out and took over on their own 20 after a KCD punt. The Rams lined up and started running the ball right at KCD culminating in Landen Stiltner TD run. The extra point hit the right upright to make it 16 to 14 Raceland midway through the 4th quarter.

KCD's Tyler Wilson returned the kickoff to Bearcat 48 and then Deion Davidson came down with a huge catch at the Raceland 23 yard line. Two plays later Davidson broke a tackle and ran it in to put Kentucky Country Day up 20-16 with 330 left in the game. The two point conversion failed. The Rams started their next drive on the 12 yard line and mixed passes and runs advancing to the Kentucky Country Day 39 where KCD stopped Raceland on 4th and short with 39 seconds left to play.

Congrats Kentucky Country Day! Congrats Coach Jones.

State Semifinal Round 

Evan Hampton (RB, Owensboro)
Miles Edge (RB/LB, Owensboro Catholic)
Kaleb Evans (QB, Lloyd Memorial)
Marlon Harbin III (ATH, Saint Xavier)
Mason Trimble (QB, Saint Xavier)
Kaleb Miller (RB, Bell County)
Wyatt Robbins (QB, Murray)

Trending Up 📈
Ji'Dyn Smith-Hisel (RB, Boyle County)
🗞️ | Someone from Boyle always seems to pop up at some point every year. Smith-Hisel is a longshot, but the last two weeks have made him impossible to ignore. He broke Rees McShara’s school record with 440 yards rushing in a rout of Covington Catholic. Last week saw another 163 and two scores as the Rebels squeaked by Corbin in a thriller. He's thrown his name into the hat, let's see if he can pull a rabbit out of it.