DRAFT 2015-2018 KHSAA Football Alignment of Teams

Proposed Class 1A

District 1 – Crittenden County, Fulton City, Fulton County, Russellville

District 2 – Berea, Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Caverna, Fort Knox

District 3 – Eminence, Frankfort, Holy Cross (Louisville), Kentucky Country Day

District 4 – Beechwood, Bellevue, Dayton, Ludlow

District 5 – Bishop Brossart, Bracken County, Nicholas County, Paris

District 6 – Fairview, Paintsville, Raceland

District 7 – Harlan, Lynn Camp, Pineville, Williamsburg

District 8 – Hazard, Jenkins, Phelps, Pikeville, South Floyd

5th place team from District 8 as the 4th place in District 6 for playoff brackets

5th place team from District 2 will not advance to playoffs

Proposed Class 2A

District 1 – Ballard Memorial, Mayfield, Murray, Webster County

District 2 – Butler County, Hancock County, McLean County, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central

District 3 – Clinton County, Glasgow, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County

District 4 – Christian Academy-Louisville, DeSales, Shawnee, Washington County

District 5 – Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Trimble County, Walton-Verona

District 6 – Bath County, Holy Cross (Covington), Lloyd Memorial, Newport, Newport Central Catholic, West Carter

District 7 – Danville, Lexington Christian, Middlesboro, Somerset

District 8 – Allen Central, Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Leslie County, Prestonsburg, Shelby Valley

Proposed Class 3A

District 1 – Caldwell County, Fort Campbell, Paducah Tilghman, Trigg County, Union County

District 2 – Adair County, Edmonson County, Elizabethtown, Hart County, LaRue County

District 3 – Bardstown, Central, Moore, Thomas Nelson, Waggener

District 4 – Boyle County, Garrard County, Henry County, Lexington Catholic, Western Hills

District 5 – Fleming County, Lewis County, Pendleton County, Russell

District 6 – Belfry, Lawrence County, Magoffin County, Pike County Central, Sheldon Clark

District 7 – Breathitt County, Estill County, Knott County Central, Morgan County, Powell County

District 8 – Bell County, Casey County, Corbin, Jackson County, McCreary Central

Proposed Class 4A

District 1 –Calloway County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Madisonville-North Hopkins

District 2 – Allen County-Scottsville, Franklin-Simpson, South Warren, Warren Central, Warren East

District 3 – Breckinridge County, John Hardin, Valley, Western

District 4 – Collins, Franklin County, North Oldham, Spencer County

District 5 – East Jessamine, Marion County, Mercer County, Taylor County, West Jessamine

District 6 – Clay County, Knox Central, Rockcastle County, Russell County, Wayne County

District 7 – Bourbon County, Harrison County, Holmes, Mason County, Scott

District 8 – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, East Carter, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County

Proposed Class 5A

District 1 – Apollo, Christian County, Graves County, Marshall County, Owensboro

District 2 – Barren County, Bowling Green, Grayson County, Greenwood

District 3 – Bullitt Central, Bullitt East, Nelson County, North Bullitt, Oldham County, South Oldham

District 4 – Atherton, Doss, Fairdale, Fern Creek, Iroquois, Southern

District 5 – Covington Catholic, Dixie Heights, Grant County, Highlands

District 6 – Anderson County, Madison Southern, Montgomery County, Shelby County, Woodford County

District 7 – Lincoln County, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern, Whitley County

District 8 – Harlan County, Letcher County Central, North Laurel, Perry County Central

Proposed Class 6A

District 1 – Daviess County, Henderson County, McCracken County, Muhlenberg County, Ohio County

District 2 – Central Hardin, Meade County, North Hardin

District 3 – Butler, DuPont Manual, Male, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier

District 4 – Ballard, Eastern, Jeffersontown, Seneca, Trinity (Louisville)

District 5 – Conner, Cooper, Ryle

District 6 – Boone County, Campbell County, Simon Kenton

District 7 – Bryan Station, Henry Clay, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Scott County

District 8 – George Rogers Clark, Lafayette, Madison Central, Tates Creek

6A Pairings

5th place from District 1 as the 4th place in District 2 for playoff brackets.

5th place from 3 would become the 4th place in 5 for playoffs in odd numbered years

5th place from 3 would become the 4th place in 6 for playoffs in even numbered years.

5th place from 4 would become the 4th place in 6 for playoffs in odd numbered years

5th place from 4 would become the 4th place in 5 for playoffs in even numbered years.

Playoff pairings rotation would rotate between 3, 4, 5 and 6 for the first 3 years of the 4 year alignment period. Year 1 would have 3 and 4 paired, 5 and 6 paired. Year 2 would have 3 and 5 paired, 4 and 6 paired. Year 3 would have 3 and 6 paired, 4 and 5 paired. Board will determine in May, 2014 as to length of time for the rotation of pairings beyond the third year.

To bad Boone can't stay with their county mates. That would of been great.

I would really like to see Berea at least in the eastern district especially since one district only has 3 teams.

In 2A this is an interesting district: District 6 – Bath County, Holy Cross (Covington), Lloyd Memorial, Newport, Newport Central Catholic, West Carter. Bath County and West Carter in with the Northern Kentucky district? There will be some good driving times here.

A lot of happy folks in Ashland and Johnson Central. Proposed plan a touchdown for Ashland, Central » Local Sports » Daily Independent (Ashland, KY)

In 2A this is an interesting district: District 6 – Bath County, Holy Cross (Covington), Lloyd Memorial, Newport, Newport Central Catholic, West Carter. Bath County and West Carter in with the Northern Kentucky district? There will be some good driving times here.

2A was going to be brutal from a travel perspective no matter how you made the divisions. Tough class to redistrict.

In 2A this is an interesting district: District 6 – Bath County, Holy Cross (Covington), Lloyd Memorial, Newport, Newport Central Catholic, West Carter. Bath County and West Carter in with the Northern Kentucky district? There will be some good driving times here.

 

A lot of happy folks in Ashland and Johnson Central. Proposed plan a touchdown for Ashland, Central » Local Sports » Daily Independent (Ashland, KY)

 

I don't know the teams from Adam, but I'll tell ya, I'm not a big fan of West Carter's coaches comments in that article. "It'd be nearly financially impossible for us to sustain being in that district for 4 years because of the two long trips." It's a 2 hour drive on a Friday night... That shouldn't be that unbearable. Not ideal? Sure. But doable.

I don't know the teams from Adam, but I'll tell ya, I'm not a big fan of West Carter's coaches comments in that article. "It'd be nearly financially impossible for us to sustain being in that district for 4 years because of the two long trips." It's a 2 hour drive on a Friday night... That shouldn't be that unbearable. Not ideal? Sure. But doable.

He's basically saying what Ashland and Johnson Central have been saying for years. We know we can't compete with the Northern Kentucky schools.

He's basically saying what Ashland and Johnson Central have been saying for years. We know we can't compete with the Northern Kentucky schools.

 

I agree. And I don't like that at all... Just come out and say it then instead of this bologna about 'not financially sustainable'...

I don't understand the rotating of the 6A, I mean you have a west and an east. Now that St. X and Trinity are not in the same district why keep rotating. Why not just play it like everyone else does. And to me if you have to have 3 team district then it is proof we have too many classes. That is a joke. Travel is part of sports, no one complains when basketball and baseball teams travel for all the holiday and spring break tournaments all of over the place. This to me needs to be fixed. You have 32 teams that should be 4 team districts and 8 districts.

 

Move 1 team form district 1 to district 2

move one team from district 3 to district 5

move 1 team from district 4 to district 6

 

I mean Jeffersontown use to be in a district with Grant Co, that is not much further than any of the teams in NKY. also in 5A you had South Oldham travel to Conner and Cooper and Scott , so it can be done.

I agree. And I don't like that at all... Just come out and say it then instead of this bologna about 'not financially sustainable'...

 

I don't like to here the word financially sustainable, that is a joke. I remember in the 80's and 90's when some of those teams like Greenup and Boyd played in a district with Boone and Campbell and Holmes. That to me is just a cop out. Sure they like the fact they don't have to play highlands and cov. cath. but like someone else said just say that because travel has been a part of the game forever.

How important will the Boyle County/LexCath regular season game be you ask?

 

Potentially the loser could see a playoff path of:

Waggener

@ Central

@ Boyle/LexCath

@ Ft. Campbell

vs. Belfry

 

If you are LexCath that is a path of teams with a combined 32 Finals Appearances (21 Titles and 11 Runner-Ups) standing between you and a Title with only one game at home in Odd years.

I don't know the teams from Adam, but I'll tell ya, I'm not a big fan of West Carter's coaches comments in that article. "It'd be nearly financially impossible for us to sustain being in that district for 4 years because of the two long trips." It's a 2 hour drive on a Friday night... That shouldn't be that unbearable. Not ideal? Sure. But doable.

 

I posted the West Carter/Bath County concern several times. No matter how the chips fell, their district was either going to be northern Kentucky or Pike County. That was obvious when the initial school list came out. West Carter had the option to play up, which would have put them in a district with Pendleton County, Lewis County, Fleming County, and Russell, which, in my opinion, would have been desirable. I have little sympathy for anyone complaining about travel hardships when it was obvious all along that their geography was going to be a challenge to work with.

The 3 team districts just make the KHSAA look so STUPID!

How important will the Boyle County/LexCath regular season game be you ask?

 

Potentially the loser could see a playoff path of:

Waggener

@ Central

@ Boyle/LexCath

@ Ft. Campbell

vs. Belfry

 

If you are LexCath that is a path of teams with a combined 32 Finals Appearances (21 Titles and 11 Runner-Ups) standing between you and a Title with only one game at home in Odd years.

 

So your saying that LC should fold their tents and should not even show up? What if you replace Lex Cath and put in Boyle Co. as coming in second, would their patch be easier? What im saying is that each team in that district ( Not sure about FT Campbell ) has won multiple state championships, Including 2 for Lex Cath and several state semi- final appearance. So to me that is battle tested. Don't get me wrong, Im not offended, but just wanted to know why you would mention such a statement knowing all teams have won several championships.