I've meant to do this for several years but usually I've forgotten about it or something along that line.

How many out-of-state games will there be with Kentucky high school football programs this year? How do we usually fair in out-of-state games? How do we usually stack up against other specific states?

I figured it would make for an interesting thread to track the games this fall and see how we do. Any other out-of-state games you know of? (I'll edit/add to the list below as additional games get mentioned.)

August 18/19 (Sixteen Games)
Ballard Memorial vs. South Fulton (TN)
Beechwood at McNicholas (OH)
Boyd County at South Point (OH)
Boyle County vs. Gibson Southern (IN) @ WKU Rafferty Bowl
Clinton County vs. Jackson County (TN)
Corbin vs. Hughes (OH)
Frederick Douglass vs. Archbishop Hoban (OH) @ Massillon NE Ohio Classic
Fort Campbell at Clarksville Northwest (TN)
Fulton County vs. Gleason (TN)
Greenup County at Coal Grove (OH)
Harlan at Hancock County (TN)
Ludlow vs. Lockland (OH)
Lynn Camp vs. Jellico (TN)
Pleasure Ridge Park at Taft (OH)
South Oldham vs. Anderson (OH)
St. Xavier vs. Floyd Central (IN)

August 25/26 (Ten Games)
Ballard Memorial vs. Jo Byrns (TN)
Bishop Brossart vs. Bethel Tate (OH)
Christian Academy Louisville at New Albany (IN)
Covington Holy Cross vs. Dohn Community (OH)
Dixie Heights at Hughes (OH)
Fulton County vs. South Fulton (TN)
Gallatin County vs. Switzerland County (IN)
Logan County vs. Rossview (TN)
Louisville Holy Cross at Providence (IN)
Phelps at Twin Valley (VA)

September 1/2 (Ten Games)
Ashland at George Washington (WV)
Bellevue vs. Riverview East (OH)
East Ridge at River View (WV)
Graves County vs. McEwen (TN)
Greenup County at Portsmouth (OH)
Manual at Taft (OH)
Middlesboro at Gate City (VA)
Russell at South Point (OH)
Trinity at Center Grove (IN)
Trimble County vs. Switzerland County (IN)

September 8/9 (Fourteen Games)
Carroll County at Madison (IN)
Central vs. LaSalle (OH)
Christian County at South Gibson (TN)
Covington Holy Cross vs. Middletown Christian (OH)
Fern Creek vs. Jeffersonville (IN)
Fulton County at Obion County Central (TN)
Hopkinsville vs. Clarksville (TN)
Jenkins vs. Livingston Academy (TN)
Knox Central at Scott (TN)
Phelps vs. Bland-Rocky Gap (VA)
South Warren vs. Gibson Southern (IN)
Todd County Central vs. Stewart County (TN)
Trinity vs. Carmel (IN)
Woodford County vs. Warren County (CA)

September 15/16 (Nine Games)
Ballard Memorial at Ezell-Harding (TN)
Covington Holy Cross at Cincinnati College Prep Academy (OH)
East Ridge vs. Tug Valley (WV)
Fairview at Green (OH)
Hancock County at Tell City (IN)
Harlan vs. Johnson County (TN)
Johnson Central at Dohn Community (OH)
Owen County vs. Switzerland County (IN)
St. Xavier vs. Elder (OH)

September 22/23 (Five Games)
Bellevue vs. Gamble Montessori (OH)
Campbell County at Harrison (OH)
Frederick Douglass vs. Cathedral (IN)
Monroe County at Clay County (TN)
Phelps at Tolsia (WV)

September 29/30 (Three Games)
Male vs. Roncalli (IN)
Trinity at St. Xavier (OH)
Whitley County at Scott (TN)

October 5/6/7 (Two Games)
Phelps vs. Montcalm (WV)
Pikeville at Dohn Community (OH)

October 20/21 (One Game)
Jackson County at Jellico (TN)

Kentucky has (70) games against out of state opponents.

Currently Kentucky high schools are showing opponents from (6) other states, and it breaks down as follows:

Kentucky vs. California
- One game.

Kentucky vs. Indiana
- Fifteen games.

Kentucky vs. Ohio
- Twenty-Five games.

Kentucky vs. Tennessee
- Twenty-One games.

Kentucky vs. Virginia
- Three games.

Kentucky vs. West Virginia
- Five games.

Heard of a rumor of a central Ky team playing a California team. In another state. Crazy if true. 

3 minutes ago, Down4theblue said:

Heard of a rumor of a central Ky team playing a California team. In another state. Crazy if true. 

Why would say a Mayfield play out of state when you don't get any points for RPI and it might cost you a home game in the playoff's?

29 minutes ago, snakesnot_2000 said:

Why would say a Mayfield play out of state when you don't get any points for RPI and it might cost you a home game in the playoff's?

It counts in RPI and opponent is treated like they are .500 record. If team is better than .500 then not getting credit for the strength of that team.

12 hours ago, snakesnot_2000 said:

Why would say a Mayfield play out of state when you don't get any points for RPI and it might cost you a home game in the playoff's?

I would say they have trouble getting opponents willing to play them because losing hurts "THEIR" RPI.  Teams on the fringes of the state that are powerful, I.e. Mayfield, Belfry, Johnson Central seem to have trouble finding any opponents, let alone quality ones, that will challenge them to a game.  Therefore, some have to go out of state.

Rossview (TN) is a Class 6A program from Clarksville. They played in our Region (District in KY) the past two seasons and have struggled. In our six-team Region they failed to make the playoffs (four teams) both years. I know Logan County is a much smaller school but should easily compete with the Hawks. The other TN teams are from East Tennessee, so I have zero knowledge of those programs.

On 2/22/2023 at 5:27 PM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

 

Colonel:  Jo Byrns is a very solid Class A program from Robertson County. Ezell-Harding is a small private school from Nashville that appears to be struggling with enrollment numbers. I think they even dropped down to 8-man football for a short time period.

On 2/23/2023 at 12:25 PM, Maroon Beech said:

Rossview (TN) is a Class 6A program from Clarksville. They played in our Region (District in KY) the past two seasons and have struggled. In our six-team Region they failed to make the playoffs (four teams) both years. I know Logan County is a much smaller school but should easily compete with the Hawks. The other TN teams are from East Tennessee, so I have zero knowledge of those programs.

 

30 minutes ago, Maroon Beech said:

Colonel:  Jo Byrns is a very solid Class A program from Robertson County. Ezell-Harding is a small private school from Nashville that appears to be struggling with enrollment numbers. I think they even dropped down to 8-man football for a short time period.

I love getting the insight on these Tennessee programs. Admittedly there are very few teams in the Volunteer State that I have much insight on.

Sept 8th Hopkinsville HS hosts Clarksville HS (TN) renewing an old rivalry.

We played in the same Class 6A Region as Clarksville last season (we’re dropping to Class 5A this season). Clarksville lost their main offensive player but should still be very competitive.

With regards to Clarksville, a new Montgomery County high school (Kirkwood) will open in August 2023 and will play a Class 6A varsity schedule their first year of existence. Kirkwood will pull a large portion of their enrollment from Clarksville High and two more high schools. Clarksville High may actually have a small to medium Class 5A enrollment but their School Board voted to have all Montgomery County school play in the same Class 6A Region (with the exception of one small county HS). As a side note, Kenwood HS is a Class 4A enrollment school that has struggled and now they will have to "play up" in a Class 6A Region along with all the other Montgomery Co. programs.