On 2/19/2026 at 5:01 PM, DragonFire said:

2A

SCHOOL	25-26 CLASS	25-26 DISTRICT	24-25 MALE	25-26 MALE	AVG MALE	AVG MALE ADJ
Magoffin County High School	3A	8	300	284	292	292
Edmonson County High School	3A	2	292	289	290.5	290.5
Owensboro Catholic High School	2A	2	209	219	214	288.9
Lewis County High School	3A	6	296	276	286	286
Beechwood High School	2A	5	279	283	281	281
Pike County Central High School	2A	8	290	270	280	280
Somerset High School	2A	3	275	280	277.5	277.5
Mayfield High School	2A	1	277	275	276	276
Caldwell County High School	2A	1	281	270	275.5	275.5
Jackson County High School	2A	6	272	268	270	270
Trigg County High School	2A	1	282	257	269.5	269.5
Prestonsburg High School	2A	7	267	270	268.5	268.5
Monroe County High School	2A	3	267	269	268	268
Morgan County High School	2A	6	274	261	267.5	267.5
Martin County High School	2A	7	269	262	265.5	265.5
Knott County Central High School	2A	7	253	270	261.5	261.5
Danville High School	2A	4	261	258	259.5	259.5
Walton-Verona High School	2A	5	264	253	258.5	258.5
Belfry High School	2A	8	249	264	256.5	256.5
Fort Campbell High School	2A	1	249	260	254.5	254.5
Owen County High School	2A	5	277	232	254.5	254.5
Green County High School	2A	3	249	255	252	252
Todd County Central High School	2A	1	255	249	252	252
Breathitt County High School	2A	6	260	238	249	249
Hancock County High School	2A	2	262	236	249	249
Western High School	3A	3	248	252	248.5	248.5
West Carter High School	2A	6	253	229	241	241
Shelby Valley High School	2A	8	240	233	236.5	236.5
Leslie County High School	2A	7	234	238	236	236
Metcalfe County High School	2A	3	235	234	234.5	234.5
Kentucky Country Day High School	1A	2	167	176	171.5	231.525
Bethlehem High School	1A	2	172	169	170.5	230.175
McLean County High School	2A	2	220	238	229	229
Gallatin County High School	2A	5	219	232	225.5	225.5
Clinton County High School	2A	3	226	218	222	222
Bishop Brossart High School	1A	4	159	159	159	214.65
Sayre High School	2A	5	156	159	157.5	212.625
Holy Cross (Covington) High School	1A	4	162	144	153	206.55
Bracken County High School	2A	5	205	207	206	206
Campbellsville High School	1A	2	204	197	200.5	200.5

Based on these teams, I put it on ChatGPT to see what it said. Initially created a 7 team NKY district,  which it didn’t like as there is only a small chance the KHSAA would have that. So if showed two scenarios. One with it having two NKY districts including Bracken County, and one where Bracken County got moved East and left one 6 team NKY district. 
 

The Two NKY District:

District 1

• Mayfield
• Caldwell County
• Trigg County
• Todd County Central
• Fort Campbell

District 2

• Owensboro Catholic
• Hancock County
• McLean County
• Edmonson County
• Western

District 3

• Somerset
• Monroe County
• Green County
• Metcalfe County
• Clinton County

District 4

• Danville
• Campbellsville
• Sayre
• Kentucky Country Day

District 5 – NKY North

• Beechwood
• Bishop Brossart
• Holy Cross (Covington)
• Bracken County

District 6 – NKY South

• Walton-Verona
• Gallatin County
• Owen County
• Bethlehem

District 7

• Lewis County
• West Carter
• Morgan County
• Jackson County
• Breathitt County
• Prestonsburg

District 8

• Belfry
• Pike County Central
• Shelby Valley
• Knott County Central
• Martin County
• Leslie County

Class 2A – Projected District Alignment (Bracken Moved East)

District 1

• Mayfield
• Caldwell County
• Trigg County
• Todd County Central
• Fort Campbell

District 2

• Owensboro Catholic
• Hancock County
• McLean County
• Edmonson County
• Western

District 3

• Somerset
• Monroe County
• Green County
• Metcalfe County
• Clinton County

District 4

• Danville
• Campbellsville
• Sayre
• Kentucky Country Day
• Bethlehem

District 5

• Beechwood
• Walton-Verona
• Gallatin County
• Owen County
• Bishop Brossart
• Holy Cross (Covington)

District 6

• Lewis County
• Bracken County
• West Carter
• Morgan County
• Jackson County
• Breathitt County

District 7

• Prestonsburg
• Magoffin County
• Knott County Central
• Martin County

District 8

• Belfry
• Pike County Central
• Shelby Valley
• Leslie County

 

53 minutes ago, futurecoach said:

Based on these teams, I put it on ChatGPT to see what it said. Initially created a 7 team NKY district,  which it didn’t like as there is only a small chance the KHSAA would have that. So if showed two scenarios. One with it having two NKY districts including Bracken County, and one where Bracken County got moved East and left one 6 team NKY district. 
 

The Two NKY District:

District 1

• Mayfield
• Caldwell County
• Trigg County
• Todd County Central
• Fort Campbell

District 2

• Owensboro Catholic
• Hancock County
• McLean County
• Edmonson County
• Western

District 3

• Somerset
• Monroe County
• Green County
• Metcalfe County
• Clinton County

District 4

• Danville
• Campbellsville
• Sayre
• Kentucky Country Day

District 5 – NKY North

• Beechwood
• Bishop Brossart
• Holy Cross (Covington)
• Bracken County

District 6 – NKY South

• Walton-Verona
• Gallatin County
• Owen County
• Bethlehem

District 7

• Lewis County
• West Carter
• Morgan County
• Jackson County
• Breathitt County
• Prestonsburg

District 8

• Belfry
• Pike County Central
• Shelby Valley
• Knott County Central
• Martin County
• Leslie County

Class 2A – Projected District Alignment (Bracken Moved East)

District 1

• Mayfield
• Caldwell County
• Trigg County
• Todd County Central
• Fort Campbell

District 2

• Owensboro Catholic
• Hancock County
• McLean County
• Edmonson County
• Western

District 3

• Somerset
• Monroe County
• Green County
• Metcalfe County
• Clinton County

District 4

• Danville
• Campbellsville
• Sayre
• Kentucky Country Day
• Bethlehem

District 5

• Beechwood
• Walton-Verona
• Gallatin County
• Owen County
• Bishop Brossart
• Holy Cross (Covington)

District 6

• Lewis County
• Bracken County
• West Carter
• Morgan County
• Jackson County
• Breathitt County

District 7

• Prestonsburg
• Magoffin County
• Knott County Central
• Martin County

District 8

• Belfry
• Pike County Central
• Shelby Valley
• Leslie County

 

Option 2 is more likely IMO.

6 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Option 2 is more likely IMO.

I agree. 

AI Predictions for 5A

District 1

Apollo
Graves County
Marshall County
Muhlenberg County
Owensboro

District 2

Barren County
Bowling Green
Grayson County
Greenwood
Warren Central
Warren East

District 3

Bullitt Central
Butler
Doss
Iroquois
North Bullitt

District 4

Atherton
Jeffersontown
Moore
Seneca
South Oldham

District 5

Boone County
Conner
Cooper
Covington Catholic
Dixie Heights
Scott

District 6

Anderson County
Collins
Franklin County
Scott County
Woodford County

District 7

East Jessamine
Madison Southern
Montgomery County
West Jessamine

District 8

Pulaski County
South Laurel
Southwestern
North Laurel

2 minutes ago, DragonFire said:

AI Predictions for 5A

District 1

Apollo
Graves County
Marshall County
Muhlenberg County
Owensboro

District 2

Barren County
Bowling Green
Grayson County
Greenwood
Warren Central
Warren East

District 3

Bullitt Central
Butler
Doss
Iroquois
North Bullitt

District 4

Atherton
Jeffersontown
Moore
Seneca
South Oldham

District 5

Boone County
Conner
Cooper
Covington Catholic
Dixie Heights
Scott

District 6

Anderson County
Collins
Franklin County
Scott County
Woodford County

District 7

East Jessamine
Madison Southern
Montgomery County
West Jessamine

District 8

Pulaski County
South Laurel
Southwestern
North Laurel

Them seeming to be adamant about no 6 team districts, how would they move around D2? Would a team like Warren Central drop out of district play?

7 minutes ago, AppalachianTactician said:

Them seeming to be adamant about no 6 team districts, how would they move around D2? Would a team like Warren Central drop out of district play?

I thought they were adamant that there would be no 3 team districts.  Honestly, I don't think it's realistic that they can get away from doing it and still meet the mission of geography.  For instance, Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Covington Catholic, Dixie Heights, Scott a grouping here.  Five of those are in the current 5A District 5, and the addition is Covington Catholic.  None of those schools fit anywhere else without significant driving for their team or the others in the district they'd move to. 

As for the Warren Central question, no, I don't get the sense they'll ever do that.  If they didn't when they were in the midst of their long losing streak, or when they were forced back down to 5A in the first place, I don't know why they'd choose to do so now.  Especially considering that district is the one they're in currently plus Warren East.  And they actually beat Warren East last year, so the addition of them wouldn't seem to be a game changer. I would also say if they had been scheduling aggressively for wins near or far in their non-district games to this point, then maybe I could see them seeing the value of dropping district play to add more.  All that would do is create additional games for them to find, which they seem to struggle mightily to do. 

It wouldn't surprise me for East to not actually be up in 5A anyway - I had them as the smallest 5A school by enrollment and on those edges, it wouldn't surprise me if the KHSAA criteria differs slightly enough for schools to not be where it appears they would.  

30 minutes ago, DragonFire said:

AI Predictions for 5A

District 1

Apollo
Graves County
Marshall County
Muhlenberg County
Owensboro

District 2

Barren County
Bowling Green
Grayson County
Greenwood
Warren Central
Warren East

District 3

Bullitt Central
Butler
Doss
Iroquois
North Bullitt

District 4

Atherton
Jeffersontown
Moore
Seneca
South Oldham

District 5

Boone County
Conner
Cooper
Covington Catholic
Dixie Heights
Scott

District 6

Anderson County
Collins
Franklin County
Scott County
Woodford County

District 7

East Jessamine
Madison Southern
Montgomery County
West Jessamine

District 8

Pulaski County
South Laurel
Southwestern
North Laurel

Would have to feel bad for Scott and Boone County in this scenario. As they finally got out of being a 6 team district in this current alignment, which now allows one of them to make the playoffs based on who wins their game against each other. However, with it most likely moving back to 6 teams with CovCath moving up. That means the chances of them making the playoffs again go down drastically. 

13 minutes ago, DragonFire said:

I thought they were adamant that there would be no 3 team districts.  Honestly, I don't think it's realistic that they can get away from doing it and still meet the mission of geography.  For instance, Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Covington Catholic, Dixie Heights, Scott a grouping here.  Five of those are in the current 5A District 5, and the addition is Covington Catholic.  None of those schools fit anywhere else without significant driving for their team or the others in the district they'd move to. 

As for the Warren Central question, no, I don't get the sense they'll ever do that.  If they didn't when they were in the midst of their long losing streak, or when they were forced back down to 5A in the first place, I don't know why they'd choose to do so now.  Especially considering that district is the one they're in currently plus Warren East.  And they actually beat Warren East last year, so the addition of them wouldn't seem to be a game changer. I would also say if they had been scheduling aggressively for wins near or far in their non-district games to this point, then maybe I could see them seeing the value of dropping district play to add more.  All that would do is create additional games for them to find, which they seem to struggle mightily to do. 

It wouldn't surprise me for East to not actually be up in 5A anyway - I had them as the smallest 5A school by enrollment and on those edges, it wouldn't surprise me if the KHSAA criteria differs slightly enough for schools to not be where it appears they would.  

Agreed. I don't see anyway of them being able to avoid 6 team districts in any class besides for 1A and 6A. 

On 2/24/2026 at 9:48 AM, DragonFire said:

AI Predictions for 5A

District 1

Apollo
Graves County
Marshall County
Muhlenberg County
Owensboro

District 2

Barren County
Bowling Green
Grayson County
Greenwood
Warren Central
Warren East

District 3

Bullitt Central
Butler
Doss
Iroquois
North Bullitt

District 4

Atherton
Jeffersontown
Moore
Seneca
South Oldham

District 5

Boone County
Conner
Cooper
Covington Catholic
Dixie Heights
Scott

District 6

Anderson County
Collins
Franklin County
Scott County
Woodford County

District 7

East Jessamine
Madison Southern
Montgomery County
West Jessamine

District 8

Pulaski County
South Laurel
Southwestern
North Laurel

District 6 maybe the toughest district in the state. It will have 3 top ten teams and a 4 top 15 that’s hard.

Edited March 3Mar 3 by theguru

On 2/24/2026 at 9:53 PM, Truebluedude said:

District 6 maybe the toughest district in the state. It will have 3 top ten teams and a 4 top 15 that’s hard.

District 1 would beat district 6. Owensboro would have beaten any of those teams in district 6. 

It would appear we will have more news soon!

Am I the only one that thinks there is a BIG difference between the teams in 5A District 6 and District 7? ?

Another example of the KHSAA making decisions on the fly instead of leaving it up for discussion. New leadership has been needed for the longest time. 

1 hour ago, FootballGuy2121 said:

Another example of the KHSAA making decisions on the fly instead of leaving it up for discussion. New leadership has been needed for the longest time. 

No discussion opportunity in the 3 weeks after the April 15th release?

12 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

No discussion opportunity in the 3 weeks after the April 15th release?