[CarzyRock]

I don't think there's as much of a gap between Lexington schools and Louisville schools as it would seem. The gap is with Trinity/Male/St. X and everyone else in the state. This year, sure, Lexington 6A is subpar. I think they're feeling the effects of FD, Catholic, and LCA being at the top of their respective classes. But over the past 20 years or so I think you could drop Henry Clay, Lafayette, Tates Creek, or Bryan Station into Louisville and they would be on the same level as Manual, Ballard, Butler, PRP, etc. It's just that the big 3 are so far ahead of the pack it makes Louisville 6A seem that much stronger than Lexington. There's really no other area in the state that's consistently competitive in 6A either.

I disagree. Remove the big 3 from the equation and Louisville schools still consistently have better quality than Lexington schools. The top ten of 6A for the past decade according to Calpreps has been:
- 2018: #6 Butler, #9 Ballard vs #3 Frederick Douglass
- 2017: #6 Butler, #8 PRP vs #9 Frederick Douglass, #10 Tate's Creek
- 2016: #7 Manual, #9 PRP, #10 Ballard vs #3 Lafayette
- 2015: #9 Manual vs #5 Lafayette, #7 Bryan Station
- 2014: #5 Manual
- 2013: #6 Manual, #8 Butler
- 2012: #4 PRP, #5 Eastern, #6 Butler
- 2011: #4 Manual, #5 Butler, #9 Eastern
- 2010: #5 Manual, #6 Ballard, #10 Seneca vs #8 Henry Clay
- 2009: #6 Ballard, #8 Manual vs #7 Henry Clay

Lexington has produced a few good teams that rank high but they tend to lean on having great talent and can't sustain success.