[RunItUpTheGut]

First let me say thanks to Stardust, Panther Thunder, Laker 20, and LeeCoUkFan for the help on the polls. These guys will be helping me decide on the rankings every week and there help and knowledge is not only needed but very good.
Not a lot changed this week but there was some movement.
Dont forget to "Like" the polls or tell me if you disagree, all comments are noted and taken seriously.

[RunItUpTheGut]

Class 1A

1. Mayfield (5-0)-(21-7 Win vs. Graves County)
2. Beechwood (3-1)-(40-28 Loss @ Covington Catholic)
3. Louisville Holy Cross (4-1)-(40-7 Win vs. Franklin Road Academy TN.)
4. Hazard (2-1)-(43-7 Win vs. Lexington Christian Academy)
5. Pikeville (4-1)-(55-14 Loss @ Belfry)
6. Fairview (4-0)-(Idle)
7. Harlan (4-0)-(41-12 Win vs. Lynn Camp)
8. Raceland (2-3)-(66-44 Loss @ Sciotoville Community, OH)
9. Frankfort (2-3)-(17-16 Loss @ Western Hills)
10. Kentucky Country Day (4-1)-(59-6 Win vs. Iroquois)

[RunItUpTheGut]

Class 2A

1. Newport Central Catholic (4-0)-(24-14 Win @ Simon Kenton)
2. Owensboro Catholic (4-0)-(Idle)
3. Glasgow (5-0)-(49-28 Win vs. Monroe County)
4. Somerset (3-1)-(20-0 Loss @ Breathitt County)
5. Danville (4-1)-(47-46 Win @ Southwestern)
6. Butler County (5-0)-(21-17 Win vs. Grayson County)
7. Bardstown (4-0)-(67-20 Win vs. Elizabethtown)
8. Desales (1-3)-(27-20 Loss vs. Pleasure Ridge Park)
9. Green County (4-1)-(35-14 Win @ Campbellsville)
10. Owen County (4-0)-(Idle)

[RunItUpTheGut]

Class 3A

1. Central (4-1)-(34-6 Win @ Western)
2. Bell County (3-1)-(Idle)
3. Belfry (4-0)-(55-14 Win vs. Pikeville)
4. Breathitt County (5-0)-(20-0 Win vs. Somerset)
5. Paducah Tilghman (5-0)-(49-0 Win vs. Critteden County)
6. Powell County (4-0)-(37-14 Win vs. Madison Southern)
7. Pike County Central (3-1)-(Idle)
8. Garrard County (3-1)-(Idle)
9. Fort Campbell (2-3)-(20-14 Loss @ Christian County)
10.Russell (2-2)-(28-14 Win @ Boyd County)

[RunItUpTheGut]

Class 4A

1. Highlands (4-0)- (71-8 Win @ Mason Co.
2. Lexington Catholic (4-1)- (43-18 Win @ Madison Central)
3. Boyle County (4-1)- (38-10 Win vs Ind. Arsenal Tech)
4. Covington Catholic (4-1)- (40-28 Win vs Beechwood)
5. Rockcastle County (5-0)- (34-13 Win vs Pulaski County)
6. Ashland Blazer (4-1)- (28-6 Win vs Ironton)
7. Johnson Central (4-1)- (36-6 Win @ Logan, WV)
8. Russell County (5-0)- (34-0 Win vs North Laurel)
9. Knox Central (4-1)- (42-7 Win @ Clinton, TN)
10. Franklin-Simpson (4-1)- (61-13 Win @ Caldwell County)

[RunItUpTheGut]

Class 5A

1. Bowling Green (5-0)-(62-0 Win vs. Henderson County)
2. John Hardin (4-0)-(Idle)
3. Harlan County (4-0)-(42-0 Win Lee County VA.)
4. Christian County (5-0)-(20-16 Win vs. Fort Campbell)
5. Warren Central (5-0)-(60-6 win @ Barren County)
6. Perry County Central (5-0)-(48-14 Win @ Sheldon Clark)
7. Anderson County (3-1)-(28-6 Win vs. Mercer County)
8. Woodford County (4-0)-(34-7 Win vs. Spencer County)
9. Franklin County (5-0)-(54-14 Win vs. Scott)
10.Jeffersontown (4-0)-(21-14 Win vs. Meade County)

[RunItUpTheGut]

Class 6A

1. Trinity (4-0)-(17-7 Win @ Cincinnati St. X)
2. Scott Co. (5-0)- (55-8 Win vs. Tates Creek)
3. Manual (4-0)-(35-7 Win vs. Butler)
4. St. Xavier( 2-3)-(21-10 Loss @ Cincinnati Moeller)
5. Eastern (4-1)-(31-0 Win vs. Seneca)
6. PRP (4-1)-(27-20 Win vs. Desales)
7. Boone Co. (4-1)-(24-10 Win vs. Male)
8. Butler (3-1)-(52-0 Win @ Doss)
9. Bryan Station (3-1)-(40-19 Win @ Clark Co.)
10. Central Hardin (3-1)-(27-14 OT Win vs. North Hardin)

[RunItUpTheGut]

Mountain Top 10

1. Bell Co. (3-1)-(Idle)
2. Harlan Co. (4-0)-(Win vs. Lee Co.-Jonesville VA 42-0)
3. Belfry (4-0)-(Win vs. Pikeville 55-14)
4. Perry Co. Central (5-0)-(Win @ Sheldon Clark 48-14)
5. Johnson Central (4-1)-(Win @ Logan WV 36-6)
6. Knox Central (4-1)-(Win @ Clinton TN 42-7)
7. Breathitt Co. (5-0)-(Win vs. #5 Somerset 20-0)
8. Rockcastle Co. (5-0)-(Win vs. Pulaski Co. 34-13)
9. Somerset (3-1)-(Loss @ #9 Breathitt Co. 0-20)
10. Hazard (2-1)-(Win vs. Lexington Christian 43-7)

[PEOPLESCHAMP]

Mountain Top 10

1. Bell Co. (3-1)-(Idle)
2. Harlan Co. (4-0)-(Win vs. Lee Co.-Jonesville VA 42-0)
3. Belfry (4-0)-(Win vs. Pikeville 55-14)
4. Perry Co. Central (5-0)-(Win @ Sheldon Clark 48-14)
5. Johnson Central (4-1)-(Win @ Logan WV 36-6)
6. Knox Central (4-1)-(Win @ Clinton TN 42-7)
7. Breathitt Co. (5-0)-(Win vs. #5 Somerset 20-0)
8. Rockcastle Co. (5-0)-(Win vs. Pulaski Co. 34-13)
9. Somerset (3-1)-(Loss @ #9 Breathitt Co. 0-20)
10. Hazard (2-1)-(Win vs. Lexington Christian 43-7)

Breathitt to 5 and Rock to 6. With Johnson and Knox trading them places.

[Stardust]

NKY Top 10

1. Highlands
2. Covington Catholic
3. Newport Catholic
4. Beechwood
5. Boone Co.
6. Dixie
7. Ryle
8. Conner
9. Holy Cross
10. Simon Kenton

[PEOPLESCHAMP]

Class 2A

1. Newport Central Catholic (4-0)-(24-14 Win @ Simon Kenton)
2. Owensboro Catholic (4-0)-(Idle)
3. Glasgow (5-0)-(49-28 Win vs. Monroe County)
4. Somerset (3-1)-(20-0 Loss @ Breathitt County)
5. Danville (4-1)-(47-46 Win @ Southwestern)
6. Butler County (5-0)-(21-17 Win vs. Grayson County)
7. Bardstown (4-0)-(67-20 Win vs. Elizabethtown)
8. Desales (1-3)-(27-20 Loss vs. Pleasure Ridge Park)
9. Green County (4-1)-(35-14 Win @ Campbellsville)
10. Owen County (4-0)-(Idle)

Is Desales good enough at 1-3 to be at #8 with a 4-0 team at #10?

[LWC]

Looks pretty good again. As always, well done.

[LeeCoUKFan]

Breathitt to 5 and Rock to 6. With Johnson and Knox trading them places.

IMO, if Rock has a good showing next week and Breathitt wins next week, they will be deserving of those spots.

[Stardust]

Is Desales good enough at 1-3 to be at #8 with a 4-0 team at #10?

Yes when their 3 losses have come to two 6A top 10 teams and to the best 3A team and top five team in all of the state;

[toussaints]

Is Desales good enough at 1-3 to be at #8 with a 4-0 team at #10?

DeSales has played some pretty good competition this year, but I don't know if I'd rank them ahead of unranked teams Covington Holy Cross and Washington County.

[jetpilot]

Scott Co. hasn't played anyone and can't beat any of the Louisville teams ranked below them in the Top 10 IMO. Great job with the rankings though.

[RunItUpTheGut]

Yes when their 3 losses have come to two 6A top 10 teams and to the best 3A team and top five team in all of the state;

Remind me to get your NKY top ten and ill post them with the others, or i can just let you know when im about to post and let you post them right along with them. I think the NKY top ten is just as important as the mountain top 10 and if it wasnt for the lack of NKY posters, we could really get a good feedback on that.

[Hoot Gibson]

IMO, Harlan County is ranked too high for a team that has no quality wins this season and was handled easily in last season's playoffs by Highlands. I would drop them below Perry until they show on the field that they deserve a higher ranking. Overall, great job!

[RunItUpTheGut]

IMO, Harlan County is ranked too high for a team that has no quality wins this season and was handled easily in last season's playoffs by Highlands. I would drop them below Perry until they show on the field that they deserve a higher ranking. Overall, great job!

I can see where your coming from hoot because highlands did have an easy time with them, but highlands had an easy time with everybody.
When it comes to perry, what warrants them a higher spot than harlan co.
Both are undefeated and harlan co laid a whippin on them if were gonna talk about last years games.
Thanks for the input.

[Stardust]

Remind me to get your NKY top ten and ill post them with the others, or i can just let you know when im about to post and let you post them right along with them. I think the NKY top ten is just as important as the mountain top 10 and if it wasnt for the lack of NKY posters, we could really get a good feedback on that.

Awesome job coordinating this

[tomcatfan722000]

Mountain Top 10

1. Bell Co. (3-1)-(Idle)
2. Harlan Co. (4-0)-(Win vs. Lee Co.-Jonesville VA 42-0)
3. Belfry (4-0)-(Win vs. Pikeville 55-14)
4. Perry Co. Central (5-0)-(Win @ Sheldon Clark 48-14)
5. Johnson Central (4-1)-(Win @ Logan WV 36-6)
6. Knox Central (4-1)-(Win @ Clinton TN 42-7)
7. Breathitt Co. (5-0)-(Win vs. #5 Somerset 20-0)
8. Rockcastle Co. (5-0)-(Win vs. Pulaski Co. 34-13)
9. Somerset (3-1)-(Loss @ #9 Breathitt Co. 0-20)
10. Hazard (2-1)-(Win vs. Lexington Christian 43-7)

How is Rock rated higher than Johnson Central in 4a but is lower than them in the mountain 10

[RunItUpTheGut]

How is Rock rated higher than Johnson Central in 4a but is lower than them in the mountain 10

It was done by two different people.
The mountain top 10 has no effect on the actual class rankings.
Its just a fun thing to do that we include, like we will with the NKY top ten.
Take the class rankings as the serious ones.

[RunItUpTheGut]

Awesome job coordinating this

Thanks man.
It will get better as time goes on.
The more involvement the better.

[Hoot Gibson]

I can see where your coming from hoot because highlands did have an easy time with them, but highlands had an easy time with everybody.
When it comes to perry, what warrants them a higher spot than harlan co.
Both are undefeated and harlan co laid a whippin on them if were gonna talk about last years games.
Thanks for the input.

Highlands did not have an easy time with Johnson Central. Johnson Central lost a lot from last year but they have some great young talent and are improving every week. What warrants a higher sport for Perry has been its schedule. Perry contained J. J. Jude as well as Highlands did last season in the playoffs and they have also beaten a good Knox Central team on a neutral field.

But aside from a surprisingly good Perry County Central team, JC's early season schedule has not been as challenging as last season's was. I still believe that both Ashland and JC are better than Rockcastle County, which has played a pretty weak schedule and was not very good a year ago.

Maybe Harlan County has improved by leaps and bounds since last season but their weak schedule has not given them a chance to prove it on the field. When Coach Larkey coached at Rockcastle, he also played some very weak schedules but it never seemed to hurt them when they lined up against Bell each year.

[#1vikingfan]

Class 4A

1. Highlands (4-0)- (71-8 Win @ Mason Co.
2. Lexington Catholic (4-1)- (43-18 Win @ Madison Central)
3. Boyle County (4-1)- (38-10 Win vs Ind. Arsenal Tech)
4. Covington Catholic (4-1)- (40-28 Win vs Beechwood)
5. Rockcastle County (5-0)- (34-13 Win vs Pulaski County)
6. Ashland Blazer (4-1)- (28-6 Win vs Ironton)
7. Johnson Central (4-1)- (36-6 Win @ Logan, WV)
8. Russell County (5-0)- (34-0 Win vs North Laurel)
9. Knox Central (4-1)- (42-7 Win @ Clinton, TN)
10. Franklin-Simpson (4-1)- (61-13 Win @ Caldwell County)

not going to say anything just going to wait until after friday then we will see.

[RunItUpTheGut]

not going to say anything just going to wait until after friday then we will see.

lol deal. If Rowan beats Ashland i think Laker will have an easy time putting Rowan in there. But dont get your hope up on the whole beating ashland thing :biggrin:

[RunItUpTheGut]

Highlands did not have an easy time with Johnson Central. Johnson Central lost a lot from last year but they have some great young talent and are improving every week. What warrants a higher sport for Perry has been its schedule. Perry contained J. J. Jude as well as Highlands did last season in the playoffs and they have also beaten a good Knox Central team on a neutral field.

But aside from a surprisingly good Perry County Central team, JC's early season schedule has not been as challenging as last season's was. I still believe that both Ashland and JC are better than Rockcastle County, which has played a pretty weak schedule and was not very good a year ago.

Maybe Harlan County has improved by leaps and bounds since last season but their weak schedule has not given them a chance to prove it on the field. When Coach Larkey coached at Rockcastle, he also played some very weak schedules but it never seemed to hurt them when they lined up against Bell each year.

Perry and Rock go at it Friday night.
Maybe then it will start to become a lot clearer.
If Rock beats PCC, does that warrant there spot then?
I think so.

[toussaints]

NKY Top 10

1. Highlands
2. Covington Catholic
3. Newport Catholic
4. Beechwood
5. Boone Co.
6. Dixie
7. Ryle
8. Conner
9. Holy Cross
10. Simon Kenton

I think this is pretty accurate. I could see an argument for NCC at #2, but I think these rankings are spot on

[RunItUpTheGut]

^
Agreed.
After the Cov Cath performance against Beechwood, i would say its hard not to have them at #2
You have to watch it.
Stardust might sneak in a campbell county at a number 10B one week lol.

[Hoot Gibson]

Perry and Rock go at it Friday night.
Maybe then it will start to become a lot clearer.
If Rock beats PCC, does that warrant there spot then?
I think so.

No doubt about it. Perry faded last season after a strong start and it will be interesting to see if they continue to win and improve through the playoffs this year.