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KHSAA approves new alignment plan for football for 2023 and 2024 seasons. District-by-district alignment for all 6 classes here:

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sp...806358007/

[GOREDDEVILS]

KHSAA football alignment

Here is the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s football alignment for the 2023 and 2024 seasons:
Class 6A

District One – Christian County, Daviess County, Henderson County, McCracken County

District Two – Barren County, Central Hardin, North Hardin, Warren Central

District Three – Manual, Meade County, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier

District Four – Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Male, Southern

District Five – Ballard, Eastern, Oldham County, Trinity

District Six – Campbell County, Great Crossing, Ryle, Simon Kenton

District Seven – Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar, Tates Creek

District Eight – Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central
Class 5A

District One – Apollo, Graves County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County, Owensboro

District Two – Bowling Green, Greenwood, Ohio County, South Warren

District Three – Atherton, Butler, Fairdale, Iroquois

District Four – Bullitt Central, Grayson County, Moore, North Bullitt, Seneca

District Five – Anderson County, Collins, Scott County, South Oldham, Woodford County

District Six – Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Highlands, Scott

District Seven – East Jessamine, Madison Southern, Montgomery County, West Jessamine

District Eight – Harlan County, North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern
Class 4A

District One – Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren East

District Two – Bardstown, Breckinridge County, John Hardin, Nelson County, Thomas Nelson

District Three – DeSales, Doss, Jeffersontown, Valley, Waggener, Western

District Four – Franklin County, Henry County, North Oldham, Shelby County, Spencer County, Western Hills

District Five – Covington Catholic, Grant County, Harrison County, Holmes, Mason County

District Six – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County

District Seven – Boyle County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Taylor County, Wayne County

District Eight – Corbin, Letcher County Central, Perry County Central, Whitley County
Class 3A

District One – Hancock County, Hopkins County Central, McLean County, Trigg County, Union County, Webster County

District Two – Adair County, Butler County, Franklin-Simpson, Glasgow, Hart County

District Three – Central, Christian Academy, Elizabethtown, LaRue County

District Four – Casey County, Garrard County, Marion County, Mercer County

District Five – Bourbon County, Lexington Catholic, Lloyd Memorial, Pendleton County

District Six – Bath County, East Carter, Fleming County, Lewis County, Russell, West Carter

District Seven – Bell County, Clay County, Knox Central, McCreary Central, Rockcastle County

District Eight – Belfry, Estill County, Lawrence County, Magoffin County, Morgan County, Powell County
Class 2A

District One – Caldwell County, Crittenden County, Mayfield, Murray

District Two – Edmonson County, Fort Campbell, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central

District Three – Clinton County, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County

District Four – Fort Knox, Lexington Christian, Shawnee, Washington County, W.E.B. DuBois (eligible in 2024)

District Five – Beechwood, Bracken County, Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Walton-Verona

District Six – Breathitt County, Danville, Leslie County, Somerset

District Seven – Floyd Central, Knott County Central, Martin County, Prestonsburg

District Eight – Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Pike County Central, Shelby Valley
Class A

District One – Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, Russellville

District Two – Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Kentucky Country Day, Louisville Holy Cross

District Three – Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, Newport Central Catholic

District Four – Bishop Brossart, Covington Holy Cross, Ludlow, Trimble County

District Five – Berea, Eminence, Frankfort, Sayre

District Six – Fairview, Nicholas County, Paris, Raceland

District Seven – Harlan, Lynn Camp, Middlesboro, Pineville, Williamsburg

District Eight – Hazard, Paintsville, Pikeville

Not competing in district play – Jackson County (Class 2A), Phelps (Class A)

[Road Dog]

KHSAA football alignment

Here is the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s football alignment for the 2023 and 2024 seasons:
Class 6A

District One – Christian County, Daviess County, Henderson County, McCracken County

District Two – Barren County, Central Hardin, North Hardin, Warren Central

District Three – Manual, Meade County, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier

District Four – Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Male, Southern

District Five – Ballard, Eastern, Oldham County, Trinity

District Six – Campbell County, Great Crossing, Ryle, Simon Kenton

District Seven – Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar, Tates Creek

District Eight – Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central
Class 5A

District One – Apollo, Graves County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County, Owensboro

District Two – Bowling Green, Greenwood, Ohio County, South Warren

District Three – Atherton, Butler, Fairdale, Iroquois

District Four – Bullitt Central, Grayson County, Moore, North Bullitt, Seneca

District Five – Anderson County, Collins, Scott County, South Oldham, Woodford County

District Six – Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Highlands, Scott

District Seven – East Jessamine, Madison Southern, Montgomery County, West Jessamine

District Eight – Harlan County, North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern
Class 4A

District One – Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren East

District Two – Bardstown, Breckinridge County, John Hardin, Nelson County, Thomas Nelson

District Three – DeSales, Doss, Jeffersontown, Valley, Waggener, Western

District Four – Franklin County, Henry County, North Oldham, Shelby County, Spencer County, Western Hills

District Five – Covington Catholic, Grant County, Harrison County, Holmes, Mason County

District Six – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County

District Seven – Boyle County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Taylor County, Wayne County

District Eight – Corbin, Letcher County Central, Perry County Central, Whitley County
Class 3A

District One – Hancock County, Hopkins County Central, McLean County, Trigg County, Union County, Webster County

District Two – Adair County, Butler County, Franklin-Simpson, Glasgow, Hart County

District Three – Central, Christian Academy, Elizabethtown, LaRue County

District Four – Casey County, Garrard County, Marion County, Mercer County

District Five – Bourbon County, Lexington Catholic, Lloyd Memorial, Pendleton County

District Six – Bath County, East Carter, Fleming County, Lewis County, Russell, West Carter

District Seven – Bell County, Clay County, Knox Central, McCreary Central, Rockcastle County

District Eight – Belfry, Estill County, Lawrence County, Magoffin County, Morgan County, Powell County
Class 2A

District One – Caldwell County, Crittenden County, Mayfield, Murray

District Two – Edmonson County, Fort Campbell, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central

District Three – Clinton County, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County

District Four – Fort Knox, Lexington Christian, Shawnee, Washington County, W.E.B. DuBois (eligible in 2024)

District Five – Beechwood, Bracken County, Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Walton-Verona

District Six – Breathitt County, Danville, Leslie County, Somerset

District Seven – Floyd Central, Knott County Central, Martin County, Prestonsburg

District Eight – Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Pike County Central, Shelby Valley
Class A

District One – Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, Russellville

District Two – Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Kentucky Country Day, Louisville Holy Cross

District Three – Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, Newport Central Catholic

District Four – Bishop Brossart, Covington Holy Cross, Ludlow, Trimble County

District Five – Berea, Eminence, Frankfort, Sayre

District Six – Fairview, Nicholas County, Paris, Raceland

District Seven – Harlan, Lynn Camp, Middlesboro, Pineville, Williamsburg

District Eight – Hazard, Paintsville, Pikeville

Not competing in district play – Jackson County (Class 2A), Phelps (Class A)

Can schools appeal or is this set in stone?

[smoke1015]

Well if we get to the playoffs I can enjoy a delicious fish sammich as Louisville Central is kicking the hell out of us. :-D

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KHSAA football alignment

Here is the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s football alignment for the 2023 and 2024 seasons:
Class 6A

District One – Christian County, Daviess County, Henderson County, McCracken County

District Two – Barren County, Central Hardin, North Hardin, Warren Central

District Three – Manual, Meade County, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier

District Four – Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Male, Southern

District Five – Ballard, Eastern, Oldham County, Trinity

District Six – Campbell County, Great Crossing, Ryle, Simon Kenton

District Seven – Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar, Tates Creek

District Eight – Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central
Class 5A

District One – Apollo, Graves County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County, Owensboro

District Two – Bowling Green, Greenwood, Ohio County, South Warren

District Three – Atherton, Butler, Fairdale, Iroquois

District Four – Bullitt Central, Grayson County, Moore, North Bullitt, Seneca

District Five – Anderson County, Collins, Scott County, South Oldham, Woodford County

District Six – Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Highlands, Scott

District Seven – East Jessamine, Madison Southern, Montgomery County, West Jessamine

District Eight – Harlan County, North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern
Class 4A

District One – Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren East

District Two – Bardstown, Breckinridge County, John Hardin, Nelson County, Thomas Nelson

District Three – DeSales, Doss, Jeffersontown, Valley, Waggener, Western

District Four – Franklin County, Henry County, North Oldham, Shelby County, Spencer County, Western Hills

District Five – Covington Catholic, Grant County, Harrison County, Holmes, Mason County

District Six – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County

District Seven – Boyle County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Taylor County, Wayne County

District Eight – Corbin, Letcher County Central, Perry County Central, Whitley County
Class 3A

District One – Hancock County, Hopkins County Central, McLean County, Trigg County, Union County, Webster County

District Two – Adair County, Butler County, Franklin-Simpson, Glasgow, Hart County

District Three – Central, Christian Academy, Elizabethtown, LaRue County

District Four – Casey County, Garrard County, Marion County, Mercer County

District Five – Bourbon County, Lexington Catholic, Lloyd Memorial, Pendleton County

District Six – Bath County, East Carter, Fleming County, Lewis County, Russell, West Carter

District Seven – Bell County, Clay County, Knox Central, McCreary Central, Rockcastle County

District Eight – Belfry, Estill County, Lawrence County, Magoffin County, Morgan County, Powell County
Class 2A

District One – Caldwell County, Crittenden County, Mayfield, Murray

District Two – Edmonson County, Fort Campbell, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central

District Three – Clinton County, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County

District Four – Fort Knox, Lexington Christian, Shawnee, Washington County, W.E.B. DuBois (eligible in 2024)

District Five – Beechwood, Bracken County, Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Walton-Verona

District Six – Breathitt County, Danville, Leslie County, Somerset

District Seven – Floyd Central, Knott County Central, Martin County, Prestonsburg

District Eight – Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Pike County Central, Shelby Valley
Class A

District One – Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, Russellville

District Two – Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Kentucky Country Day, Louisville Holy Cross

District Three – Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, Newport Central Catholic

District Four – Bishop Brossart, Covington Holy Cross, Ludlow, Trimble County

District Five – Berea, Eminence, Frankfort, Sayre

District Six – Fairview, Nicholas County, Paris, Raceland

District Seven – Harlan, Lynn Camp, Middlesboro, Pineville, Williamsburg

District Eight – Hazard, Paintsville, Pikeville

Not competing in district play – Jackson County (Class 2A), Phelps (Class A)

Can schools appeal or is this set in stone?

This is set in stone.

[BEChargers]

Surprised about it being 2 years instead of 4.

[Road Dog]

KHSAA football alignment

Here is the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s football alignment for the 2023 and 2024 seasons:
Class 6A

District One – Christian County, Daviess County, Henderson County, McCracken County

District Two – Barren County, Central Hardin, North Hardin, Warren Central

District Three – Manual, Meade County, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier

District Four – Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Male, Southern

District Five – Ballard, Eastern, Oldham County, Trinity

District Six – Campbell County, Great Crossing, Ryle, Simon Kenton

District Seven – Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar, Tates Creek

District Eight – Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central
Class 5A

District One – Apollo, Graves County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County, Owensboro

District Two – Bowling Green, Greenwood, Ohio County, South Warren

District Three – Atherton, Butler, Fairdale, Iroquois

District Four – Bullitt Central, Grayson County, Moore, North Bullitt, Seneca

District Five – Anderson County, Collins, Scott County, South Oldham, Woodford County

District Six – Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Highlands, Scott

District Seven – East Jessamine, Madison Southern, Montgomery County, West Jessamine

District Eight – Harlan County, North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern
Class 4A

District One – Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren East

District Two – Bardstown, Breckinridge County, John Hardin, Nelson County, Thomas Nelson

District Three – DeSales, Doss, Jeffersontown, Valley, Waggener, Western

District Four – Franklin County, Henry County, North Oldham, Shelby County, Spencer County, Western Hills

District Five – Covington Catholic, Grant County, Harrison County, Holmes, Mason County

District Six – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County

District Seven – Boyle County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Taylor County, Wayne County

District Eight – Corbin, Letcher County Central, Perry County Central, Whitley County
Class 3A

District One – Hancock County, Hopkins County Central, McLean County, Trigg County, Union County, Webster County

District Two – Adair County, Butler County, Franklin-Simpson, Glasgow, Hart County

District Three – Central, Christian Academy, Elizabethtown, LaRue County

District Four – Casey County, Garrard County, Marion County, Mercer County

District Five – Bourbon County, Lexington Catholic, Lloyd Memorial, Pendleton County

District Six – Bath County, East Carter, Fleming County, Lewis County, Russell, West Carter

District Seven – Bell County, Clay County, Knox Central, McCreary Central, Rockcastle County

District Eight – Belfry, Estill County, Lawrence County, Magoffin County, Morgan County, Powell County
Class 2A

District One – Caldwell County, Crittenden County, Mayfield, Murray

District Two – Edmonson County, Fort Campbell, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central

District Three – Clinton County, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County

District Four – Fort Knox, Lexington Christian, Shawnee, Washington County, W.E.B. DuBois (eligible in 2024)

District Five – Beechwood, Bracken County, Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Walton-Verona

District Six – Breathitt County, Danville, Leslie County, Somerset

District Seven – Floyd Central, Knott County Central, Martin County, Prestonsburg

District Eight – Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Pike County Central, Shelby Valley
Class A

District One – Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, Russellville

District Two – Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Kentucky Country Day, Louisville Holy Cross

District Three – Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, Newport Central Catholic

District Four – Bishop Brossart, Covington Holy Cross, Ludlow, Trimble County

District Five – Berea, Eminence, Frankfort, Sayre

District Six – Fairview, Nicholas County, Paris, Raceland

District Seven – Harlan, Lynn Camp, Middlesboro, Pineville, Williamsburg

District Eight – Hazard, Paintsville, Pikeville

Not competing in district play – Jackson County (Class 2A), Phelps (Class A)

Can schools appeal or is this set in stone?

This is set in stone.

I Heard someone say there school was going to try to appeal. I thought it was bogus just clearing that up.

[GOREDDEVILS]

Surprised about it being 2 years instead of 4.

It's due to skewed numbers because of covid.

[pirateforlife]

Hazard, Paintsville, and Pikeville will have to fill 8 games only having 2 district games. That will be tough for a 1A program especially Pikeville since they are really good. Beating a 1A program does very little to help teams rpi wise so not much incentive to schedule them.

[RAMDAD50]

Hazard, Paintsville, and Pikeville will have to fill 8 games only having 2 district games. That will be tough for a 1A program especially Pikeville since they are really good. Beating a 1A program does very little to help teams rpi wise so not much incentive to schedule them.

Makes no sense to me to have a five team district in class A. I do t wanna hear about travel time. When I play Wheelright and Hazard was in Racelands district. It’s pretty simple math. 32 teams with 8 districts with four teams in each. Why they gotta make shit so hard ?

[pirateforlife]

Hazard, Paintsville, and Pikeville will have to fill 8 games only having 2 district games. That will be tough for a 1A program especially Pikeville since they are really good. Beating a 1A program does very little to help teams rpi wise so not much incentive to schedule them.

Makes no sense to me to have a five team district in class A. I do t wanna hear about travel time. When I play Wheelright and Hazard was in Racelands district. It’s pretty simple math. 32 teams with 8 districts with four teams in each. Why they gotta make shit so hard ?

Apparently Harlan was in district 8 and requested to move to district 7. It makes sense logistically but sucks for the 3 schools in district 8. You’ll have 3 top 10 1A teams in the same district. With Belfry’s new district their closest district game will be Magoffin County who is an hour and 15 minutes away. Estill County will be a 2 and a half hour trip for a district game. Powell County is over 2 hours and Morgan Co. is an hour 45 minutes. Crazy

[Scotty_Bronson]

I don’t get it either. There’s no reason for it. There’s no way in gods green space rock that you can’t logically figure out the logistics of it all? Unreal. I say throw districts out the window. Have 4 regions, play your schedule, get what you get out of it from the RPI standpoint and let the chips fall where they may.

[Scotty_Bronson]

A lot of top 10 1A and 2A schools are going to have to play each other in this alignment to get games.

[Panther Thunder]

Hazard, Paintsville, and Pikeville will have to fill 8 games only having 2 district games. That will be tough for a 1A program especially Pikeville since they are really good. Beating a 1A program does very little to help teams rpi wise so not much incentive to schedule them.

And district games have to be played during a certain window, so virtually no one is scheduling non-district games during that time.

[FootballFan1999]

Big news for your smaller schools.

"The Board approved the recommendation for football RPI calculations to allow for two “down-play” games. This will permit each team’s first two games played against an opponent from a lower class not to include the class factor, allowing even the perception of RPI impact not to impact scheduling. The RPI factor of out-of-state opponents remains unchanged for the 2023 football season. The Board also elected to adjust football RPI calculations regarding the withdrawal of teams from competition. The RPI class factor will stay the same for any school that withdraws during the season at the level of that team when game contracts were signed (rather than defaulting to a no-class factor if a team withdraws)."

[Bluecat]

No reason to have a 3 team district at this point.

[pirateforlife]

Hazard, Paintsville, and Pikeville will have to fill 8 games only having 2 district games. That will be tough for a 1A program especially Pikeville since they are really good. Beating a 1A program does very little to help teams rpi wise so not much incentive to schedule them.

And district games have to be played during a certain window, so virtually no one is scheduling non-district games during that time.

May have to go out of state to find someone to fill the schedule. I’d like to see Pikeville pick up Dobyns Bennett out of Kingsport or Science Hill out of Johnson City. Both are really solid.

[Buffs19]

Big news for your smaller schools.

"The Board approved the recommendation for football RPI calculations to allow for two “down-play” games. This will permit each team’s first two games played against an opponent from a lower class not to include the class factor, allowing even the perception of RPI impact not to impact scheduling. The RPI factor of out-of-state opponents remains unchanged for the 2023 football season. The Board also elected to adjust football RPI calculations regarding the withdrawal of teams from competition. The RPI class factor will stay the same for any school that withdraws during the season at the level of that team when game contracts were signed (rather than defaulting to a no-class factor if a team withdraws)."

That is a HUGE win for small schools, especially Class A teams.  Hopefully, this will alleviate the scheduling issues that have troubled so many small schools across the state.  I know of one school in particular that is having major issues filling the last 3 games on their upcoming schedule.

[jetpilot]

^^^Will have to wait and see if this has much impact on top Class A teams. The incentive is still there for bigger schools to play the weaker smaller schools to get the W for RPI purposes. Don't know how much it will help Pikeville.

[Pigskinman53]

When you get to the 3rd round is it seeded RPI wish with districts 1-4 and 5-8? Or are all the remaining teams seeding RPI regardless of District?


Top Tier Class A teams will have a very difficult time scheduling games. I have even heard coaches mention playing down will hurt their RPI.

[Bluecat]

When you get to the 3rd round is it seeded RPI wish with districts 1-4 and 5-8? Or are all the remaining teams seeding RPI regardless of District?


Top Tier Class A teams will have a very difficult time scheduling games. I have even heard coaches mention playing down will hurt their RPI.

The 3rd round goes by RPI with districts 1-4 remaining teams playing and then 5-8 playing. The semifinals is the based on the RPI of the 4 remaining.

[Pigskinman53]

When you get to the 3rd round is it seeded RPI wish with districts 1-4 and 5-8? Or are all the remaining teams seeding RPI regardless of District?


Top Tier Class A teams will have a very difficult time scheduling games. I have even heard coaches mention playing down will hurt their RPI.

The 3rd round goes by RPI with districts 1-4 remaining teams playing and then 5-8 playing. The semifinals is the based on the RPI of the 4 remaining.

So East/West still matters to a degree