Kentucky High School Football Preview 2023

2023 Kentucky High School Football Preview

Can Pikeville make it a 3-peat or is this the year Raceland finally knocks the Panthers off the top?

Class A

Pikeville (12-2)
Raceland (13-2)
Newport Central Catholic (11-3)
Kentucky Country Day (9-3)
Sayre (5-6)
Cov. Holy Cross (2-9)
Campbellsville (7-4)
Hazard (8-5)
Middlesboro (7-4)
Louisville Holy Cross (10-4)

Others receiving votes: Paris, Frankfort, Harlan, Russellville, Pineville

Player of the Year - Logan Lundy, Raceland
Coach of the Year - Bruce Kozerski, Cov. Holy Cross

Cutter Boley has his eyes set on the ultimate prize in his final season before heading to Kentucky

Class AA

Lexington Christian (9-5)
Mayfield (14-1)
Breathitt County (9-3) ?4
Owensboro Catholic (9-4)
Shelby Valley (10-3)
Beechwood (14-1)
Murray (6-6)
Somerset (6-6)
Martin County (7-5)
Metcalfe County (12-1)

Others receiving votes: Floyd Central, Crittenden Co., Walton Verona, Danville, Leslie Co.

Player of the Year - Cutter Boley, Lexington Christian
Coach of the Year - Doug Charles, Lexington Christian

CAL is ready for war, and that's what they'll get but may not have to travel far for their stiffest test

Class AAA

Christian Academy of Louisville (15-0)
Central (9-5)
Bell County (10-3)
Hart Co. (9-3)
Belfry (6-6)
Lexington Catholic (10-3)
Mercer County (5-6)
Lewis County (6-5)
Lawrence County (9-3)
Elizabethtown (8-4)

Others receiving votes: Rockcastle Co., Russell, Trigg Co., Fleming Co., Clay Co.

Player of the Year- Cortez Stone, Central
Coach of the Year - Phillip Haywood, Belfry

Montavian Quisenberry is by far the mostexplosive player in the state of Kentucky, what's crazy he's just one of many stars on a loaded Boyle Co. roster

Class AAAA

Boyle County (13-2)
Covington Catholic (9-3
Corbin (14-1)
Paducah Tilgham (6-7)
Ashland Blazer (9-5)
Warren East (12-1)
Franklin County (8-6)
Johnson Central (10-3)
Mason Co. (13-1)
Bardstown (14-1)

Others receiving votes: Hopkinsville, Logan Co , Wayne Co., Spencer Co., Shelby Co., North Oldham, Letcher Central

Player of the Year - Montavian Quisenberry, Boyle Co.
Coach of the Year - Sean Thompson, Paducah Tilgham

Deuce Bailey does not get the respect he deserves, PERIOD! Not here, we love Deuce.

Class AAAAA

Bowling Green (12-3)
Scott County (11-2)
Woodford County (11-2)
Cooper (6-5)
Pulaski County (9-3)
South Warren (6-6
Highlands (9-3)
Southwestern (13-1)
Graves County (6-5)
Owensboro (11-3)

Others receiving votes: Madisonville, Atherton, North Laurel, Fairdale, Greenwood

Player of the Year - Deuce Bailey, Bowling Green
Coach of the Year - Randy Borchers, Cooper

Is a loaded Bryan Station ready to take the next step after a surprising run last season?

Class AAAAAA

St. Xavier (10-2)
Bryan Station (10-4)
Male (10-5)
Trinity (8-5)
Frederick Douglass (15-0)
Manual (9-3)
Central Hardin (11-2)
Bullit East (14-1)
Ballard (11-3)
Ryle (6-6)

Others receiving votes: Daviess Co., George Rogers Clark, Henderson Co., Simon Kenton, PRP

Player of the Year - Antonio Harris, Male
Coach of the Year - Mike Engler, Ryle

St. X will begin the season #1 and open up their Kentucky portion of their schedukle against #10 Central on August 25th.

Statewide 25

St. Xavier
Boyle Co.
Trinity
Frederick Douglass
Bowling Green
Bryan Station
Corbin
Lexington Christian
Christian Academy of Louisville
Central
Scott County
Male
Woodford County
Highlands
DuPont Manual
Paducah Tilgham
Cooper
Covington Catholic
Pikeville
Central Hardin
Bell County
Bullitt East
Ballard
Ryle
Mayfield

Just outside: Daviess County, Hart County, Lexington Catholic, Henderson County, Simon Kenton