Cooper takes over top spot in Class 5A in latest Kentucky high school football media poll
With the high school football season reaching its halfway point, the latest Kentucky statewide media poll reflects which teams are poised to make deep postseason runs.
For the first time this season, a Northern Kentucky team is atop its class. The Cooper Jaguars, who are No. 1 in Class 5A, will immediately be forced to back up that ranking when they travel to No. 3 Highlands.
Thanks to Lloyd Memorial's appearance in the Class 3A poll, Northern Kentucky now has a ranked team in each class.
The poll is conducted by Jason Frakes of the Louisville Courier-Journal and 16 journalists throughout the state vote on the top 10 teams in each class.
Here are the complete polls. Northern Kentucky teams are in bold and first-place votes are in parentheses.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 6A after Week 5?
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Trinity (16) 4-1 160 2
2. Male 3-1 143 1
3. Manual 5-0 118 4
4. St. Xavier 2-2 106 3
5. Frederick Douglass 3-2 96 5
6. Ryle 4-1 76 T6
7. Bullitt East 4-1 51 T6
8. Great Crossing 4-1 48 8
9. Bryan Station 2-3 37 10
10. Oldham County 4-1 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Madison Central 13, Barren County 11, Simon Kenton 3, Campbell County 2, Henderson County 1, Meade County 1.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 5A after Week 5?
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Cooper (8) 5-0 151 2
2. Bowling Green (8) 4-1 150 1
3. Highlands 4-1 120 4
4. South Warren 4-1 110 3
5. Woodford County 5-0 102 5
6. Atherton 4-1 44 7
7. Owensboro 2-3 42 T8
8. South Oldham 4-1 40 NR
9. (tie) Madisonville-North Hopkins 41 33 10
9. (tie) Pulaski County 2-2 33 6
Others receiving votes:Conner 21, Graves County 10, Scott County 10, North Laurel 4, South Laurel 4, Apollo 2, Grayson County 2, Greenwood 2.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 4A after Week 5?
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Boyle County (15) 5-0 159 1
2. Paducah Tilghman (1) 5-0 143 2
3. Franklin County 4-0 124 4
4. Corbin 3-1 109 3
5. Covington Catholic 3-2 92 5
6. Ashland Blazer 4-1 79 6
7. Johnson Central 4-1 63 7
8. North Oldham 4-1 30 9
9. Allen County-Scottsville 5-0 25 10
10. Warren East 4-1 21 8
Others receiving votes: Greenup County 11, Henry County 7, Wayne County 6, Boyd County 5, Bardstown 3, DeSales 1, John Hardin 1, Perry County Central 1.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 3A after Week 5?
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Christian Academy (8) 3-2 146 1
2. Hart County (6) 5-0 127 2
3. Central 2-3 122 3
4. Bell County (2) 4-1 98 4
5. Belfry 3-2 88 5
6. Rockcastle County 5-0 73 6
7. Adair County 5-0 51 10
8. Union County 3-2 48 9
9. Lloyd Memorial 4-1 33 NR
10. Hancock County 5-0 29 NR
Others receiving votes: Glasgow 20, Lexington Catholic 15, Franklin-Simpson 11, Mercer County 9, Clay County 6, Lawrence County 3, Leslie County 1.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class 2A after Week 5?
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Owensboro Catholic (15) 5-0 158 1
2. Beechwood (1) 4-1 135 2
3. Lexington Christian 3-2 133 3
4. Mayfield 2-2 102 4
5. Murray 4-1 94 5
6. Prestonsburg 5-0 52 8
7. Betsy Layne 5-0 41 9
8. Crittenden County 2-2 37 7
9. Somerset 2-3 32 6
10. Bracken County 3-1 27 10
Others receiving votes: Breathitt County 24, Martin County 19, Washington County 10, Green County 7, Owen County 6, Knott County Central 3.
Who are the top teams in Kentucky Class A after Week 5?
Rank-school Record Pts LW
1. Campbellsville (14) 5-0 158 1
2. Sayre 4-0 131 3
3. Pikeville (2) 1-4 122 2
4. Raceland 1-3 87 4
5. Hazard 4-1 80 5
6. Newport Central Catholic 3-2 67 6
7. Kentucky Country Day 3-2 63 7
8. Paris 3-2 52 8
9. Newport 4-0 51 9
10. Bethlehem 4-1 49 10
Others receiving votes: Caverna 4, Louisville Holy Cross 4, Ludlow 4, Bishop Brossart 3, Frankfort 2, Lynn Camp 2, Williamsburg 1.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: NKY high school football: state wide media poll after Week 5
