Kentucky high school football picks for 3rd-round playoff games with Louisville-area teams
Here are the high school football picks for Louisville-area third-round playoff games from The Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes and Brooks Holton, WHAS-11’s Kent Spencer and WLKY-32’s Dominique Yates.
All games are scheduled for Friday, and all times are EST.
Class 6A
McCracken County (6-6) at Trinity (9-3), 7 p.m.
Jason Frakes’ pick: Trinity 41-0
Brooks Holton’s pick: Trinity 41-14
Kent Spencer’s pick: Trinity 35-14
Dominique Yates’ pick: Trinity 35-7
Central Hardin (7-5) at Ballard (9-3), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Ballard 35-13
Holton: Ballard 35-21
Spencer: Ballard 28-21
Yates: Ballard 35-14
Frederick Douglass (7-4) at Male (11-1), 7 p.m.
Frakes: Male 24-13
Holton: Male 31-24
Spencer: Male 28-21
Yates: Male 31-24
Class 5A
Fairdale (7-5) at Bowling Green (9-3), 8 p.m.
Frakes: Bowling Green 35-7
Holton: Bowling Green 42-7
Spencer: Bowling Green 42-21
Yates: Bowling Green 28-21
Owensboro (8-4) at Atherton (11-1), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Owensboro 38-13
Holton: Owensboro 28-14
Spencer: Owensboro 28-14
Yates: Owensboro 35-28
Class 4A
Spencer County (7-5) at Paducah Tilghman (12-0), 8 p.m.
Frakes: Paducah Tilghman 45-14
Holton: Paducah Tilghman 49-14
Spencer: Paducah Tilghman 35-21
Yates: Paducah Tilghman 28-14
Class 3A
Central (7-5) at Christian Academy (11-1), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Christian Academy 21-14
Holton: Christian Academy 28-12
Spencer: Christian Academy 21-20
Yates: Christian Academy 21-20
Class A
Ludlow (8-4) at Kentucky Country Day (10-2), 7:30 p.m.
Frakes: Kentucky Country Day 35-20
Holton: Kentucky Country Day 35-24
Spencer: Kentucky Country Day 28-14
Yates: Kentucky Country Day 21-10
Standings
1. Frakes, 9-3 last week, 214-58 overall
2. Holton, 9-3 last week, 206-66 overall
3. Spencer, 8-4 last week, 205-67 overall
4. Yates, 8-4 last week, 193-79 overall
KHSAA football: Breaking down all of Friday's games with Louisville-area teams
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: KHSAA football schedule 2023: Picks for games with Louisville teams