High school football rankings: St. Xavier finishes No. 1 in final Kentucky MaxPreps Top 25

By Kevin Askeland Dec 9, 2021, 9:45am

Tigers capture 13th state championship in school history.

The high school football season came to an end in Kentucky over the weekend when St. Xavier (Louisville) defeated Male (Louisville) 31-21 to capture the Class 6A championship and finish on top of the final Kentucky MaxPreps Top 25.

The state title is the 13th for the Tigers, breaking a tie with Mayfield and moving St. Xavier into fourth place all-time in state history for most football state titles. The Tigers finished 14-1 and avenged an early season loss to Male with the championship victory.

Male finished at No. 2 with a 13-1 record. The Bulldogs climbed to 927 wins in the program's history, closing to within nine wins of the all-time national mark of 936 held by Valdosta (Ga.).

South Warren (Bowling Green), the Division 5 state champion, finished at No. 3 with a 14-1 record while Division 4 champion Boyle County (Danville) comes in at No. 4.



Read on for a complete look at the final Kentucky MaxPreps Top 25.

2021 KHSAA STATE CHAMPIONS

6ASt. Xavier (Louisville)
5ASouth Warren (Bowling Green)
4ABoyle County (Danville)
3ABelfry
2ABeechwood (Fort Mitchell)
1APikeville

FINAL KENTUCKY MAXPREPS TOP 25
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Xavier (Louisville)14-127.8+1
2Male (Louisville)13-121.6-1
3SWHS (Bowling Green)14-118.4+3
4Boyle County (Danville)14-115.6+1
5FDHS (Lexington)13-218.3-2
6Beechwood (Fort Mitchell)15-0-1.0+5
7LCHS (Lexington)14-110.2-3
8JCHS (Paintsville)12-213.9-1
9Trinity (Louisville)6-731.9-1
10MCHS (Richmond)10-418.4-1
11WCHS (Versailles)13-111.9-1
12DPMHS (Louisville)8-420.5--
13CCHS (Park Hills)9-422.4+2
14Pikeville14-24.3-1
15Owensboro12-23.9-1
16Ryle (Union)9-416.8+2
17Corbin12-15.2-1
18Southwestern (Somerset)11-28.8-1
19Bryan Station (Lexington)10-212.8--
20LCHS (Lexington)9-321.4--
21DCHS (Owensboro)11-29.1--
22Ballard (Louisville)8-419.3--
23FCHS (Frankfort)10-47.8+1
24Bowling Green6-625.6+1
25CAL (Louisville)11-22.7-2