Kentucky high school football: KHSAA first round playoff schedule, postseason brackets, live broadcasts, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders

Kentucky high school football playoff brackets, live broadcasts, computer rankings, statewide stat leaders, schedules and postseason scores - live and final.

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Nov 3, 2026, 9:25am

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The 2026 Kentucky high school football season continues this week. Here's what you need to know heading into and during this weekend's postseason prep football slate in The Bluegrass State.

KHSAA Playoff Brackets

Class 1A | Class 2A | Class 3A | Class 4A | Class 5A | Class 6A

Schedule and Scores

Kentucky High School Football Schedules and Scores (Live & Final)

Live Statewide Broadcasts 

NFHS Network Game Streams

Top 25 Scoreboard

• Henry Clay (Lexington, KY) @ No. 2 Frederick Douglass (Lexington, KY)

  Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 12
    Henry Clay
  • 64
    (#2) Frederick Douglass

  11/05 Final
• Whitley County (Williamsburg, KY) @ No. 4 Boyle County (Danville, KY)

  Thursday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 0
    Whitley County
  • 38
    (#4) Boyle County

  11/05 Final
• Greenwood (Bowling Green, KY) @ No. 15 Owensboro (KY)

  Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 6
    Greenwood
  • 42
    (#15) Owensboro

  11/05 Final
• Metcalfe County (Edmonton, KY) @ No. 21 Lexington Christian (Lexington, KY)

  Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 0
    M
    Metcalfe County
  • 50
    (#21) Lexington Christian

  11/05 Final
• Western (Louisville, KY) @ No. 22 Lexington Catholic (Lexington, KY)

  Thursday 6:30pm (Local time)

  • Western
  • (#22) Lexington Catholic

  11/05 Missing score
• Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, KY) @ No. 1 Trinity (Louisville, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 2-8
    Pleasure Ridge Park
  • 9-1
    (#1) Trinity

  7p
• Boyd County (Ashland, KY) @ No. 3 Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 6-4
    Boyd County
  • 8-2
    (#3) Highlands

  7p
• Eastern (Louisville, KY) @ No. 5 DuPont Manual (Louisville, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 6-4
    Eastern
  • 9-1
    (#5) DuPont Manual

  7p
• Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY) @ No. 7 Covington Catholic (Park Hills, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 3-7
    Johnson Central
  • 6-4
    (#7) Covington Catholic

  7p
• Tates Creek (Lexington, KY) @ No. 8 Madison Central (Richmond, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 2-8
    Tates Creek
  • 9-1
    (#8) Madison Central

  7p
• Mercer County (Harrodsburg, KY) @ No. 9 Christian Academy-Louisville (Louisville, KY)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 2-8
    Mercer County
  • 10-0
    (#9) Christian Academy-Louisville

  7:30p
• Ballard (Louisville, KY) @ No. 10 St. Xavier (Louisville, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 2-8
    Ballard
  • 4-6
    (#10) St. Xavier

  7p
• Montgomery County (Mt. Sterling, KY) @ No. 11 Pulaski County (Somerset, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 0-10
    Montgomery County
  • 10-0
    (#11) Pulaski County

  7p
• Marion County (Lebanon, KY) @ No. 12 Paducah Tilghman (Paducah, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 3-7
    Marion County
  • 10-0
    (#12) Paducah Tilghman

  7p
• Trigg County (Cadiz, KY) @ No. 13 Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 4-6
    Trigg County
  • 9-1
    (#13) Owensboro Catholic

  7p
• Scott (Covington, KY) @ No. 16 Woodford County (Versailles, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 3-7
    Scott
  • 9-1
    (#16) Woodford County

  7p
• Pineville (KY) @ No. 17 Pikeville (KY)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 3-7
    Pineville
  • 9-1
    (#17) Pikeville

  7:30p
• No. 18 Bryan Station (Lexington, KY) @ Lafayette (Lexington, KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 5-5
    (#18) Bryan Station
  • 7-3
    Lafayette

  7p
• Conner (Hebron, KY) @ No. 19 Scott County (Georgetown, KY)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 4-6
    Conner
  • 7-3
    (#19) Scott County

  7:30p
• Apollo (Owensboro, KY) @ No. 20 Bowling Green (KY)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 5-5
    Apollo
  • 6-4
    (#20) Bowling Green

  7p
• Martin County (Inez, KY) @ No. 23 Belfry (KY)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 4-6
    Martin County
  • 9-1
    (#23) Belfry

  7:30p
• Russell County (Russell Springs, KY) @ No. 24 Corbin (KY)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 1-9
    Russell County
  • 8-2
    (#24) Corbin

  7:30p

MaxPreps State Rankings: Overall
This week's Kentucky MaxPreps computer rankings regardless of division. All teams ranked.

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	Trinity (Louisville)	9-1	50.9	0
2	FDHS (Lexington)	10-0	47.2	0
3	Highlands (Fort Thomas)	8-2	43.7	0
4	Boyle County (Danville)	8-2	42.4	1
5	DPMHS (Louisville)	9-1	43.2	-1
6	Beechwood (Fort Mitchell)	10-0	24.2	0
7	CCHS (Park Hills)	6-4	41.4	0
8	MCHS (Richmond)	9-1	40.5	2
9	CAL (Louisville)	10-0	32.8	0
10	St. Xavier (Louisville)	4-6	51.2	1
11	Pulaski County (Somerset)	10-0	38.0	-3
12	PTHS (Paducah)	10-0	32.9	0
13	OCHS (Owensboro)	9-1	28.1	0
14	SWHS (Bowling Green)	8-2	34.4	1
15	Owensboro	8-2	37.2	-1
16	WCHS (Versailles)	9-1	35.5	4
17	Pikeville	9-1	34.2	2
18	Bryan Station (Lexington)	5-5	44.7	-1
19	Scott County (Georgetown)	7-3	38.7	2
20	Bowling Green	6-4	40.2	-2
21	LCHS (Lexington)	8-2	36.6	1
22	LCHS (Lexington)	8-2	33.7	3
23	Belfry	9-1	26.5	4
24	Corbin	8-2	32.7	-8
25	Raceland	8-2	23.8	-1
26	Sayre (Lexington)	10-0	20.3	6
27	Somerset	9-1	26.7	1
28	JCHS (Paintsville)	3-7	43.2	2
29	Blazer (Ashland)	9-1	36.5	-6
30	Male (Louisville)	5-5	38.8	12
31	Lawrence County (Louisa)	9-1	26.4	0
32	Atherton (Louisville)	8-2	23.4	-6
33	LCHS (Hodgenville)	10-0	25.4	0
34	Ballard (Louisville)	2-8	47.7	1
35	Murray	9-1	22.5	1
36	WJHS (Nicholasville)	10-0	27.8	1
37	Mayfield	8-2	25.5	-8
38	RCHS (Mt. Vernon)	10-0	18.1	1
39	Glasgow	9-1	26.6	-5
40	KCDHS (Louisville)	8-2	29.9	4
41	MNHHS (Madisonville)	8-2	30.6	-1
42	Bourbon County (Paris)	9-1	22.0	-1
43	Prestonsburg	9-1	21.0	6
44	Collins (Shelbyville)	7-3	32.4	2
45	North Oldham (Goshen)	9-1	23.8	6
46	Russell	8-2	26.3	7
47	Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger)	9-1	23.2	1
48	Cooper (Union)	8-2	35.2	2
49	Middlesboro	9-1	19.8	-11
50	GRCHS (Winchester)	5-5	38.4	5

State Stat Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Dre'mail Carothers - Sr Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)	3179
2	Kade Goodin - Sr Collins (Shelbyville, KY)	2660
3	Jackson Burke - Jr Christian Academy-Louisville (Louisville, KY)	2438
4	Matthew Briedwell - Sr Calloway County (Murray, KY)	2257
5	Maddox Warren - So South Laurel (London, KY)	2070
6	Camden Page - Sr South Warren (Bowling Green, KY)	2035
7	Brody Belt - Sr Henderson County (Henderson, KY)	1782
8	Anthony Davis - So Bowling Green (KY)	1730
9	Eli Jarrell - So Betsy Layne (KY)	1592
10	Bryce Armstrong - So Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY)	1582
11	Ketrin Mays - Jr Floyd Central (Eastern, KY)	1575
12	Xander Guy - Jr Campbell County (Alexandria, KY)	1279
13	Landon Spaulding - Sr Bishop Brossart (Alexandria, KY)	1261
14	Tyson Biggs - 8th Owensboro (KY)	1250
15	Hunter Williams - Jr Russell (KY)	1206
16	Briggs Harris - Sr Barren County (Glasgow, KY)	1192
17	Carter Muzic - George Rogers Clark (Winchester, KY)	1189
18	Zane Johnson - Sr Trinity (Louisville, KY)	1115
19	Brian Ferguson - Jr Holy Cross (Covington, KY)	1115
20	Knox Wilson - Fr McCreary Central (Stearns, KY)	1063
21	Zach Kostopoulos - So Cooper (Union, KY)	931
22	Brady Abell - Sr Larue County (Hodgenville, KY)	906
23	Cy Parento - So St. Henry (Erlanger, KY)	825
24	Liam Carlson - Fr Daviess County (Owensboro, KY)	809
25	Cooper Dickerson - Jr Henry Clay (Lexington, KY)	778

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Kaiden Benge - Jr Russell (KY)	1122
2	Ethan Curry - Sr Floyd Central (Eastern, KY)	1119
3	Nathan Hammond - Jr Gallatin County (Warsaw, KY)	1040
4	Lucas Pate - Jr St. Henry (Erlanger, KY)	982
5	Malachi Kennedy - Jr Dayton (KY)	962
6	Brayden Tupper - Sr Calloway County (Murray, KY)	959
7	Corey Freihofer - Sr Cooper (Union, KY)	937
8	Treyven Calhoun - So McCreary Central (Stearns, KY)	886
9	COLTEN BARGER - Jr Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger, KY)	876
10	Storm Cordell - Sr McCreary Central (Stearns, KY)	795
11	Noah Ison - Jr South Laurel (London, KY)	789
12	Matthew Briedwell - Sr Calloway County (Murray, KY)	787
13	Bryce Armstrong - So Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY)	762
14	Jayden Watkins - Sr Nicholas County (Carlisle, KY)	756
15	Charles Oglesby - Sr Holy Cross (Covington, KY)	751
16	Nick Graham - Sr Bowling Green (KY)	735
17	Kaden Anderson - Sr Dayton (KY)	694
18	Damarco Jackson - Jr Newport (KY)	676
19	Gavin Walker - Fr Owensboro (KY)	671
20	Jamir Boards - Jr South Warren (Bowling Green, KY)	664
21	Kade Goodin - Sr Collins (Shelbyville, KY)	663
22	Jacob Spitzer - Sr Breckinridge County (Harned, KY)	654
23	Dustin Wilson - Sr Holy Cross (Covington, KY)	627
24	Ethan Fields - Sr Phelps (KY)	614
25	Grayson Hall - So Betsy Layne (KY)	599

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Ja'Hyde Brown - Sr Christian Academy-Louisville (Louisville, KY)	1254
2	Drew Miles - Jr Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)	1100
3	Jason Hence - Sr Collins (Shelbyville, KY)	981
4	Lincoln Hamilton - So Betsy Layne (KY)	797
5	Aviyan Delaney - Sr Collins (Shelbyville, KY)	772
6	Jackson Loveless - So Henderson County (Henderson, KY)	733
7	Braylon Coots - Jr Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)	732
8	Jackson Wyatt - So Calloway County (Murray, KY)	682
9	Brady Boruske - Sr Bishop Brossart (Alexandria, KY)	663
10	Caleb Roark - Jr South Laurel (London, KY)	645
11	Kingston Dillard - Jr Owensboro (KY)	643
12	Kenyon Ellis - So South Laurel (London, KY)	629
13	Noah Grant - Jr Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)	572
14	Hunter Haugh - Sr Calloway County (Murray, KY)	543
15	Kaleb Williamson - Sr Floyd Central (Eastern, KY)	538
16	Shawn Deskins - Jr Russell (KY)	505
17	John Feldbruegge - Sr Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY)	499
18	Austin Meade - Jr Floyd Central (Eastern, KY)	492
19	Jamir Boards - Jr South Warren (Bowling Green, KY)	484
20	Jackson Stephano - Sr Barren County (Glasgow, KY)	482
21	Josh Cochran - Jr Collins (Shelbyville, KY)	463
22	Justin Capps - Sr South Warren (Bowling Green, KY)	455
23	Canyon Slone - Jr Betsy Layne (KY)	442
24	Tucker Sears - Sr South Warren (Bowling Green, KY)	427
25	Hezekiah Harris - Sr Henderson County (Henderson, KY)	420

Leaderboard - Player Total TDs
1	Ja'Hyde Brown - Sr Christian Academy-Louisville (Louisville, KY)	29
2	Jamir Boards - Jr South Warren (Bowling Green, KY)	22
3	Malachi Kennedy - Jr Dayton (KY)	19
4	Ethan Curry - Sr Floyd Central (Eastern, KY)	18
5	Corey Freihofer - Sr Cooper (Union, KY)	18
6	Lucas Pate - Jr St. Henry (Erlanger, KY)	16
7	Kaiden Benge - Jr Russell (KY)	16
8	Nick Graham - Sr Bowling Green (KY)	15
9	Aviyan Delaney - Sr Collins (Shelbyville, KY)	12
10	Jason Hence - Sr Collins (Shelbyville, KY)	12
11	Hunter Haugh - Sr Calloway County (Murray, KY)	12
12	Caleb Roark - Jr South Laurel (London, KY)	12
13	Jackson Wyatt - So Calloway County (Murray, KY)	12
14	Kade Goodin - Sr Collins (Shelbyville, KY)	11
15	Jaxon Pierce - So Barren County (Glasgow, KY)	11
16	Noah Ison - Jr South Laurel (London, KY)	11
17	Brian Ferguson - Jr Holy Cross (Covington, KY)	11
18	Treyven Calhoun - So McCreary Central (Stearns, KY)	11
19	Dustin Wilson - Sr Holy Cross (Covington, KY)	11
20	Bryce Armstrong - So Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY)	11
21	Matthew Briedwell - Sr Calloway County (Murray, KY)	11
22	Braylon Coots - Jr Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)	11
23	AVERY CONRAD - Sr Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger, KY)	10
24	Brody Belt - Sr Henderson County (Henderson, KY)	10
25	Jackson Loveless - So Henderson County (Henderson, KY)	10

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Trey Abney - Sr Ohio County (Hartford, KY)	98
2	Elijah Little - Sr Floyd Central (Eastern, KY)	95
3	Tanner Wood - So Ohio County (Hartford, KY)	94
4	Weston Tackett - Fr Betsy Layne (KY)	92
5	Carter James - Jr Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)	92
6	Dustin Wilson - Sr Holy Cross (Covington, KY)	89
7	Kataviun Fryar - Sr Barren County (Glasgow, KY)	89
8	Jude Evans - Jr Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)	89
9	Malachi Smith - Jr South Laurel (London, KY)	88
10	LINCOLN TOMLINSON - Jr Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger, KY)	88
11	Corbin Wells - Sr Barren County (Glasgow, KY)	88
12	Daniel Swiger - Jr Floyd Central (Eastern, KY)	87
13	Braxton Ashby - Sr Ohio County (Hartford, KY)	86
14	Alex Riedinger - Jr Campbell County (Alexandria, KY)	84
15	Josh Frost Jr. - Sr Calloway County (Murray, KY)	81
16	Aden Lawson - So Betsy Layne (KY)	79
17	Mason Vanover - Jr Daviess County (Owensboro, KY)	78
18	Treyven Calhoun - So McCreary Central (Stearns, KY)	78
19	Ty Ashley - Sr Owensboro (KY)	76
20	Johnathon Inman - Sr South Laurel (London, KY)	75
21	Kenyon Ellis - So South Laurel (London, KY)	75
22	Karsyn Sumpter - Sr Harrison County (Cynthiana, KY)	73
23	Tripp Taylor - So South Laurel (London, KY)	72
24	Jason Rieselman - Jr Holy Cross (Covington, KY)	71
25	Izek Reed - So Bowling Green (KY)	71

Leaderboard - Player Interceptions
1	Damarco Jackson - Jr Newport (KY)	5
2	Bentley Crump - Jr Nicholas County (Carlisle, KY)	4
3	Brady Boruske - Sr Bishop Brossart (Alexandria, KY)	4
4	Kevin Buanga - Jr Cooper (Union, KY)	4
5	Kevin Vasquez-Wilson - Sr Dayton (KY)	4
6	Tre Shemwell - Sr Owensboro (KY)	4
7	Xavier Thornberry - Jr Holy Cross (Covington, KY)	4
8	Caleb Roark - Jr South Laurel (London, KY)	4
9	Landen Ketron - Sr Bishop Brossart (Alexandria, KY)	3
10	Ethan Fields - Sr Phelps (KY)	3
11	Luke Whitledge - Jr Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)	3
12	Carson Ebelhar - Jr Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, KY)	3
13	Ty Ashley - Sr Owensboro (KY)	3
14	Dustin Wilson - Sr Holy Cross (Covington, KY)	3
15	Corey Freihofer - Sr Cooper (Union, KY)	3
16	Khalil Shemwell - So Owensboro (KY)	3
17	Landry Lewis - Sr Greenup County (Greenup, KY)	2
18	Brody Mainous - Sr Estill County (Irvine, KY)	2
19	Malik Olvera - Jr Fern Creek (Louisville, KY)	2
20	Anderson Lauffer - Sr Paintsville (KY)	2
21	Jacob Saucedo - Sr Nicholas County (Carlisle, KY)	2
22	Chris Rumbaugh - Sr Holy Cross (Louisville, KY)	2
23	Ryder Sandidge - Sr Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville, KY)	2
24	Nolan Clarkson - So Greenup County (Greenup, KY)	2
25	Deacon James - Sr Green County (Greensburg, KY)	2

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