See who's No. 1 in the first Kentucky high school football polls of the year

Associated Press
Male quarterback Nic Schutte runs for yardage against Ballard Friday night. Schutte completed  10 of 18 passes for 201 yards and four touchdowns. August 27, 2021

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes, records, and total points:

Class A

Rank-School (FPV)                   Rcd  TP  

1. Pikeville (9)                             2-0  104 

2. Kentucky Country Day (2)       2-0   90  

3. Raceland                                 1-1   57  

4. (tie) Newport Central Catholic 1-1   53  

4. (tie) Holy Cross                       2-0   53  

6. Paintsville                                0-2   46

7. Crittenden County                    1-0   42

8. Hazard                                     1-1   36

9. Sayre                                       2-0   28

10. Williamsburg                          1-1   27

Related: Jason Frakes' ballot for AP high school football polls 

Others receiving votes: Bethlehem 19. Frankfort 15. Bishop Brossart 12. Russellville 9. Campbellsville 6. Betsy Layne 4. Nicholas County 4.

Class 2A

Rank-School (FPV)           Rcd  TP  

1. Lexington Christian (6)    2-0  105

2. Beechwood (5)                2-0  104

3. Mayfield                           2-0   88

4. Murray                             1-0   65

5. Danville                            2-0   61

6. Middlesboro                     2-0   39

7. Somerset                         1-1   36

8. Hancock Co.                     2-0   25

9. (tie) Owensboro Catholic  0-2   15

9. (tie) Metcalfe County         2-0   15

Others receiving votes: West Carter 12. Walton-Verona 10. Shelby Valley 9. Breathitt County 6. Knott County Central 5. McLean County 3. Todd County Central 3. Prestonsburg 2. Caldwell County 2.

Class 3A

Rank-School (FPV)              Rcd  TP  

1. Christian Academy (10)     2-0  108

2. Bardstown (1)                    2-0   93

3. Russell                              2-0   65

4. Ashland Blazer                  1-1   52

5. Mercer County                   1-1   45

6. Taylor County                     2-0   39

7. Belfry                                  0-2   37

8. Elizabethtown                     1-1   36

9. Union County                      2-0   31

10. Paducah Tilghman            1-1   28

Others receiving votes: Bell County 16. Glasgow 15. Estill County 14. Lawrence County 11. Rockcastle County 9. Hart County 4. DeSales 2.

Class 4A

Rank-School (FPV)         Rcd  TP

1. Franklin County (3)       2-0   94

2. Johnson Central (3)      1-0   93

3. Boyle County (2)           1-1   89

4. Corbin (1)                       2-0  81

5. Lexington Catholic (2)    2-0  79

6. Central                           0-2   36

7. John Hardin                    2-1   33

8. Logan County                 2-0   25

9. Letcher County Central   3-0   20

10. Knox Central                 1-1   14

Others receiving votes: Lincoln County 12. Hopkinsville 9. Perry County Central 7. Wayne County 7. Bourbon County 3. Holmes 1. Allen County-Scottsville 1. Rowan County 1.

Class 5A

Rank-School (FPV)                Rcd  TP  

1. Frederick Douglass (11)       2-0  110

2. Highlands                              2-0   83

3. South Warren                        1-1   76

4. Owensboro                            1-1   75

5. Covington Catholic                1-1   68

6. Bowling Green                       1-1   56

7. Southwestern                         2-0   30

8. Pulaski County                       1-1   25

9. Scott County                           1-1   20

10. Woodford County                  2-0   19

Others receiving votes: Cooper 9. North Laurel 9. Collins 8. Graves County 7. Greenwood 4. Great Crossing  4. South Oldham 2.

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Class 6A

Rank-School (FPV)     Rcd  TP  

1. Male (11)                   2-0  110

2. St. Xavier                   2-0   95

3. Trinity                         0-2   82

4. Manual                       2-0   78

5. Bryan Station             1-1   42

6. North Hardin               1-1   38

7. Ballard                        1-1   33

8. Daviess County          2-0   23

9. Henderson County      1-0   19

10. (tie) Fern Creek         2-0   15

10. (tie) Ryle                    1-1   15

Others receiving votes: Oldham County 14. Central Hardin 14. Madison Central 13. Dixie Heights 9. McCracken County 3. Paul Dunbar 2.

All Associated Press members in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week's poll are: Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Times-Tribune, Corbin; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; KPG Football, Owensboro; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; Kentucky Today, Louisville.