Kentucky realigns high school football for 2025 and 2026

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association realigns high school football starting with the 2025 season.
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The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has approved high school football’s districts in all classifications for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

Below is the complete realignment:

Class 6A

District 1 – Christian County, Henderson County, Hopkinsville, McCracken County

District 2 – Central Hardin, Daviess County, Meade County, South Warren

District 3 – Manual, North Hardin, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier

District 4 – Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Male, Southern

District 5 – Ballard, Eastern, Oldham County, Trinity

District 6 – Campbell County, Great Crossing, Ryle, Simon Kenton

District 7 – Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar, Tates Creek

District 8 – Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central

Class 5A

District 1 – Apollo, Graves County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County, Owensboro

District 2 – Barren County, Bowling Green, Grayson County, Greenwood, Ohio County, Warren Central

District 3 – Atherton, Butler, Iroquois, Seneca

District 4 – Bullitt Central, Fairdale, Jeffersontown, Moore, North Bullitt

District 5 – Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Scott

District 6 – Anderson County, Collins, Scott County, South Oldham, Woodford County

District 7 – East Jessamine, Madison Southern, Montgomery County, West Jessamine

District 8 – North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern

Class 4A

District 1 – Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Franklin-Simpson, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren East

District 2 – Elizabethtown, John Hardin, Marion County, Nelson County, Taylor County

District 3 – Breckinridge County, Doss, North Oldham, Valley, Waggener

District 4 – Franklin County, Grant County, Shelby County, Spencer County, Western Hills

District 5 – Covington Catholic, Harrison County, Highlands, Holmes, Mason County

District 6 – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County

District 7 – Boyle County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Wayne County

District 8 – Corbin, Harlan County, Perry County Central, Whitley County

Class 3A

District 1 – Hopkins County Central, Murray, Union County, Webster County

District 2 – Adair County, Butler County, Edmonson County, Glasgow, Hart County, LaRue County

District 3 – Central, Christian Academy, DeSales, Thomas Nelson, Western

District 4 – Bardstown, Casey County, Garrard County, Lexington Catholic, Mercer County

District 5 – Bourbon County, Carroll County, Henry County, Lloyd Memorial, Pendleton County

District 6 – Bath County, East Carter, Fleming County, Lewis County, Russell

District 7 – Bell County, Clay County, Knox Central, McCreary Central, Rockcastle County

District 8 – Estill County, Lawrence County, Letcher County Central, Magoffin County, Powell County

Class 2A

District 1 – Caldwell County, Crittenden County, Fort Campbell, Mayfield, Todd County Central, Trigg County

District 2 – Fort Knox, Hancock County, McLean County, Owensboro Catholic

District 3 – Clinton County, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County, Somerset

District 4 – Danville, DuBois, Lexington Christian, Shawnee, Washington County

District 5 – Beechwood, Bracken County, Gallatin County, Owen County, St. Henry, Walton-Verona

District 6 – Breathitt County, Jackson County, Morgan County, West Carter

District 7 – Floyd Central, Knott County Central, Leslie County, Martin County, Prestonsburg

District 8 – Belfry, Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Pike County Central, Shelby Valley

Class A

District 1 – Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, Russellville

District 2 – Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Kentucky Country Day, Louisville Holy Cross

District 3 – Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, Newport Central Catholic

District 4 – Bishop Brossart, Covington Holy Cross, Ludlow, Trimble County

District 5 – Berea, Eminence, Frankfort, Sayre

District 6 – Fairview, Nicholas County, Paris, Raceland

District 7 – Harlan, Lynn Camp, Middlesboro, Pineville, Williamsburg

District 8 – Hazard, Jenkins, Paintsville, Phelps, Pikeville

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