Jason Frakes|Courier Journal
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control on Wednesday approved the final alignment for the 2019-22 football seasons, with just a few changes from the original draft that was released in February.
The biggest announcement involving Louisville-area schools was a change that was not made, as Oldham County will stay in Class 6-A, District Eight with Lexington-area schools Bryan Station, Clark County and Madison Central. Ballard - which is in Class 6-A, District Five with Eastern and Trinity – had objected to Oldham County’s shift east in the alignment.
The following requests were granted by the Board of Control
* Class 5-A – Breckinridge County was moved up from Class 4-A because of geographical request.
* Class 4-A – Russell County was moved from District Seven to District Two because of a geographical and time-zone request.
* Class 3-A – Garrard County (from District Four to District Five) and Powell County (from District Five to District Six) were moved for geographical reasons.
* Class 2-A – West Carter was dropped from Class 3-A. Morgan County was moved from District Eight to District Seven for geographical reasons.
There were no changes in Class A and Class 6-A.
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In other Board of Control news:
* Commissioner Julian Tackett said the KHSAA continues to look for a way to seed teams in the semifinals of the football playoffs, which would allow the stronger teams to host those games. Tackett said Colorado’s system of rankings teams based solely on strength of schedule – including strength of schedule of opponents and opponents’ opponents – is one possibility.
* Tackett announced the distribution of 1,800 “Triple Threat” certificates to schools, recognizing athletes who play different sports in the fall, winter and spring. Tackett said 265 of 280 member schools had at least one athlete recognized.
Here is the final football alignment:
CLASS 6A
* District One – Apollo, Daviess County, Henderson County, Marshall County, McCracken County.
* District Two – Barren County, Central Hardin, Meade County, North Hardin.
* District Three – Butler, Manual, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier.
* District Four – Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Male, Southern.
* District Five – Ballard, Eastern, Trinity.
* District Six – Campbell County, Dixie Heights, Ryle, Simon Kenton.
* District Seven – Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar, Tates Creek.
* District Eight – Bryan Station, Clark County, Madison Central, Oldham County,
CLASS 5A
* District One – Breckinridge County, Graves County, Grayson County, Muhlenberg County, Ohio County, Owensboro.
* District Two – Bowling Green, Christian County, Greenwood, South Warren.
* District Three – Bullitt Central, Doss, Fairdale, Iroquois, Western.
* District Four – Atherton, Jeffersontown, North Bullitt, Seneca, South Oldham.
* District Five – Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Covington Catholic, Highlands.
* District Six – Frederick Douglass, Grant County, Great Crossing, Montgomery County, Scott County.
* District Seven – Collins, East Jessamine, Madison Southern, West Jessamine, Woodford County.
* District Eight – North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern, Whitley County.
CLASS 4A
* District One – Calloway County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Madisonville-North Hopkins.
* District Two – Allen County-Scottsville, Franklin-Simpson, Russell County, Warren Central, Warren East.
* District Three – John Hardin, Marion County, Moore, Spencer County, Valley.
* District Four – Central, Franklin County, North Oldham, Shelby County, Waggener.
* District Five – Anderson County, Bourbon County, Boyle County, Lexington Catholic.
* District Six – Boyd County, Harrison County, Holmes, Rowan County, Scott.
* District Seven – Corbin, Knox Central, Lincoln County, Wayne County.
* District Eight – Clay County, Harlan County, Johnson Central, Letcher County Central, Perry County Central.
CLASS 3A
* District One – Paducah Tilghman, Trigg County, Union County, Webster County (up from 2A).
* District Two – Adair County, Casey County, Glasgow, Hart County, Taylor County.
* District Three – Bardstown, Elizabethtown, LaRue County, Nelson County, Thomas Nelson.
* District Four – Christian Academy, DeSales, Henry County, Mercer County, Western Hills.
* District Five – Bell County, Estill County, Garrard County, Jackson County, McCreary Central, Rockcastle County.
* District Six – Fleming County, Lewis County, Mason County, Pendleton County, Powell County.
* District Seven – Ashland Blazer, East Carter, Greenup County, Russell.
* District Eight – Belfry, Floyd Central, Lawrence County, Magoffin County, Pike County Central.
CLASS 2A
* District One – Ballard Memorial, Caldwell County, Fort Campbell, Mayfield, Murray.
* District Two – Butler County, Hanco*ck County, McLean County, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central.
* District Three – Clinton County, Edmonson County, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County.
* District Four – Danville, Lexington Christian, Somerset, Washington County.
* District Five – Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Shawnee, Trimble County, Walton-Verona.
* District Six – Beechwood, Covington Holy Cross, Lloyd Memorial, Newport.
* District Seven – Breathitt County, Knott County Central, Leslie County, Middlesboro, Morgan County.
* District Eight – Bath County, East Ridge, Prestonsburg, Shelby Valley, Sheldon Clark, West Carter.
CLASS A
* District One – Caverna, Crittenden County, Fulton County, Russellville.
* District Two – Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Fort Knox, Louisville Holy Cross.
* District Three – Berea, Eminence, Frankfort, Kentucky Country Day.
* District Four – Bellevue, Dayton, Ludlow, Newport Central Catholic.
* District Five – Bishop Brossart, Bracken County, Nicholas County, Paris.
* District Six – Betsy Layne, Fairview, Paintsville, Raceland.
* District Seven – Hazard, Jenkins, Phelps, Pikeville.
* District Eight – Harlan, Lynn Camp, Pineville, Williamsburg.
* Withdraw from district play – Fulton City.
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