Some football districts in western Kentucky will take on a radical new look if the proposed draft alignment of teams for the 2025-26 seasons is approved by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.
The draft alignment was presented at the KHSAA Board of Control Meeting on Tuesday in Lexington and approved by the board.
The biggest change would occur in Class 2A District 1 where Caldwell County, Crittenden County, Fort Campbell, and Mayfield would be joined by Trigg County and Todd County Central for a six-team district.
Todd County Central makes the move from District 2 while Trigg County drops from Class 3A. The proposed alignment means two teams from District 1 would miss the postseason.
The move back to Class 2A is potentially good news for Trigg County, which has only won one playoff game and hosted one playoff game since moving up to Class 3A in 2011.
The move is curious for Todd County Central, who has participated in District 2 since moving up to class 2A in 2000.
Murray, who has participated in Class 2A District 1 since 2007 would replace Trigg County in Class 3A District 1.
Class 2A District 2 would be comprised of Fort Knox, which moves up from Class 1A, Owensboro Catholic, the only district holdover from last year, and Hancock County and McLean County which would drop from Class 3A back to 2A.
One other alignment change would see Hopkinsville move to Class 6A in 2025. The Tigers moved from Class 3A to 5A in 2007 and dropped back to 4A in 2015. They would join a Class 6A District 1 that includes Christian County, Henderson County, and McCracken County.
Hopkinsville and Christian County are set to combine into the new Christian County High School that could open its doors in 2025 or 2026. That new school would then be placed in Class 6A District 1.
Also making a jump to Class 6A would be South Warren, a school that when created in 2011 was Class 3A in size.
Class 1A District 1 would remain unchanged with Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, and Russellville.
Class 4A District 1 would consist of Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Franklin-Simpson, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, and Warren East.
Class 5A District 1 would consist of Apollo, Graves County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County, and Owensboro.
A survey of all member schools will be conducted to determine who will participate in the postseason for the 2025-26 seasons and gather feedback on the proposed alignment as well as hear any appeals and potential adjustments.
The KHSAA will vote on the final draft in May.
DRAFT ALIGNMENT OF TEAMS – KHSAA FOOTBALL – 2025 and 2026 SEASONS
Class 1A
District 1- Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, Russellville
District 2- Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Holy Cross (Louisville), Kentucky Country Day
District 3- Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, Newport Central Catholic
District 4- Bishop Brossart, Holy Cross (Covington), 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
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, Lexington Christian, Shawnee, Washington County, WEB DuBois
District 5- Beechwood, Bracken County, Gallatin County, Owen County, St. Henry District, 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 3A
District 1- Hopkins County Central, Murray, Union County, Webster County
District 2- Adair County, Butler County, Edmonson County, Glasgow, Hart County
District 3- Bardstown, Central, Christian Academy-Louisville, DeSales, Thomas Nelson, Western
District 4- Casey County, Garrard County, LaRue 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 4A
District 1- Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Franklin-Simpson, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren East
District 2- Breckinridge County, Elizabethtown, John Hardin, Marion County, Nelson County
District 3- Doss, North Oldham, Valley, Waggener
District 4- Franklin County, Shelby County, Spencer County, Western Hills
District 5- Covington Catholic, Grant County, 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, Taylor County, Wayne County
District 8- Corbin, Harlan County, Perry County Central, Whitley County
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 6A
District 1- Christian County, Henderson County, Hopkinsville, McCracken County
District 2- Central Hardin, Daviess County, Meade County, North Hardin, South Warren
District 3- DuPont Manual, 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 Laurence Dunbar, Tates Creek
District 8- Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central
