Here are the Kentucky high school football picks for the state semifinals from The Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes, Brooks Holton and Prince James Story and WHAS-11’s Kent Spencer.
All games are scheduled for Friday, and all times are Eastern.
Jason Frakes’ pick: Ryle 35-21
Brooks Holton’s pick: Ryle 35-21
Kent Spencer’s pick: Ryle 28-21
Prince James Story’s pick: Ryle 31-21
Frakes: Trinity 24-10
Holton: Trinity 31-24
Spencer: Trinity 28-21
Story: Trinity 21-17
Frakes: Cooper 38-27
Holton: Cooper 28-21
Spencer: Cooper 28-27
Story: Cooper 28-17
Frakes: Bowling Green 33-31
Holton: South Warren 34-28
Spencer: Bowling Green 28-21
Story: Bowling Green 28-21
Frakes: Franklin County 28-21
Holton: Franklin County 38-28
Spencer: Covington Catholic 28-21
Story: Franklin County 24-21
Frakes: Paducah Tilghman 35-27
Holton: Corbin 24-21
Spencer: Paducah Tilghman 35-21
Story: Paducah Tilghman 35-28
Frakes: Christian Academy 41-20
Holton: Christian Academy 37-17
Spencer: Christian Academy 35-28
Story: Christian Academy 38-14
Frakes: Belfry 21-20
Holton: Union County 42-28
Spencer: Belfry 21-14
Story: Belfry 24-21
Frakes: Owensboro Catholic 35-20
Holton: Owensboro Catholic 38-14
Spencer: Owensboro Catholic 28-21
Story: Owensboro Catholic 38-14
Frakes: Lexington Christian 20-14
Holton: Lexington Christian 35-28
Spencer: Lexington Christian 21-20
Story: Lexington Christian 35-31
Frakes: Raceland 30-20
Holton: Raceland 38-28
Spencer: Kentucky Country Day 21-20
Story: Kentucky Country Day 21-14
Frakes: Sayre 23-18
Holton: Sayre 42-21
Spencer: Sayre 28-27
Story: Sayre 28-14
1. Frakes, 6-0 last week, 222-50 overall
2. Holton, 5-1 last week, 213-59 overall
3. Spencer, 5-1 last week, 206-66 overall
4. Story, 4-2 last week, 198-74 overall
Reach Jason Frakes at jfrakes@courier-journal.com and follow him on X @kyhighs.
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