[truebluefan89]

Any big alignment shake-ups for the 2025 season and potential implications?

[plantmanky]

With Paducah being forced to transfer into the Missouri State Championships for 2025, this should open up 4A for a large group of teams.












Sorry, couldnt help my self.    :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[truebluefan89]

Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Have ball will travel-

[Old School 18]

Any big alignment shake-ups for the 2025 season and potential implications?

 
Belfry moving from 3A to 2A. Also Lexington Catholic will be moving from the East to the West in 3A.

[HCS]

The 2025 alignment was set a year or so ago, I think.

[Real Badman]

2027/2028 is the next alignment. Hopefully after that it will go back to 4 year alignments

[16 special]

2027/2028 is the next alignment. Hopefully after that it will go back to 4 year alignments

I personally like the 2 year alignments. Keeps thing fresh. I would like to see more than 32ish teams in 1A as some teams choose not to participate in district after they find out who is in that district.

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Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Have ball will travel-

PT would honestly be closer to some Missouri teams than their current district alignment 2.5 hours for a district game is wild

[plantmanky]

Back in 4 classes we had 2 district games every other year that were 2.5 hours away.  
Jr year game was in weather delay, didnt kick off till 10pm..... we got home with the sun rise.

[truebluefan89]

Back in 4 classes we had 2 district games every other year that were 2.5 hours away.  
Jr year game was in weather delay, didnt kick off till 10pm..... we got home with the sun rise.

PT currently has two district opponents that are 2.5 hours away, and another that is 2 hours.
The KHSAA should look at allowing opportunities within a “home radius “ without ranking implications.

[16 special]

Back in 4 classes we had 2 district games every other year that were 2.5 hours away.  
Jr year game was in weather delay, didnt kick off till 10pm..... we got home with the sun rise.

PT  currently has two district opponents that are 2.5 hours away, and another that is 2 hours.
The KHSAA should look at allowing opportunities within a “home radius “ without ranking implications.

Since KHSAA like experimenting every few years and making districts play first 2 rounds of the playoffs, do no districts for 2 years, allow teams to schedule how they want, take the top 32 teams in each class per RPI, divide them into East and West and play it out until the final or elite 8 then you can go by RPI's of remaining teams statewide. Just a thought

[RAMDAD50]

I think we need to stop crying about travel, put on our big boy pants and play football. It’s funny we talk about travel in football but the same people complaining will travel all over the country for travel baseball haha

[jetpilot]

I think we need to stop crying about travel, put on our big boy pants and play football. It’s funny we talk about travel in football but the same people complaining will travel all over the country for travel baseball haha

There's no crying in football...there's no crying in football!

[16 special]

I think we need to stop crying about travel, put on our big boy pants and play football. It’s funny we talk about travel in football but the same people complaining will travel all over the country for travel baseball haha

Im so happy none of my kids are into baseball. My friends are on the road with their kids from March-August almost every weekend. Seems miserable

[Glory_Days]

There were no changes in class 1A

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Class 2A went from 35 teams to 40 teams

2025  (blue teams are new to district, bold are new to class)
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


2024  (red teams changed districts, bold changed classes)
District 1- Caldwell County, Crittenden County, Mayfield, Murray
District 2- Edmonson County, Fort Campbell, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central
District 3- Clinton County, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County
District 4- Fort Knox, Lexington Christian, Shawnee, Washington County, WEB DuBois
District 5- Beechwood, Bracken County, Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Walton-Verona
District 6- Breathitt County, Danville, Leslie County, Somerset
District 7- Floyd Central, Knott County Central, Martin County, Prestonsburg
District 8- Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Pike County Central, Shelby Valley


In from other class
Trigg Co (3A)
Hancock Co (3A)
McLean Co (3A)
St. Henry (new team)
Morgan Co (3A)
West Carter (3A)
Belfry (3A)

Out to other class
Murray (3A)
Edmonson Co (3A)
Carroll Co (3A)


Notable changes:
1) Belfry major newcomer
2) Murray major out-goer
3) Somerset and Danville go from east to west
4) St. Henry District first year
5) District 1 goes to 6 teams, probably effects Mayfield's RPI
6) District 2 gets 3 new teams for Owensboro Catholic
7) Jackson Co and Morgan Co return to district play

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Class 3A remains at 39 teams

2025 (blue teams are new to district, bold are new to class)
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-Louisville, DeSales, 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



2024 (red teams changed districts, bold changed classes)
1- Hancock County, Hopkins County Central, McLean County, Trigg County, Union County, Webster County
2- Adair County, Butler County, Franklin-Simpson, Glasgow, Hart County
3- Central, Christian Academy-Louisville, Elizabethtown, LaRue County
4- Casey County, Garrard County, Marion County, Mercer County
5- Bourbon County, Lexington Catholic, Lloyd Memorial, Pendleton County
6- Bath County, East Carter, Fleming County, Lewis County, Russell, West Carter
7- Bell County, Clay County, Knox Central, McCreary Central, Rockcastle County
8- Belfry, Estill County, Lawrence County, Magoffin County, Powell County



In from other class
Murray (2A)
Edmonson Co (2A)
DeSales (4A)
Western (4A)
Bardstown (4A)
Carroll Co (2A)
Henry Co (4A)
Letcher Co Cent (4A)


Out to other class
Hancock Co (2A)
McLean Co (2A)
Trigg Co (2A)
Franklin-Simpson (4A)
Elizabethtown (4A)
Marion Co (4A)
West Carter (2A)
Belfry (2A)



Notable changes:
1) Belfry & Franklin-Simpson major out-goers
2) Murray, DeSales, Bardstown, Henry Co, & Letcher Co Central all significant newcomers
3) Lexington Catholic moves from east to west

[Hoot Gibson]

I hate to say so, but the return of Highlands to 4A will make Johnson Central and Ashland's road to the finals tougher. I wish that Highlands had never left the class, so that the Golden Eagles could have steamrolled them a few times on their way to the state finals and pulled into the lead in the all time series between the teams. Aside from Corbin, there is no team that I enjoy watching lose more than the Bluebirds.

[Glory_Days]

Class 4A drops to 38 teams from 42 last alignment

2025 (blue teams are new to district, bold are new to class)
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, 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

2024 (red teams changed districts, bold changed classes)
1- Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren East
2- Bardstown, Breckinridge County, John Hardin, Nelson County, Thomas Nelson
3- DeSales, Doss, Jeffersontown, Valley, Waggener, Western
4- Franklin County, Henry County, North Oldham, Shelby County, Spencer County, Western Hills
5- Covington Catholic, Grant County, Harrison County, Holmes, Mason County
6- Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County
7- Boyle County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Taylor County, Wayne County
8- Corbin, Letcher County Central, Perry County Central, Whitley County

In from other class
Franklin-Simpson (3A)
Elizabethtown (3A)
Highlands (5A)
Harlan Co (5A)

Out to other class
Hopkinsville (6A)
Bardstown (3A)
DeSales (3A)
Jeffersontown (5A)
Henry Co (3A)
Letcher Co Cent (3A)

Notable changes:
1) Highlands major newcomer
2) Franklin-Simpson & Elizabethtown significant newcomers
3) Bardstown significant out-goer
4) Taylor Co moves from east to west

[statmanchad]

Bardstown moved from 4A to 3A so in the previous post, they'd need to be in bold red font.

Other than that I'd say great job putting all that together and making it easy for folks to understand what you were conveying.

[King Kong]

I hate to say so, but the return of Highlands to 4A will make Johnson Central and Ashland's road to the finals tougher. I wish that Highlands had never left the class, so that the Golden Eagles could have steamrolled them a few times on their way to the state finals and pulled into the lead in the all time series between the teams. Aside from Corbin, there is no team that I enjoy watching lose more than the Bluebirds.

I still get chill bumps sometimes when I hear Highlands mentioned.

[Glory_Days]

Class 5A dropped to 38 teams from 39 last alignment

2025 (blue teams are new to district, bold are new to class)
District 1- Apollo, Graves County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County, Owensboro
District 2- Barren County, Bowling Green, Grayson County, Greenwood, 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

2024 (red teams changed districts, bold changed classes)
1- Apollo, Graves County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County, Owensboro
2- Bowling Green, Greenwood, Ohio County, South Warren
3- Atherton, Butler, Fairdale, Iroquois
4- Bullitt Central, Grayson County, Moore, North Bullitt, Seneca
5- Anderson County, Collins, Scott County, South Oldham, Woodford County
6- Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Highlands, Scott
7- East Jessamine, Madison Southern, Montgomery County, West Jessamine
8- Harlan County, North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern

In from other class
Barren Co (6A)
Warren Central (6A)
Jeffersontown (4A)

Out to other class
South Warren (6A)
Highlands (4A)
Harlan Co (4A)

Notable changes:
1) Highlands & South Warren major out-goers
2) Districts #5 & #6 swap - I can only assume KHSAA wanted the geography to line up (east to west / north to south) with other classes, as there are no noticeable effects
3) Seneca and Fairdale swap districts - Again, assume for geographical consistency

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Class 6A remains at 32 teams

2025 (blue teams are new to district, bold are new to class)
District 1- Christian County, Henderson County, Hopkinsville, McCracken County
District 2- Central Hardin, Daviess County, Meade County, South Warren
District 3- DuPont Manual, North Hardin, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier
District 4- Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Male, Southern
District 5- Ballard, Eastern, Oldham County, Trinity (Louisville)
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


2024 (red teams changed districts, bold changed classes)
1- Christian County, Daviess County, Henderson County, McCracken County
2- Barren County, Central Hardin, North Hardin, Warren Central
3- DuPont Manual, Meade County, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier
4- Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Male, Southern
5- Ballard, Eastern, Oldham County, Trinity (Louisville)
6- Campbell County, Great Crossing, Ryle, Simon Kenton
7- Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Tates Creek
8- Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central


In from other class
Hopkinsville (4A)
South Warren (5A)


Out to other class
Barren Co (5A)
Warren Central (5A)




Notable changes:
1) South Warren major newcomer
2) Hopkinsville only team to move 2 classes - Preparing for the consolidation with Christian Co scheduled for 2026
3) District 2 has three new teams for Central Hardin
4) North Hardin swaps with Meade Co for the daunting task to compete in District 3