KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl
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The KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl is a series of football
games, typically held on the first weekend of December, that determine the high school
champions of the U.S.
state
of Kentucky
. The tournaments that lead to the championship games, as well as regular-season competition, are governed by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
(KHSAA).
The KHSAA began conducting state football championships in 1959. Throughout its history, the competition has been divided into classes based on enrollment (though with historic exceptions noted below). The history of classifications is as follows:
Traditionally, the championship games were held in Louisville, first at Cardinal Stadium
and later at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
. Starting in 2009, the games moved to Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium on the campus of Western Kentucky University
in Bowling Green
. With the expansion to six classes, the Gridiron Bowl is now a two-day affair, with three championship games on Friday and three on Saturday.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
games, typically held on the first weekend of December, that determine the high school
High school football
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champions of the U.S.
United States
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state
U.S. state
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of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. The tournaments that lead to the championship games, as well as regular-season competition, are governed by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has been the governing body of Kentucky high school athletics since 1917. Located in Lexington, the organization sanctions competition in the following sports:*Boys and girls**Basketball**Bowling*...
(KHSAA).
The KHSAA began conducting state football championships in 1959. Throughout its history, the competition has been divided into classes based on enrollment (though with historic exceptions noted below). The history of classifications is as follows:
- 1959–1974: Three-class system. All schools in Jefferson CountyJefferson County, KentuckyAs of the census of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of...
, which includes (and is now consolidated with) the state's largest city of LouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyLouisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, were placed in Class 3A regardless of enrollment. Remaining schools were placed in Class 2A or A based on enrollment. - 1975–1986: Quasi-four-class system. Initially, all high schools in Jefferson County were placed in Class 4A regardless of enrollment, though by the end of this era smaller schools began to be placed in their appropriate enrollment classes. In this era, there were two separate 4A champions—a "State 4A" winner from outside Jefferson County and a "Jefferson County 4A" champion—that would meet for an overall 4A title.
- 1987–2006: True four-class system, with all Jefferson County schools classified according to their enrollment.
- 2007–present: Six-class system, again based on enrollment, but with a slight change in calculation of enrollment. Historically, schools were classified based on total enrollment in grades 9 to 12, with all-boys schools treated as having twice their actual enrollment. With the expansion to six classes, the KHSAA changed the basis for classification to enrollment of boys only in the same grades.
Traditionally, the championship games were held in Louisville, first at Cardinal Stadium
Cardinal Stadium
Cardinal Stadium is the name of a former college and minor league baseball and college football stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It is on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, and was called Fairgrounds Stadium when it first opened its doors to baseball in 1957.The lone Bluegrass Bowl was...
and later at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is a football stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA and serves as the home of the University of Louisville football program. It opened in 1998, making it the second-to-last football stadium in NCAA Division I-A to open in the 20th century, with SMU's Gerald J....
. Starting in 2009, the games moved to Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium on the campus of Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....
in Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...
. With the expansion to six classes, the Gridiron Bowl is now a two-day affair, with three championship games on Friday and three on Saturday.
6A State Champions
| Year | Champion | Score | Opponent | State Champion Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Trinity | 42-0 | Male | Bob Beatty |
| 2009 2009 KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron 6A Championship The 2009 KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl 6A Championship took place on December 5, 2009, in Bowling Green, KY at the Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium.-2009 Class 6A KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Playoffs:... |
St. Xavier | 34–10 | Trinity | Mike Glaser |
| 2008 | Trinity | 48-0 | Simon Kenton Simon Kenton High School Simon Kenton High School is located at 11132 Madison Pike in Independence, Kentucky. The school's athletic teams are known as the PioneersOn July 19, 1935, an application was filed with the Public Works Administration for Kenton County, Kentucky for funds to construct a public high school... |
Bob Beatty |
| 2007 | Trinity Trinity High School (Louisville) Trinity High School is a Catholic, all-boys, college preparatory high school located in St. Matthews, Kentucky, a city within the Louisville Metro governmental area. Trinity first opened its doors in 1953, when Archbishop John Floersh anticipated the growth of Louisville's eastern suburbs by... |
34-28 OT | St. Xavier | Bob Beatty |
5A State Champions
| Year | Champion | Score | Opponent | State Champion Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ft. Thomas Highlands | 50–0 | Christian County | Dale Mueller |
| 2009 | Ft. Thomas Highlands | 35-7 | John Hardin John Hardin High School John Hardin High School is a school located in Radcliff, Kentucky but served by the post office of neighboring Elizabethtown. Established in 2001, the school is named after the Revolutionary War officer and Indian fighter, John Hardin.-Education system:... |
Dale Mueller |
| 2008 | Ft. Thomas Highlands | 35-15 | Christian County | Dale Mueller |
| 2007 | Ft. Thomas Highlands | 28-7 | Bowling Green | Dale Mueller |
4A State Champions
| Year | State Champion | Score | State Runner-Up | State Champion Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Boyle County Boyle County High School Boyle County High School, located in Danville, Kentucky, is a public secondary school serving nearly 900 students from grades 9-12. Boyle County High School opened to students in the 1963-64 school year. The school was created to consolidate four county schools that included grades 1-12 in the... |
21–14 | Allen County–Scottsville | Larry French |
| 2009 | Boyle County Boyle County High School Boyle County High School, located in Danville, Kentucky, is a public secondary school serving nearly 900 students from grades 9-12. Boyle County High School opened to students in the 1963-64 school year. The school was created to consolidate four county schools that included grades 1-12 in the... |
42-39 (2 OT) | Lone Oak Lone Oak High School (Kentucky) Lone Oak High School is a public secondary school located in Lone Oak, Kentucky, a community served by the post office of nearby Paducah. Its nickname is Purple Flash, and its school colors are purple and gold, although some athletic teams, such as the marching band and football team, are... |
Larry French |
| 2008 | Bell County Bell County High School Bell County High School is the only high school in the Bell County Schools after the consolidation of Bell County High School and Lone Jack High School in the 1980s. It is located in Bell County, Kentucky and accommodates grades 9-12... |
15-13 | Bullitt East Bullitt East High School Bullitt East High School is a secondary school located at 11450 Highway 44 East in the city of Mount Washington, Kentucky. It is part of the Bullitt County Public Schools district. The goal of Bullitt East is to prepare students so that they may compete in a U.S. market... |
Dudley Hilton |
| 2007 | Lexington Catholic Lexington Catholic High School Lexington Catholic High School is a parochial secondary school affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the Rosemill neighborhood in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington.-History:... |
49-7 | Lone Oak | |
| 2006 | Trinity (14) | 41-7 | Ryle | Bob Beatty |
| 2005 | Trinity (13) | 14-6 | St. Xavier | Bob Beatty |
| 2004 | St. Xavier (8) | 49-9 | Scott County | Mike Glaser |
| 2003 | Trinity (12) | 17-14 | St. Xavier | Bob Beatty |
| 2002 | Trinity (11) | 59-56 | Male | Bob Beatty |
| 2001 | Trinity (10) | 45-19 | Male | Bob Beatty |
| 2000 | Male (3) | 34-14 | Trinity | Bob Redman |
| 1999 | St. Xavier (7) | 34-31 OT | Bryan Station | Mike Glaser |
| 1998 | Male (2) | 31-7 | Tates Creek | Bob Redman |
| 1997 | St. Xavier (6) | 3-0 | Trinity | Mike Glaser |
| 1996 | Nelson County Nelson County High School (Kentucky) Nelson County High School is a public high school located in Bardstown, Kentucky. It is the only high school in the Nelson County School District, and is by far the largest of the city's four high schools .Located in one of the fastest-growing areas of Kentucky, the school's attendance... (1) |
35-34 OT | Paul Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Lexington, Kentucky) Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a secondary school located at 1600 Man O' War Boulevard on the southwest side of Lexington, Kentucky, USA. The school is one of five high schools in the Fayette County Public Schools district.... |
Mike Brown |
| 1995 | St. Xavier (5) | 26-0 | Henry Clay | Mike Glaser |
| 1994 | Trinity (9) | 21-7 | Boone County | Dennis Lampley |
| 1993 | Male (1) | 29-7 | Shelby County | Bob Redman |
| 1992 | St. Xavier (4) | 3-0 | Boone County | Mike Glaser |
| 1991 | George Rogers Clark (1) | 28-21 | St. Xavier | Don Danko |
| 1990 | Trinity (8) | 27-0 | Warren Cenral | Dennis Lampley |
| 1989 | Trinity (7) | 28-0 | Warren Central | Dennis Lampley |
| 1988 | Trinity (6) | 28-0 | DuPont Manual | Dennis Lampley |
| 1987 | Shelby County (1) | 17-14 | Boone County | Tom Becherer |
| 1986 | St. Xavier (3) | 27-14 | Boone County | Mike Glaser |
| 1985 | Trinity (5) | 28-7 | Lafayette | Dennis Lampley |
| 1984 | Christian County (2) | 14-10 | Ballard | Dan Goble |
| 1983 | Trinity (4) | 26-7 | Owensboro | Roger Gruneisen |
| 1982 | Christian County (1) | 10-3 | Southern | Dan Goble |
| 1981 | Henry Clay (1) | 20-7 | DeSales | Jake Bell |
| 1980 | Trinity (3) | 31-8 | Paducah Tilghman | Roger Gruneisen |
| 1979 | Butler (1) | 21-7 | Henry Clay | Joe Hood |
| 1978 | St. Xavier (2) | 42-21 | Tates Creek | Mike Stewart |
| 1977 | Trinity (2) | 28-7 | Greenup County | Dave Moore |
| 1976 | Trinity (1) | 28-24 | Henderson County | Dave Moore |
| 1975 | St. Xavier (1) | 20-0 | Ashland Blazer Paul G. Blazer High School Paul G. Blazer High School is a public high school located in Ashland, Kentucky. It is part of the Ashland Independent school district. Blazer replaced the former Ashland High School in 1963. For this reason, Blazer is still commonly referred to as simply "Blazer" by local residents, or... |
Bill Glaser |
3A State Champions
| Year | State Champion | Score | State Runner-Up | State Champion Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Louisville Central | 46–7 | Belfry Belfry High School (South Williamson, Kentucky) Belfry High School, located in South Williamson, Kentucky, is a National Accredited Certified School of Excellence. Belfry enrolls over 800 9th-12th-grade students. The school moved in the summer of 2005 to a new, 32 million dollar school.... |
Ty Scroggins |
| 2009 | Paducah Tilghman Paducah Tilghman High School Paducah Tilghman High School is a public secondary school in Paducah, Kentucky, and is the only high school of the Paducah Independent School District.... |
21–0 | Somerset Somerset High School (Kentucky) Somerset High School is a public high school in Somerset, Kentucky. The school mission statement "is to empower all students academically, socially, and personally to be lifelong learners capable of thinking, solving problems, and serving as responsible citizens ready to meet the challenges of... |
Randy Wyatt |
| 2008 | Louisville Central | 40-19 | Breathitt County Breathitt County High School Breathitt County High School is a public high school located in the city of Jackson, Kentucky nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky. The 2009-2010 enrollment is around 520 students. The school colors are royal blue and white... |
Ty Scroggins |
| 2007 | Louisville Central | 27-17 | Belfry Belfry High School (South Williamson, Kentucky) Belfry High School, located in South Williamson, Kentucky, is a National Accredited Certified School of Excellence. Belfry enrolls over 800 9th-12th-grade students. The school moved in the summer of 2005 to a new, 32 million dollar school.... |
Ty Scroggins |
| 2006 | Covington Catholic Covington Catholic High School Covington Catholic High School is a private, all-male high school in Park Hills, Kentucky. It was founded in 1925 by Bishop Francis William Howard and Brother George Sauer. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington.-History:CovCath traces its roots to St... |
28-7 | Bowling Green | Jon Rodenberg |
| 2005 | Lexington Cathollic Lexington Catholic High School Lexington Catholic High School is a parochial secondary school affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the Rosemill neighborhood in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington.-History:... |
49-21 | Bowling Green | Bob Spire |
| 2004 | Highlands | 22-6 | Boyle County Boyle County High School Boyle County High School, located in Danville, Kentucky, is a public secondary school serving nearly 900 students from grades 9-12. Boyle County High School opened to students in the 1963-64 school year. The school was created to consolidate four county schools that included grades 1-12 in the... |
Dale Mueller |
| 2003 | Boyle County | 44-10 | Highlands | Chuck Smith |
| 2002 | Boyle County | 21-0 | Rockcastle County | Chuck Smith |
| 2001 | Boyle County | 49-14 | Rockcastle County | Chuck Smith |
| 2000 | Highlands | 48-27 | Owensboro | Dale Mueller |
| 1999 | Highlands | 48-10 | Waggener | Dale Mueller |
| 1998 | Highlands | 56-7 | Waggener | Dale Mueller |
| 1997 | Covington Catholic | 21-13 | Hopkinsville Hopkinsville High School Hopkinsville High School is a four-year public high school located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with over 1,000 students. It is operated by the Christian County Public Schools school district.-History:... |
Lynn Ray |
| 1996 | Highlands | 21-14 | Hopkinsville | Dale Mueller |
| 1995 | Bowling Green | 28-12 | Highlands | Dan Haley |
| 1994 | Covington Catholic | 24-21 | Bowling Green | Lynn Ray |
| 1993 | Covington Catholic | 28-13 | Lincoln County Lincoln County High School (Kentucky) Lincoln County High School is a secondary school located in Stanford, Kentucky, USA. It was opened in 1976 after the consolidation of the local high schools of the towns of Lincoln County... |
Lynn Ray |
| 1992 | Highlands | 15-6 | Paducah Tilghman | Tom Duffy |
| 1991 | Bell County | 35-13 | Meade County | Dudley Hilton |
| 1990 | Paul Blazer Paul G. Blazer High School Paul G. Blazer High School is a public high school located in Ashland, Kentucky. It is part of the Ashland Independent school district. Blazer replaced the former Ashland High School in 1963. For this reason, Blazer is still commonly referred to as simply "Blazer" by local residents, or... |
45-13 | Lincoln County | Vic Marsh |
| 1989 | Highlands | 27-3 | Paducah Tilghman | Tom Duffy |
| 1988 | Covington Catholic | 30-24 OT | Paducah Tilghman | Lynn Ray |
| 1987 | Covington Catholic | 16-6 | Paducah Tilghman | Lynn Ray |
| 1986 | Owensboro | 14-0 | Belfry | Larry Moore |
| 1985 | Paducah Tilghman | 29-14 | Belfry | Allan Cox |
| 1984 | Danville Danville High School (Kentucky) Danville High School is a public high school serving the ninth through twelfth grades in Danville, Kentucky, USA. It is one of five schools and the only high school in the Danville School district.-School information:... |
24-6 | Hopkinsville | Tom Duffy |
| 1983 | Conner Conner High School Conner High School is a 9-12 grade public school located in Hebron, Kentucky. Conner is part of a larger campus that includes Conner Middle School and Goodridge Elementary. The Boone County Area Technology Center also sits on the same campus... |
12-7 | Franklin-Simpson | Bob Lewis |
| 1982 | Highlands | 6-0 | Franklin-Simpson | Bob Herrmann |
| 1981 | Highlands | 40-24 | Elizabethtown | Bob Herrmann |
| 1980 | Franklin-Simpson | 16-0 | Conner | James Matthews |
| 1979 | Franklin-Simpson | 33-0 | Belfry | James Matthews |
| 1978 | Russell | 17-7 | Woodford County | Ivan McGlone |
| 1977 | Highlands | 6-0 | Shelby County | Bob Herrmann |
| 1976 | Lloyd Memorial | 24-0 | Shelby County | Jim Dougherty |
| 1975 | Highlands | 21-0 | Franklin-Simpson | Roger Walz |
| 1974 | St. Xavier | 48-14 | Westport | Bill Glaser |
| 1973 | Trinity | 16-0 | Southern | Dave Moore |
| 1972 | Trinity | 21-0 | Butler | Jim Kennedy |
| 1971 | Flaget | 7-7 | Thomas Jefferson | Pete Compise |
| 1970 | Butler | 20-0 | Trinity | Elmer Collina |
| 1969 | St. Xavier | 15-0 | Butler | Leon Dunagan |
| 1968 | Trinity | 29-18 | Seneca | Jim Kennedy |
| 1967 | Flaget | 21-0 | Thomas Jefferson | Norm Mackin |
| 1966 | DuPont Manual | 33-6 | Butler | Charlie Bentley |
| 1965 | Seneca | 13-12 | Flaget | Ron Cain |
| 1964 | Male | 27-0 | Eastern | Charlie Kuhn |
| 1963 | Male | 23-7 | Waggener | Charlie Kuhn |
| 1962 | St. Xavier | 7-6 | Valley | Johnny Meihaus |
| 1961 | Flaget | 41-13 | Fairdale Fairdale High School Fairdale High School is a part of the Jefferson County Public Schools system in the United States. Approximately 950-1,000 students are enrolled. It is one of the District's Magnet Career Schools for Public Safety Technology... |
Paulie Miller |
| 1960 | Male | 1-0 | Eastern | Charlie Kuhn |
| 1959 | DuPont Manual | 44-14 | Durrett | Tom Harper |
2A State Champions
| Year | Champion | Score | Opponent | State Champion Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Newport Central Catholic Newport Central Catholic High School Newport Central Catholic High School is a coed private secondary school in Newport, Kentucky and part of the Diocese of Covington. It is located in the center of Newport overlooking the Cincinnati Skyline and Ohio Valley. Founded in 1896 with a Roman Catholic affiliation, it serves students in... |
42–0 | Owensboro Catholic Owensboro Catholic High School Owensboro Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Owensboro, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro.-Background:Owensboro Catholic was established in 1951, replacing the closing St. Frances Academy.... |
Edward Eviston |
| 2009 | Fort Campbell | 29–9 | DeSales | Shawn Berner |
| 2008 | Fort Campbell | 26-23 | Newport Central Catholic Newport Central Catholic High School Newport Central Catholic High School is a coed private secondary school in Newport, Kentucky and part of the Diocese of Covington. It is located in the center of Newport overlooking the Cincinnati Skyline and Ohio Valley. Founded in 1896 with a Roman Catholic affiliation, it serves students in... |
Shawn Berner |
| 2007 | Fort Campbell | 21-7 | Newport Central Catholic Newport Central Catholic High School Newport Central Catholic High School is a coed private secondary school in Newport, Kentucky and part of the Diocese of Covington. It is located in the center of Newport overlooking the Cincinnati Skyline and Ohio Valley. Founded in 1896 with a Roman Catholic affiliation, it serves students in... |
Shawn Berner |
| 2006 | Mercer County Mercer County Senior High School (Kentucky) Mercer County Senior High School is a public secondary school located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The school mascot is the Titan.-Establishment:... |
15-12 | Russell | Marty Jaggers |
| 2005 | Russell | 27-14 | Owensboro Catholic Owensboro Catholic High School Owensboro Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Owensboro, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro.-Background:Owensboro Catholic was established in 1951, replacing the closing St. Frances Academy.... |
Ivan McGlone |
| 2004 | Belfry Belfry High School (South Williamson, Kentucky) Belfry High School, located in South Williamson, Kentucky, is a National Accredited Certified School of Excellence. Belfry enrolls over 800 9th-12th-grade students. The school moved in the summer of 2005 to a new, 32 million dollar school.... |
28-21 | Owensboro Catholic | Philip Haywood |
| 2003 | Belfry | 33-27 OT | Elizabethtown | Philip Haywood |
| 2002 | Breathitt County Breathitt County High School Breathitt County High School is a public high school located in the city of Jackson, Kentucky nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky. The 2009-2010 enrollment is around 520 students. The school colors are royal blue and white... |
52-0 | Corbin | Mike Holcomb |
| 2001 | Bardstown | 47-16 | Prestonsburg Prestonsburg High School Prestonsburg High School, located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, is one of four public schools in the Floyd County School District of eastern Kentucky. The principal is now Jerry Butcher. Beginning with the 2011-12 school year, Mr... |
Joey Downs |
| 2000 | Boyle County Boyle County High School Boyle County High School, located in Danville, Kentucky, is a public secondary school serving nearly 900 students from grades 9-12. Boyle County High School opened to students in the 1963-64 school year. The school was created to consolidate four county schools that included grades 1-12 in the... |
38-6 | Glasgow Glasgow High School (Kentucky) Glasgow High School is a U.S. high school in the city of Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. It is the only public high school for the Glasgow Independent School System; however, Barren County High School, which serves the Barren County School System, also lies within the city limits, and in fact... |
Chuck Smith |
| 1999 | Boyle County | 29-6 | Glasgow | Chuck Smith |
| 1998 | Caldwell County | 38-28 | Danville Danville High School (Kentucky) Danville High School is a public high school serving the ninth through twelfth grades in Danville, Kentucky, USA. It is one of five schools and the only high school in the Danville School district.-School information:... |
Pat Gates |
| 1997 | Bourbon County | 39-28 | Owensboro Catholic | Dudley Hilton |
| 1996 | Breathitt County | 25-21 | Fort Knox | Mike Holcomb |
| 1995 | Breathitt County | 42-35 2OT | Franklin-Simpson | Mike Holcomb |
| 1994 | Danville | 39-7 | Bullitt East Bullitt East High School Bullitt East High School is a secondary school located at 11450 Highway 44 East in the city of Mount Washington, Kentucky. It is part of the Bullitt County Public Schools district. The goal of Bullitt East is to prepare students so that they may compete in a U.S. market... |
Sam Harp |
| 1993 | Mayfield | 13-12 | Prestonsburg | Paul Leahy |
| 1992 | Danville | 34-7 | Mayfield | Sam Harp |
| 1991 | Danville | 17-14 | Mayfield | Sam Harp |
| 1990 | Fort Knox | 21-7 | Corbin | Joe Jaggers |
| 1989 | Danville | 7-3 | Mayfield | Sam Harp |
| 1988 | Fort Knox | 45-21 | Somerset | Joe Jaggers |
| 1987 | Danville | 24-23 | Mayfield | Tom Duffy |
| 1986 | Mayfield | 21-20 OT | Newport Catholic Newport Central Catholic High School Newport Central Catholic High School is a coed private secondary school in Newport, Kentucky and part of the Diocese of Covington. It is located in the center of Newport overlooking the Cincinnati Skyline and Ohio Valley. Founded in 1896 with a Roman Catholic affiliation, it serves students in... |
Jack Morris |
| 1985 | Mayfield | 18-8 | Newport Catholic | Jack Morris |
| 1984 | Newport Catholic | 12-7 | Fort Knox | Bob Schneider |
| 1983 | Fort Knox | 19-14 | Somerset | Joe Jaggers |
| 1982 | Corbin | 18-6 | Glasgow | Larry “Cotton” Adams |
| 1981 | Bardstown | 20-6 | Somerset | Garnis Martin |
| 1980 | Corbin | 16-7 | Fort Campbell | Archie Powers |
| 1979 | Fort Campbell | 26-0 | Pikeville | Marshall Patterson |
| 1978 | Mayfield | 22-6 | Somerset | Jack Morris |
| 1977 | Mayfield | 14-13 | Corbin | Jack Morris |
| 1976 | Corbin | 6-0 | Mayfield | Archie Powers |
| 1975 | Scott County | 22-20 | Middlesboro | Bill Wilson |
| 1974 | Owensboro | 14-7 | Middlesboro | Gerald Poynter |
| 1973 | Paducah Tilghman | 27-8 | Boyd County Boyd County High School Boyd County High School is a public high school located in Cannonsburg, Kentucky, an unincorporated community served by the Ashland post office. It is part of the Boyd County Public School System.... |
Dan Haley |
| 1972 | Tates Creek | 16-7 | Paul Blazer | Roy Walton |
| 1971 | Bryan Station | 14-3 | Madisonville Madisonville North Hopkins High School Madisonville-North Hopkins High School opened in Madisonville, Kentucky in fall 1968. The school, located on Hanson Road, replaced the old Madisonville High School. Classes had graduated from the Spring Street facility from 1939-1968. The building now houses Browning Springs Middle School... |
Terry Clark |
| 1970 | Highlands | 30-13 | Madisonville | Mike Murphy |
| 1969 | Elizabethtown | 21-8 | Bryan Station | Vince Hancock |
| 1968 | Highlands | 32-7 | Elizabethtown | Mike Murphy |
| 1967 | Paul Blazer | 19-14 | Elizabethtown | Jake Hallum |
| 1966 | Hopkinsville | 27-6 | Highlands | Fleming Thornton |
| 1965 | Hopkinsville | 24-6 | Middlesboro | Fleming Thornton |
| 1964 | Highlands | 36-0 | Madison Madison High School (Richmond, Kentucky) Madison High School was an independent city high school in Richmond, Kentucky . The school's enrollment never exceeded 400 and it never graduated a class of more than 85 students in its 70 year existence... |
Owen Hauck |
| 1963 | Caldwell County | 14-7 | Highlands | Fred Clayton |
| 1962 | Danville | 13-6 | Corbin | Ray Callahan |
| 1961 | Highlands | 12-0 | Madison | Homer Rice |
| 1960 | Highlands | 21-13 | Lafayette | Homer Rice |
| 1959 | Henderson | 12-7 | Highlands | Don Shelton |
1A
| Year | Champion | Score | Opponent | State Champion Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mayfield | 47–6 | Hazard Hazard High School Hazard High School is a public high school located in Hazard, Kentucky. The school serves about 300 students in grades 9-12 in the Hazard Independent Schools.... |
Joe Morris |
| 2009 | Lexington Christian Lexington Christian Academy (Kentucky) Lexington Christian Academy is a nondenominational evangelical Christian school in Lexington, Kentucky, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school serves preschool through 12th grade. Total enrollment is around 1,600, with about 200 junior high school, and 460 high... |
55–19 | Mayfield | Paul Rains |
| 2008 | Beechwood Beechwood High School Beechwood High School is a 6 year 7-12th grade high school, located in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.- General information :Beechwood High School, founded 1860, is operated by an "independent" school district, which in Kentucky refers to a district that is independent of a county. Most school districts... |
14–7 | Hazard Hazard High School Hazard High School is a public high school located in Hazard, Kentucky. The school serves about 300 students in grades 9-12 in the Hazard Independent Schools.... |
Noel Rash |
| 2007 | Beechwood | 38–35 | Lexington Christian | Noel Rash |
| 2006 | Newport Central Catholic | 37-34 | Danville | Bob Schneider |
| 2005 | Newport Central Catholic | 42-7 | Mayfield | Bob Schneider |
| 2004 | Beechwood | 23-7 | Danville | Mike Yeagle |
| 2003 | Danville | 42-7 | Beechwood | Sam Harp |
| 2002 | Mayfield | 14-7 | Beechwood | Joe Morris |
| 2001 | Danville | 14-13 | Newport Central Catholic | Sam Harp |
| 2000 | Danville | 23-9 | Newport Central Catholic | Sam Harp |
| 1999 | Beechwood | 45-22 | Hancock County | Mike Yeagle |
| 1998 | Middlesboro Middlesboro High School Middlesboro High School is a public high school in Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States. It is the only high school in the Middlesboro Independent School District.-History:Middlesboro High School has been educating students for over 110 years... |
27-6 | Mayfield | Ken Roark |
| 1997 | Beechwood | 26-0 | Harrodsburg | Mike Yeagle |
| 1996 | Beechwood | 21-14 OT | Harrodsburg | Mike Yeagle |
| 1995 | Mayfield | 28-27 | Beechwood | Paul Leahy |
| 1994 | Beechwood | 18-16 | Murray | Mike Yeagle |
| 1993 | Beechwood | 13-12 | Bardstown | Mike Yeagle |
| 1992 | Beechwood | 21-14 | Bardstown | Mike Yeagle |
| 1991 | Beechwood | 34-6 | Pikeville | Mike Yeagle |
| 1990 | Russellville | 21-7 | Bellevue | Ken Barrett |
| 1989 | Pikeville | 20-7 | Trigg County | Hillard Howard |
| 1988 | Pikeville | 28-10 | Harrodsburg | Hillard Howard |
| 1987 | Pikeville | 28-6 | Russellville | Hillard Howard |
| 1986 | Heath Heath High School (Kentucky) Heath High School is a secondary school operated by the McCracken County Public Schools district in the rural community of West Paducah, unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, near the largest city in the state's far-western Purchase region, Paducah. Established in 1910, the school serves... |
27-12 | Cumberland | Rodney Bushong |
| 1985 | Crittenden County | 14-6 | Paintsville Paintsville High School Paintsville High School is a secondary-level school located in Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky and is part of the Paintsville Independent School District. Its student enrollment as of 2006 was 344 in grades 7 through 12... |
Pat Gates |
| 1984 | Beechwood | 35-26 | Paris | Bernie Barre |
| 1983 | Russellville | 42-13 | Cumberland | Ken Barrett |
| 1982 | Paris | 35-6 | Cumberland | Randy Reese |
| 1981 | Paris | 19-7 | Bellevue | Randy Reese |
| 1980 | Russellville | 16-0 | Bellevue | Ken Barrett |
| 1979 | Bellevue | 7-0 | Madison | Fred Bernier |
| 1978 | Fort Campbell | 15-13 | Paintsville | Marshall Patterson |
| 1977 | Bellevue | 21-0 | Frankfort Frankfort High School (Kentucky) Frankfort High School is located at 328 Shelby Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. It is part of the Frankfort Independent School District which consists of Second Street School, Wilkinson Street School, and Frankfort High School. Notable graduates include George C. Wolfe, and the writer, Walter... |
Bill Baldridge |
| 1976 | Fort Campbell | 22-0 | Bellevue | Marshall Patterson |
| 1975 | Ludlow | 7-6 | Heath | Randy Reese |
| 1974 | Murray | 14-0 | Beechwood | John Hina |
| 1973 | Paris | 21-12 | Elkhorn City | Homer Goins |
| 1972 | Trigg County | 22-0 | Pikeville | Joe Jaggers |
| 1971 | Trigg County | 30-23 | Lynch East Main | Joe Jaggers |
| 1970 | Bardstown | 13-6 | Lynch East Main | Garnis Martin |
| 1969 | Mt. Sterling | 21-13 | Bardstown | Charles Ishmael |
| 1968 | Lynch East Main | 14-6 | Frankfort | Ed Miracle |
| 1967 | Bardstown | 20-13 | Mt. Sterling | Garnis Martin |
| 1966 | Dayton | 6-2 | Russellville | Ray King |
| 1965 | Lloyd Memorial | 27-0 | Old Kentucky Home | Jack Turner |
| 1964 | Elkhorn City | 33-7 | Russellville | Jack Hall |
| 1963 | Lynch East Main | 13-6 | Shelbyville | Ed Miracle |
| 1962 | Versailles | 21-0 | Lynch East Main | John Snowden |
| 1961 | Murray | 14-13 | Lynch East Main | Ty Holland |
| 1960 | Lynch East Main | 39-0 | Murray | Ed Miracle |
| 1959 | Lynch East Main | 40-0 | Henderson Douglas | Ed Miracle |