Kentucky high-school football, first round of playoffs

Even WKU's heartbreaking, late-night loss to MTSU can't quell the early-morning enthusiasm of ex-Hilltopper quarterback/Perry County Central Commodores coach Justin Haddix.

Playoffs!!! Go Big or Go Home!!!
— Justin Haddix (@CoachHaddix11) November 2, 2012

Class A:

-- Horse Cave Caverna at Mayfield (No. 1 in the Associated Press poll for Class A)--The home-standing Cardinals lost, 24-6, to Hazard in the 2011 Class A championship.

-- Fulton County at Louisville Holy Cross

-- Bardstown Bethlehem at No. 9 Russellville

-- Fulton City at No. 8 Louisville Kentucky County Day

-- Ludlow at No. 2 Frankfort

-- No. 10 Eminence at Bellevue

-- Dayton at Paris

-- Bracken County at No. 6 Fort Mitchell Beechwood--Winners of 11 state championships since 1984, has the home-standing Tigers' 2012 title bid already been short-circuited? Beechwood made the semifinals last season.

-- Jenkins at AP No. 4 Williamsburg

-- Lynn Camp at Harlan--“I want to encourage everybody to come out and stand along Central St. and watch these kids walk down the street to a home playoff game.”

-- Pineville at Campbellsville

-- Berea at No. 5 Hazard--The home-standing Bulldogs won the 2011 Class A title.

-- Phelps 0 at No. 3 Westwood Fairview 69--And the Round 1 blowouts begin with a Thursday-night kickoff.

-- Nicholas County at Hi Hat South Floyd--The visiting Bluejackets might want to plan to shower when they get back home to Carlisle tonight.

-- Eastern Allen Central at No. 7 Raceland-Worthington

-- Paintsville at Pikeville--The home-standing Panthers were 2011 Class A semifinalists.

Class 2A:

-- Butler County at Caldwell County (No. 7 in the 2A AP poll)

-- Barlow Ballard Memorial at No. 10 Hancock County

-- Union County at No. 6 Murray--The home-standing Tigers were 2011 2A semifinalists.

-- Crittenden County at No. 1 Owensboro Catholic

-- Washington County at No. 8 Glasgow--The home-standing Scotties lost, 33-14, in the 2011 2A championship to Covington Holy Cross.

-- Metcalfe County at No. 3 Bardstown

-- Louisville DeSales at Green County

-- Clinton County at No. 9 Christian Academy-Louisville

-- Newport at Walton-Verona

-- Carroll County at Erlanger Lloyd Memorial

-- Covington Holy Cross at Owen County--The visiting Indians are the defending state 2A champs.

-- Gallatin County at No. 4 Newport Central Catholic--The home-standing Thoroughbreds, which won four straight state titles before last season, are on a four-game win streak and are 5-0 this season against teams in classes A and 2A.

-- Pikeville Shelby Valley at No. 2 Somerset--The home-standing Briar Jumpers were 2011 2A semifinalists.

-- Lexington Christian at Leslie County

-- Betsy Layne at No. 5 Danville

-- Middlesboro at Prestonsburg

Class 3A:

-- Hart County at Fort Campbell (No. 6 in the 3A AP poll)--The home-standing Falcons made the 3A semifinals in 2011.

-- Trigg County at Bowling Green South Warren--Abuzz on Nashville Road.

-- Adair County at No. 9 Paducah Tilghman

-- West Paducah Heath at No. 8 Monroe County

-- Casey County at No. 2 Louisville Central--The home-standing Yellowjackets are the defending 3A champs. After being ranked at the top of the AP poll in Class 3A all season, Central lost its top spot this week despite having three times as many votes for No. 1 (nine) as Breathitt County (three).

-- Henry County at No. 7 Wayne County

-- Corbin at LaRue County

-- Elizabethtown at No. 4 Bell County--"Let's fill the stands and let our boys know we are behind them."

-- Lewis County at No. 3 Bourbon County

-- Garrard County at Russell--The visiting Golden Lions made the 2011 3A semifinals.

-- Fleming County at No. 10 Bath County

-- Powell County at Mason County

-- Inez Sheldon Clark at No. 1 Breathitt County

-- Magoffin County at Pikeville Pike County Central

-- Lawrence County at Morgan County

-- Hindman Knott County Central at No. 5 Belfry--The home-standing Pirates made the 3A final in 2011, losing 15-14 to Louisville Central.

Class 4A:

-- Breckinridge County at Owensboro

-- Madisonville-North Hopkins at Allen County-Scottsville

-- Franklin-Simpson at Lone Oak (No. 10 in the AP 4A poll)--The visiting Wildcats lost, 42-14, to Highlands in the 4A championship last season.

-- Calloway County at No. 3 Bowling Green Warren East--Enthusiastic on Louisville Road.

-- Louisville Fairdale at Shelbyville Martha Layne Collins--The home-standing Titans were 2011 4A semifinalists.

-- Goshen North Oldham at Louisville Doss

-- Nelson County at Spencer County

-- Louisville Waggener at Louisville Western

-- Rockcastle County at No. 4 Lexington Catholic--The home-standing Knights were 2011 4A semifinalists.

-- Mercer County at No. 6 Barbourville Knox Central

-- Clay County at No. 7 Boyle County

-- Marion County at No. 2 Russell County

-- Boyd County at No. 1 Fort Thomas Highlands--The home-standing Bluebirds are the defending 4A champs.

-- Covington Holmes at No. 8t Ashland Blazer

-- Rowan County at No. 5 Covington Catholic

-- Harrison County at No. 8t Paintsville Johnson Central

Class 5A:

-- Logan County at Graves County (No. 7 in the AP Class 5A poll)

-- Hopkinsville at No. 4 Bowling Green Warren Central

-- No. 10t Bowling Green Greenwood at No. 8 Christian County

-- Owensboro Apollo at No. 1 Bowling Green--"Tickled to death" on Scottsville Road. The home-standing Purples are the defending 5A state champs.

-- Hebron Estates North Bullitt at No. 2 Elizabethtown John Hardin--The home-standing Bulldogs were 2011 5A semifinalists.

-- Grayson County at Shepherdsville Bullitt Central

-- Mount Washington Bullitt East at Jeffersontown--In the regular-season matchup, Jason Frakes recalls, Jtown needed three unanswered, second-half touchdowns to win, 28-27.

-- Radcliff North Hardin at Shelby County

-- Nicholasville West Jessamine at Crestwood South Oldham

-- No. 5 Union Randall K. Cooper at No. 9 Anderson County--The home-standing Bearcats lost, 55-3, to Bowling Green in the 2011 5A final. This looks like the state's best game this weekend.

-- Montgomery County at No. 6 Hebron Conner

-- Taylor Mill Scott at No. 3 Franklin County

-- Whitesburg Letcher County Central at Pulaski County

-- London North Laurel at Whitley County

-- Hazard Perry County Central at Berea Madison Southern

-- Lincoln County at No. 10t Harlan County

Class 6A:

-- Louisville Fern Creek at Henderson County (No. 6 in the AP 6A poll)--Sometimes it's hard to recognize a recovery.

-- Marshall County at No. 5 Louisville Eastern--Fourth-ever playoffs trip to Louisville for the Marshals; first three have ended seasons, notes Ann Beckett.

-- Oldham County at Daviess County

-- Muhlenberg County at No. 7 Louisville Ballard

-- Louisville Southern at Meade County--In Round 2, the winner plays No. 8 Louisville Butler, which has a bye this weekend. Butler made the 2011 semifinals.

-- Louisville Seneca at Elizabethtown Central Hardin

-- Boone County at No. 3 Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park--The visiting Rebels were 2011 Class 6A semifinalists. The home-standing Panthers 

-- Lexington Paul Laurence Dunbar at Campbell County

-- No. 10 Independence Simon Kenton at Lexington Bryan Station

-- Lexington Henry Clay at Edgewood Dixie Heights

-- Union Larry A. Ryle at No. 2 Scott County--The home-standing Cardinals lost, 62-21, in the 2011 state 6A final to Trinity.

-- Winchester George Rogers Clark at No. 1 Louisville Trinity--The home-standing Shamrocks are the defending 6A state champs.

-- Louisville duPont Manual at Richmond Madison Central

-- Lexington Tates Creek at No. 4 Louisville Saint Xavier

-- Louisville Male at No. 9 Lexington Lafayette

Previous reports:

-- Week 1 roundup, western Kentucky results and the Lexington Herald-Leader's preseason rankings

-- Week 2 roundup and western Kentucky results

-- Week 3 roundup and western Kentucky results

-- Week 4 roundup and western Kentucky results

-- Week 5 roundup and western Kentucky results

-- Week 6 roundup and western Kentucky results

-- Week 7 roundup

-- Week 8 roundup, western Kentucky results and standings

-- Week 9 roundup and western Kentucky results

-- Week 10 roundup, western Kentucky results and standings

-- Week 11 roundup