Football alignment gets tweaked

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control this week approved a draft alignment for football that would make a few changes for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

Bryan Station, currently in Class 5A, would move up to 6A because of increased enrollment. The Defenders would be in a District 8 with Clark County, Madison Central and Scott County. Lexington’s other 6A schools — Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar and Tates Creek — would make up District 7.

Other notable changes:

• Bullitt Central would move from 6A to 5A, joining a district that has Doss, Iroquois, John Hardin and Waggener.
• Shelby County would stay in 6A but move from District 8 to District 4 that has Fern Creek, Male and Southern.
• Harlan County (a new school) that will play in 3A this fall, will move to 5A after that. It will be in a district with Clay County, Letcher Central, North Laurel, Perry Central and Whitley County.

Here’s the complete draft alignment that will be sent to member schools for feedback:

CLASS A

• District 1: Ballard Memorial, Crittenden Co., Fulton City, Fulton Co., Mayfield
• District 2: Beth Haven, Bethlehem, Caverna, Lou. Holy Cross, Ky. Country Day
• District 3: Beechwood, Bellevue, Bishop Brossart, Dayton, Ludlow, Walton-Verona
• District 4: Bracken Co., Eminence, Frankfort, Gallatin Co., Trimble Co.
• District 5: Berea, Fairview, Lexington Christian, Nicholas Co., Paris, Raceland
• District 6: Campbellsville, Clinton Co., Lynn Camp, Williamsburg
• District 7: Harlan, Hazard, Jenkins, Pineville
• District 8: Allen Central, Betsy Layne, Paintsville, Phelps, Pikeville, South Floyd

CLASS 2A

• District 1: Caldwell Co., Heath, Murray, Reidland, Trigg Co.
• District 2: Fort Campbell, Hancock Co., Owensboro Catholic, Todd Central
• District 3: Glasgow, Green Co., Metcalfe Co., Monroe Co.
• District 4: Bardstown, Danville, Fort Knox, Washington Co.
• District 5: Carroll Co., Christian Academy of Louisville, DeSales, Owen Co.
• District 6: Cov. Holy Cross, Lloyd, Newport, Newport Central Catholic
• District 7: Bath Co., Morgan Co., Prestonsburg, Shelby Valley
• District 8: Corbin, Knott Central, Leslie Co., Middlesboro

CLASS 3A

• District 1: McLean Co., Muhlenberg South, Paducah Tilghman, Union Co., Webster Co.
• District 2: Adair Co., Butler Co., Edmonson Co., Hart Co., Russellville
• District 3: Central, Elizabethtown, Moore, Shawnee
• District 4: Henry Co., North Oldham, Spencer Co., Western Hills
• District 5: Casey Co., Garrard Co., Jackson Co., Somerset, Taylor Co., Wayne Co.
• District 6: Breathitt Co., Estill Co., Magoffin Co., Powell Co.
• District 7: East Carter, Fleming Co., Lewis Co., Mason Co., Russell, West Carter
• District 8: Belfry, East Ridge, Pike Central, Sheldon Clark

CLASS 4A

• District 1: Calloway Co., Hopkins Central, Lone Oak, Muhlenberg North
• District 2: Allen Co.-Scottsville, Franklin-Simpson, Logan Co., Russel Co., Warren East
• District 3: Atherton, Breckinridge Co., Fairdale, Valley, Western
• District 4: Bullitt East, LaRue Co., Marion Co., North Bullitt
• District 5: Bourbon Co., Franklin Co., Harrison Co., Pendleton Co.
• District 6: Boyle Co., East Jessamine, Lexington Catholic, West Jessamine
• District 7: Bell Co., Knox Central, Madison Southern, McCreary Central, Rockcastle Co.
• District 8: Boyd Co., Greenup Co., Lawrence Co., Rowan Co.

CLASS 5A

• District 1: Christian Co., Hopkinsville, Ohio Co., Owensboro
• District 2: Barren Co., Bowling Green, Grayson Co., Warren Central
• District 3: Bullitt Central, Doss, Iroquois, John Hardin, Waggener
• District 4: Anderson Co., Grant Co., Jeffersontown, Oldham Co., South Oldham
• District 5: Cooper, Covington Catholic, Dixie Heights, Highlands, Holmes, Scott
• District 6: Ashland Blazer, Johnson Central, Montgomery Co., Woodford Co.
• District 7: Lincoln Co., Mercer Co., Pulaski Co., South Laurel, Southwestern
• District 8: Clay Co., Harlan Co., Letcher Central, North Laurel, Perry Central, Whitley Co.

CLASS 6A

• District 1: Apollo, Daviess Co., Graves Co., Henderson Co., Madisonville, Marshall Co.
• District 2: Central Hardin, Greenwood, Meade Co., Nelson Co., North Hardin
• District 3: Butler, Manual, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier
• District 4: Fern Creek, Male, Shelby Co., Southern
• District 5: Ballard, Eastern, Seneca, Trinity
• District 6: Boone Co., Campbell Co., Conner, Ryle, Simon Kenton
• District 7: Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar, Tates Creek
• District 8: Bryan Station, Clark Co., Madison Central, Scott Co.