Kentucky high school football picks for Week 1 games with Louisville-area teams

A new season of high school football means a new chance at bragging rights for Louisville media members.

The Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes , Brooks Holton and Prince James Story and WHAS-11’s Kent Spencer will match wits all season by predicting results of Metro Louisville high school football games.

Here’s a look at their picks for the Week 1 games:

Friday's games

Atherton at Kentucky Country Day, 7:30 p.m.

Jason Frakes’ pick: Atherton 27-21

Brooks Holton’s pick: Atherton 28-14

Kent Spencer’s pick: Atherton 28-14

Prince James Story’s pick: Atherton 28-21

Ballard vs. South Warren, 7:30 p.m. at Campbellsville’s Forcht Bank Bowl

Frakes: Ballard 31-27

Holton: Ballard 35-31

Spencer: South Warren 21-20

Story: Ballard 31-28

Male at Butler, 7 p.m.

Frakes: Male 40-6

Holton: Male 38-0

Spencer: Male 35-21

Story: Male 35-7

Manual at Central, 7 p.m.

Frakes: Manual 20-13

Holton: Manual 30-13

Spencer: Manual 21-14

Story: Central 21-14

Christian Academy at Owensboro, 8 p.m. EDT

Frakes: Christian Academy 35-27

Holton: Christian Academy 42-28

Spencer: Christian Academy 35-21

Story: Owensboro 28-14

Collins at Shelby County, 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Collins 41-27

Holton: Collins 28-17

Spencer: Shelby County 35-28

Story: Collins 35-14

Seneca at DeSales, 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: DeSales 34-14

Holton: DeSales 31-21

Spencer: DeSales 28-24

Story: Seneca 24-14

Doss at Southern, 7 p.m.

Frakes: Doss 20-6

Holton: Doss 13-7

Spencer: Southern 21-20

Story: Doss 28-7

Eastern at Tates Creek, 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Tates Creek 27-20

Holton: Tates Creek 35-17

Spencer: Tates Creek 21-20

Story: Eastern 24-7

North Oldham at Fern Creek, 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Fern Creek 23-21

Holton: Fern Creek 31-24

Spencer: Fern Creek 28-21

Story: North Oldham 35-21

Holy Cross at North Bullitt, 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Holy Cross 20-12

Holton: Holy Cross 27-14

Spencer: North Bullitt 21-20

Story: North Bullitt 17-14

Iroquois vs. Jeffersontown, 7 p.m. at Ballard

Frakes: Jeffersontown 34-6

Holton: Jeffersontown 42-0

Spencer: Jeffersontown 28-14

Story: Jeffersontown 28-0

Moore at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Moore 37-12

Holton: Moore 34-6

Spencer: Moore 35-21

Story: Moore 21-7

Oldham County vs. Henry Clay, 6 p.m. at Lafayette’s Mingua Beef Jerky Bowl

Frakes: Oldham County 30-14

Holton: Oldham County 24-8

Spencer: Henry Clay 21-14

Story: Oldham County 24-7

Cincinnati Taft at Pleasure Ridge Park, 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Cincinnati Taft 34-21

Holton: Cincinnati Taft 42-21

Spencer: Cincinnati Taft 28-21

Story: Cincinnati Taft 35-17

South Oldham at Cincinnati Anderson, 7 p.m.

Frakes: Cincinnati Anderson 30-20

Holton: Cincinnati Anderson 38-17

Spencer: Cincinnati Anderson 28-21

Story: Cincinnati Anderson 42-7

St. Xavier at Floyd Central (Indiana), 7 p.m.

Frakes: St. Xavier 31-7

Holton: St. Xavier 49-14

Spencer: St. Xavier 35-21

Story: St. Xavier 31-28

Trinity at Bryan Station, 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Trinity 27-13

Holton: Trinity 35-21

Spencer: Trinity 28-21

Story: Trinity 35-28

Washington County at Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Washington County 41-20

Holton: Washington County 42-6

Spencer: Washington County 21-14

Story: Washington County 28-0

Saturday's games

Bullitt Central vs. Spencer County, 5:30 p.m. at Nelson County’s Don Franklin Bowl

Frakes: Spencer County 27-7

Holton: Spencer County 38-7

Spencer: Spencer County 35-28

Story: Spencer County 28-3

Bullitt East at Mercer County, 8 p.m.

Frakes: Bullitt East 27-21

Holton: Bullitt East 41-27

Spencer: Bullitt East 28-21

Story: Bullitt East 24-17

DuBois vs. Thomas Nelson, 6:30 p.m. at Moore

Frakes: DuBois 20-14

Holton: Thomas Nelson 23-15

Spencer: Thomas Nelson 21-14

Story: DuBois 14-10

Elizabethtown at Fairdale, 7 p.m. (King of the Bluegrass Bowl)

Frakes: Elizabethtown 21-13

Holton: Elizabethtown 20-13

Spencer: Fairdale 28-21

Story: Elizabethtown 35-0

Waggener vs. Grant County, 5 p.m. at Eminence’s Warrior Bowl

Frakes: Grant County 35-13

Holton: Grant County 28-14

Spencer: Waggener 21-14

Story: Waggener 34-10

Western vs. Henry County, 6 p.m. at Carroll County Bowl

Frakes: Henry County 20-12

Holton: Henry County 42-12

Spencer: Henry County 24-21

Story: Western 24-21

2023 final standings

1. Frakes, 236-62

2. Holton, 226-72

3. Spencer, 225-73

4. Dominique Yates (WLKY), 213-85

(Prince James Story did not participate.)

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Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.

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