Kentucky high school football picks for Week 3 games with Louisville-area teams

Here are the Week 3 high school football picks from The Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes , Brooks Holton and Prince James Story and WHAS-11’s Kent Spencer .

Thursday’s games

DuBois (1-1) at Southern (0-2), 7 p.m.

Jason Frakes’ pick: DuBois 21-13

Brooks Holton’s pick: DuBois 20-13

Kent Spencer’s pick: Southern 17-14

Prince James Story’s pick: DuBois 17-7

Mercer County (0-2) at Shelby County (0-2), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Mercer County 35-6

Holton: Mercer County 35-14

Spencer: Mercer County 21-20

Story: Mercer County 27-7

Friday’s games

Atherton (2-0) at Woodford County (2-0), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Woodford County 35-13

Holton: Atherton 28-21

Spencer: Woodford County 21-20

Story: Woodford County 30-21

Ballard (0-2) at Pleasure Ridge Park (0-2), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Ballard 24-8

Holton: Ballard 38-13

Spencer: Ballard 21-14

Story: Ballard 28-7

Garrard County (1-1) at Bullitt Central (0-2), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Garrard County 14-12

Holton: Garrard County 21-12

Spencer: Garrard County 14-10

Story: Garrard County 17-13

North Bullitt (2-0) at Bullitt East (2-0), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Bullitt East 38-12

Holton: Bullitt East 31-17

Spencer: Bullitt East 35-28

Story: Bullitt East 21-17

Central (0-2) at Butler (0-2), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Central 21-7

Holton: Central 34-14

Spencer: Central 21-14

Story: Central 21-10

North Hardin (1-1) at Christian Academy (2-0), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Christian Academy 35-20

Holton: Christian Academy 28-10

Spencer: Christian Academy 28-24

Story: Christian Academy 28-14

Paul Dunbar (0-2) at Collins (1-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Collins 27-16

Holton: Collins 42-7

Spencer: Collins 28-21

Story: Collins 28-7

DeSales (1-1) at Kentucky Country Day (1-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: DeSales 27-21

Holton: DeSales 34-20

Spencer: DeSales 28-21

Story: DeSales 24-17

Doss (1-1) at Seneca (1-1), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Seneca 28-20

Holton: Seneca 33-13

Spencer: Seneca 21-20

Story: Seneca 20-0

Fairdale (0-2) at Eastern (1-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Eastern 30-22

Holton: Eastern 27-14

Spencer: Eastern 21-14

Story: Eastern 14-6

Fern Creek (1-1) at Oldham County (2-0), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Fern Creek 28-27

Holton: Oldham County 30-21

Spencer: Oldham County 35-21

Story: Oldham County 28-13

Holy Cross (0-2) at Western (0-2), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Holy Cross 20-12

Holton: Holy Cross 35-12

Spencer: Holy Cross 21-14

Story: Holy Cross 21-3

Iroquois (1-1) at John Hardin (1-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: John Hardin 35-6

Holton: John Hardin 28-0

Spencer: John Hardin 28-14

Story: John Hardin 20-7

Breckinridge County (1-1) at Jeffersontown (2-0), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Jeffersontown 28-14

Holton: Jeffersontown 42-14

Spencer: Jeffersontown 28-21

Story: Jeffersontown 21-14

St. Xavier (2-0) at Male (2-0), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Male 21-17

Holton: St. Xavier 31-28

Spencer: Male 28-27

Story: St. Xavier 31-21

Frederick Douglass (1-1) at Manual (2-0), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Frederick Douglass 20-13

Holton: Frederick Douglass 24-17

Spencer: Frederick Douglass 21-14

Story: Frederick Douglass 24-17

Waggener (0-2) at Moore (1-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Moore 38-13

Holton: Moore 41-12

Spencer: Moore 28-14

Story: Moore 14-0

Tates Creek (2-0) at North Oldham (2-0), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: Tates Creek 34-28

Holton: North Oldham 38-21

Spencer: Tates Creek 28-27

Story: North Oldham 35-28

Shawnee (0-2) at Valley (1-1), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Valley 34-6

Holton: Valley 30-8

Spencer: Valley 28-14

Story: Valley 28-7

Spencer County (2-0) at South Oldham (1-1), 7:30 p.m.

Frakes: South Oldham 27-21

Holton: South Oldham 24-21

Spencer: South Oldham 21-20

Story: Spencer County 31-17

Center Grove (Indiana) (1-1) at Trinity (2-0), 7 p.m.

Frakes: Trinity 21-14

Holton: Trinity 27-20

Spencer: Trinity 35-21

Story: Trinity 24-14

Standings

1. Frakes, 19-3 last week, 41-6 overall

2. Holton, 18-4 last week, 39-8 overall

3. Spencer, 18-4 last week, 36-11 overall

4. Story, 14-8 last week, 32-15 overall

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

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