Proposed football alignment released today; Corbin, Bell Co. to be in same district

The KHSAA has released its 2011-2014 proposed football alignment. All four of the local teams will be affected in one way or another.

The biggest speculation could turn to reality as Corbin was moved to Class 3A in District 4 with Bell County, Casey County, McCreary Central and Wayne County. The big surprise…District 4 is more of a west location and to reach the state finals they would have to go through state powers such as Louisville Central, Elizabethtown, Fort Campbell, Trigg County and Paducah Tilghman.

Lynn Camp and Williamsburg will remain in District 5 with Campbellsville and Berea. Some rumors had Pineville in that district with Campbellsville going more to the west with teams much closer.

Another big shake-up will see Clay County and North Laurel moved out of Class 5A, District 8, leaving only four teams, Harlan County, Letcher Central, Perry Central and Whitley County. North Laurel will move to District 7 with Lincoln County, Madison Southern, Pulaski County, South Laurel and Southwestern.

Clay County will drop to Class 4A and will be in District 6 with Knox Central, Rockcastle County and Russell County.

The KHSAA Board of Control will review the proposed alignment and address feedback from the member schools at its regular meeting, scheduled for Oct. 18-19. If adopted, the draft alignment will begin with the 2011 football season and run through 2014, with an opportunity for adjustment due to enrollment bounds after the 2012 season.

The draft alignment is as follows:

CLASS 1A
District 1 – Fulton City, Fulton County, Mayfield, Russellville
District 2 – Bethlehem, Caverna, Holy Cross (Louisville), Kentucky Country Day
District 3 – Bracken County, Eminence, Frankfort, Paris
District 4 – Beechwood, Bellevue, Dayton, Ludlow
District 5 – Berea, Campbellsville, Lynn Camp, Williamsburg
District 6 – Harlan, Hazard, Jenkins, Pineville
District 7 – Fairview, Nicholas County, Paintsville, Raceland
District 8 – Allen Central, Phelps, Pikeville, South Floyd

CLASS 2A
District 1 – Ballard Memorial, Caldwell County, Crittenden County, Murray, Reidland
District 2 – Hancock County, McLean County, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central, Union County
District 3 – Butler County, Clinton County, Glasgow, Green County, Metcalfe County
District 4 – Bardstown, Christian Academy-Louisville, DeSales, Fort Knox, Shawnee, Washington County
District 5 – Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Trimble County, Walton-Verona
District 6 – Bishop Brossart, Holy Cross (Covington), Lloyd Memorial, Newport, Newport Central Catholic
District 7 – Danville, Leslie County, Lexington Christian, Middlesboro, Somerset
District 8 – Betsy Layne, Prestonsburg, Russell, Shelby Valley

CLASS 3A
District 1 – Fort Campbell, Heath, Paducah Tilghman, Trigg County, Webster County,
District 2 – Adair County, Edmonson County, Hart County, Monroe County, South Warren
District 3 – Central, Elizabethtown, Henry County, Larue County, Western Hills
District 4 ˆ Bell County, Casey County, Corbin, McCreary Central, Wayne County
District 5 – Bath County, Bourbon County, Estill County, Garrard County, Powell County
District 6 – East Carter, Fleming County, Lewis County, Mason County, West Carter
District 7 – Breathitt County, Jackson County, Knott County Central, Magoffin County, Morgan County
District 8 – Belfry, East Ridge, Lawrence County, Pike County Central, Sheldon Clark

CLASS 4A
District 1 – Calloway County, Hopkins County Central, Lone Oak, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Owensboro
District 2 – Allen County-Scottsville, Breckinridge County, Franklin-Simpson, Warren East
District 3 – Atherton, Collins, North Oldham, Spencer County, Waggener
District 4 ˆ Doss, Fairdale, Moore, Valley, Western
District 5 – Boyle County, Lexington Catholic, Marion County, Mercer County, Taylor County
District 6 – Clay County, Knox Central, Rockcastle County, Russell County
District 7 – Covington Catholic, Harrison County, Highlands, Holmes, Pendleton County
District 8 – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County

CLASS 5A
District 1 – Apollo, Christian County, Graves County, Hopkinsville, Ohio County
District 2 – Barren County, Bowling Green, Greenwood, Logan County, Warren Central
District 3 – Grayson County, Iroquois, Jeffersontown, John Hardin, North Hardin
District 4 – Anderson County, Bullitt Central, Bullitt East, North Bullitt, Shelby County
District 5 – Conner, Cooper, Grant County, Scott, South Oldham
District 6 – East Jessamine, Franklin County, Montgomery County, West Jessamine, Woodford County
District 7 – Lincoln County, Madison Southern, North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern
District 8 – Harlan County, Letcher County Central, Perry County Central, Whitley County

CLASS 6A
District 1 – Daviess County, Henderson County, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County
District 2 – Central Hardin, Meade County, Nelson County, Paul Laurence Dunbar
District 3 ˆ Butler, Pleasure Ridge Park, Seneca, Southern
District 4 – DuPont Manual, Male, St. Xavier, Trinity (Louisville)
District 5 – Ballard, Eastern, Fern Creek, Oldham County
District 6 – Boone County, Campbell County, Dixie Heights, Ryle
District 7 – Bryan Station, Henry Clay, Scott County, Simon Kenton
District 8 – George Rogers Clark, Lafayette, Madison Central, Tates Creek