HS FOOTBALL: Pikeville No. 1 in first KHSAA statewide RPI rankings

The Pikeville Panthers, now 6-0 following last Friday night’s road win over Lawrence County, is the top-ranked school statewide in the first KHSAA RPI rankings released Monday.

Only regular season games are included in the calculations.

The Panthers with an RPI of 0.890, leads  No. 2 Kentucky Country Day (6-0) at 0.886.

Lexington Christian (5-1) is third, followed by Male (5-0) and Franklin County (6-0).

Rounding out the top 10 are Paducah Tilghman (5-1) at number six, followed by Paintsville (3-2), 0.753, Mayfield (5-1), Mercer County (5-1) and Somerset (5-0).

Here is a look at other area schools:

No. 14  Johnson Central (5-0), 0.716

No. 32  Belfry (3-2), 0.668

No. 53  Shelby Valley (4-2), 0.618

No. 54  Martin County (4-1), 0.610

No. 66  Pike County Central (4-1), 0.585

No. 84  Lawrence County (2-3), 0.552

No. 99  Phelps (3-2). 0.525

No. 113  Letcher Central (3-3), 0.494

No. 121  Magoffin County (2-3), 0.481

No. 149  Floyd Central (2-4), 0.426

No. 156  Prestonsburg (2-4), 0.409

No. 179  Betsy Layne (2-4), 0.377

No. 218  East Ridge (0-5), 0.279