KHSAA 2026 football preview: Top Louisville-area teams, players, games

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The 2026 Kentucky high school football season will kick off Aug. 21, and The Courier Journal has loads of coverage to get you ready.

From team previews to players to watch, to schedules and much more, fans can check out all of our preseason coverage below.

We will continue to update this page until the season kicks off.

Kentucky high school football spotlight stories, analysis​

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KHSAA football rankings 2026: Kentucky high school coach polls​

Coming soon

KHSAA football top players to watch in Louisville area​

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers/tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Top football recruits in Kentucky​

Coming soon

Kentucky Mr. Football 2026 watch list​

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Class 6A football team previews​

Manual

Pleasure Ridge Park

St. Xavier

Bullitt East

Fern Creek

Male

Southern

Ballard

Eastern

Oldham County

Trinity

Class 5A football team previews​

Atherton

Bullitt Central

Butler

Collins

Fairdale

Iroquois

Jeffersontown

Moore

North Bullitt

Seneca

South Oldham

KHSAA football schedule 2026: Top games each week​

Our list of must-see games this football season:

Week 1 – Trinity at Cincinnati Anderson, Aug. 21

Week 2 – Owensboro at Christian Academy, Aug. 28

Week 3 – St. Xavier at Male, Sept. 4

Week 4 – Chattanooga Baylor at Trinity, Sept. 11

Week 5 – Male at Trinity, Sept. 18

Week 6 – St. Xavier vs. Trinity, Sept. 25 at L&N Stadium

Week 7 – Boyle County at St. Xavier, Oct. 2

Week 8 – North Oldham at Valley, Oct. 9

Week 9 – Central at DeSales, Oct. 16

Week 10 – Campbellsville at Kentucky Country Day, Oct. 23

Week 11 – Manual at Male, Oct. 30

Class 4A football team previews​

Doss

North Oldham

Shelby County

Spencer County

Valley

Waggener

Class 3A football team previews​

Central

Christian Academy

DeSales

Western

Class 2A football team previews​

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DuBois

Shawnee

Class A football team previews​

Holy Cross

Kentucky Country Day

Kentucky high school fall sports: Louisville-area teams, players​

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Jason Frakes: (502) 582-4046; [email protected]; Follow on X @kyhighs.

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