Scott Ruthsatz won a state championship in his third season at Covington Catholic, a team he says became “fundamentally sound, hard-nosed and very skilled.”
The Covington Catholic High School boys basketball team kept the No. 1 spot in The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings released Monday.
The Colonels (15-4) have won three straight after knocking off Dayton (Ohio) Dunbar 70-68 on Sunday.
Scott County (12-5) is No. 2 in the Litratings, followed by Bowling Green (15-2), Ballard (12-4), Trinity (18-2) and Fern Creek (18-2).
Fern Creek beat both Ballard and Trinity on Saturday on its way to its first-ever Louisville Invitational Tournament title.
The Litratings are a computerized ranking of every team in the state based on strength of schedule, margin of victory and other factors. Games against out-of-state opponents are not factored.
Here are the complete rankings:
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The LITKENHOUS RATINGS |
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1.Covington Catholic (15-4) |
107.8 |
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2.Scott County (12-5) |
105.6 |
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3.Bowling Green (15-2) |
104.6 |
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4.Ballard (12-4) |
104.4 |
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5.Trinity (18-2) |
104.2 |
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6.Fern Creek (18-2) |
102.8 |
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7.Paul Laurence Dunbar (13-5) |
97.5 |
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8.Christian County (13-2) |
97.0 |
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9.Cooper (14-3) |
96.6 |
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10.Lexington Christian (14-4) |
95.7 |
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11.Lexington Catholic (13-6) |
95.5 |
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12.Hopkinsville (14-4) |
95.5 |
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13.Campbell County (16-1) |
94.8 |
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14.Bullitt East (12-6) |
93.4 |
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15.South Oldham (15-3) |
92.9 |
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16.Corbin (13-2) |
92.8 |
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17.Oldham County (13-4) |
92.5 |
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18.Knox Central (12-4) |
92.3 |
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19.South Laurel (15-4) |
90.3 |
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20.Southwestern (15-2) |
90.3 |
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REGION 1 |
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1.Graves County |
85.0 |
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2.Marshall County |
83.8 |
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3.Paducah Tilghman |
82.7 |
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4.McCracken County |
81.9 |
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5.Mayfield |
80.7 |
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6.Murray |
70.4 |
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7.Calloway County |
69.5 |
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8.St. Mary |
55.9 |
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9.Carlisle County |
48.1 |
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10.Hickman County |
47.7 |
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11.Ballard Memorial |
47.6 |
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12.Fulton County |
41.4 |
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13.Fulton City |
39.9 |
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14.Christian Fellowship |
27.5 |
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15.Community Christian |
17.8 |
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REGION 2 |
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1.Christian County |
97.0 |
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2.Hopkinsville |
95.5 |
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3.University Heights |
80.7 |
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4.Henderson County |
77.8 |
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5.Madisonville |
73.9 |
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6.Hopkins Central |
70.9 |
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7.Webster County |
67.4 |
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8.Caldwell County |
63.2 |
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9.Lyon County |
61.8 |
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10.Livingston Central |
56.8 |
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11.Dawson Springs |
52.1 |
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12.Union County |
48.1 |
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13.Crittenden County |
46.1 |
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14.Trigg County |
45.6 |
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15.Fort Campbell |
37.7 |
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REGION 3 |
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1.Apollo |
86.5 |
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2.Owensboro Catholic |
85.0 |
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3.Owensboro |
82.8 |
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4.Daviess County |
80.7 |
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5.Muhlenberg County |
76.0 |
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6.Hancock County |
74.8 |
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7.Ohio County |
74.6 |
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8.Meade County |
74.5 |
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9.Edmonson County |
68.2 |
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10.Butler County |
68.0 |
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11.Grayson County |
67.4 |
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12.Breckinridge County |
65.0 |
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13.McLean County |
54.6 |
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14.Whitesville Trinity |
53.5 |
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15.Frederick Fraize |
44.4 |
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REGION 4 |
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1.Bowling Green |
104.6 |
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2.Franklin-Simpson |
90.1 |
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3.Warren Central |
84.5 |
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4.Russellville |
84.0 |
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5.Greenwood |
80.4 |
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6.Warren East |
75.6 |
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7.Clinton County |
72.4 |
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8.Monroe County |
72.4 |
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9.Barren County |
70.0 |
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10.Logan County |
64.8 |
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11.Allen County |
63.7 |
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12.Todd Central |
62.8 |
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13.South Warren |
60.7 |
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14.Cumberland County |
58.7 |
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15.Glasgow |
58.6 |
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16.Russell County |
54.3 |
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17.Metcalfe County |
35.6 |
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REGION 5 |
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1.Adair County |
89.7 |
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2.North Hardin |
89.2 |
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3.Taylor County |
86.0 |
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4.John Hardin |
85.8 |
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5.Bardstown |
85.1 |
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6.Central Hardin |
78.9 |
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7.Larue County |
77.6 |
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8.Marion County |
74.3 |
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9.Bethlehem |
73.6 |
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10.Elizabethtown |
73.2 |
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11.Washington County |
69.9 |
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12.Nelson County |
66.9 |
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13.Caverna |
60.0 |
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14.Green County |
58.1 |
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15.Campbellsville |
55.5 |
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16.Fort Knox |
52.4 |
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17.Hart County |
48.4 |
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18.Thomas Nelson |
43.0 |
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REGION 6 |
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1.Fern Creek |
102.8 |
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2.Bullitt East |
93.4 |
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3.Doss |
89.6 |
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4.PRP |
89.0 |
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5.Valley |
87.5 |
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6.Butler |
86.4 |
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7.Moore |
81.9 |
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8.DeSales |
81.8 |
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9.Southern |
73.5 |
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10.Fairdale |
72.7 |
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11.Iroquois |
71.0 |
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12.Holy Cross |
70.8 |
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13.Jeffersontown |
69.7 |
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14.Western |
69.2 |
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15.North Bullitt |
65.6 |
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16.Bullitt Central |
57.8 |
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17.Beth Haven |
51.8 |
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18.Whitefield Academy |
43.8 |
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19.Evangel |
29.8 |
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REGION 7 |
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1.Ballard |
104.4 |
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2.Trinity |
104.2 |
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3.Waggener |
89.2 |
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4.St. Xavier |
87.3 |
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5.Christian Academy |
87.0 |
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6.Eastern |
85.8 |
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7.Central |
83.0 |
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8.Male |
82.6 |
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9.Manual |
70.9 |
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10.KCD |
69.9 |
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11.Seneca |
69.1 |
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12.Atherton |
68.4 |
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13.Collegiate |
63.7 |
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14.Shawnee |
45.4 |
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15.Portland Christian |
41.7 |
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16.St. Francis |
40.2 |
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17.Brown |
39.6 |
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REGION 8 |
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1.South Oldham |
92.9 |
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2.Oldham County |
92.5 |
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3.Simon Kenton |
88.2 |
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4.Collins |
87.8 |
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5.Walton-Verona |
83.6 |
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6.Anderson County |
78.2 |
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7.Gallatin County |
77.4 |
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8.Spencer County |
76.7 |
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9.Shelby County |
74.6 |
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10.North Oldham |
74.2 |
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11.Williamstown |
71.9 |
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12.Eminence |
68.2 |
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13.Grant County |
67.0 |
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14.Owen County |
64.0 |
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15.Carroll County |
59.1 |
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16.Henry County |
59.0 |
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17.Trimble County |
44.3 |
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REGION 9 |
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1.Covington Catholic |
107.8 |
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2.Cooper |
96.6 |
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3.Dixie Heights |
88.6 |
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4.Newport Catholic |
83.7 |
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5.Conner |
81.2 |
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6.Holmes |
78.6 |
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7.Beechwood |
78.4 |
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8.Covington Holy Cross |
75.8 |
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9.Highlands |
75.2 |
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10.Ryle |
73.7 |
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11.Erlanger Lloyd |
73.4 |
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12.Newport |
72.0 |
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13.Boone County |
69.1 |
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14.St. Henry |
66.0 |
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15.Ludlow |
55.6 |
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16.Villa Madonna |
50.3 |
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17.Bellevue |
49.0 |
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18.Dayton |
47.6 |
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19.Heritage Academy |
4.0 |
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20.Covington Latin |
1.8 |
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REGION 10 |
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1.Campbell County |
94.8 |
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2.Scott High |
82.7 |
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3.Clark County |
81.6 |
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4.Paris |
79.6 |
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5.Pendleton County |
78.9 |
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6.Mason County |
75.3 |
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7.Bracken County |
70.3 |
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8.Bourbon County |
68.5 |
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9.Harrison County |
66.2 |
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10.Montgomery County |
65.7 |
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11.Nicholas County |
61.9 |
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12.Bishop Brossart |
59.7 |
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13.Robertson County |
56.6 |
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14.Augusta |
55.7 |
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15.Calvary Christian |
43.5 |
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16.St. Patrick |
39.3 |
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17.Silver Grove |
23.4 |
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REGION 11 |
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1.Scott County |
105.6 |
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2.Paul Laurence Dunbar |
97.5 |
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3.Lexington Christian |
95.7 |
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4.Lexington Catholic |
95.5 |
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5.Lafayette |
86.1 |
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6.Bryan Station |
84.9 |
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7.Henry Clay |
84.7 |
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8.Madison Central |
83.2 |
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9.Madison Southern |
79.7 |
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10.Sayre |
75.3 |
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11.Franklin County |
72.8 |
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12.Woodford County |
72.7 |
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13.Tates Creek |
68.8 |
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14.Frankfort |
57.3 |
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15.Western Hills |
56.5 |
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16.Model |
53.3 |
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17.Berea |
46.0 |
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REGION 12 |
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1.Southwestern |
90.3 |
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2.Pulaski County |
87.8 |
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3.Lincoln County |
84.6 |
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4.Mercer County |
84.5 |
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5.West Jessamine |
81.2 |
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6.Wayne County |
80.9 |
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7.Rockcastle County |
77.4 |
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8.Boyle County |
76.1 |
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9.Casey County |
72.4 |
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10.Somerset |
72.1 |
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11.McCreary Central |
70.6 |
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12.East Jessamine |
69.9 |
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13.Danville |
69.1 |
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14.Garrard County |
60.1 |
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15.Burgin |
43.0 |
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16.Ky Deaf School |
1.0 |
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REGION 13 |
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1.Corbin |
92.8 |
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2.Knox Central |
92.3 |
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3.South Laurel |
90.3 |
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4.North Laurel |
89.0 |
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5.Harlan County |
86.0 |
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6.Clay County |
74.6 |
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7.Whitley County |
71.5 |
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8.Barbourville |
67.6 |
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9.Jackson County |
63.4 |
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10.Lynn Camp |
62.5 |
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11.Bell County |
57.2 |
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12.Pineville |
56.2 |
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13.Harlan |
55.7 |
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14.Williamsburg |
50.1 |
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15.Oneida Baptist |
45.0 |
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16.Middlesboro |
42.7 |
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17.Red Bird |
41.2 |
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REGION 14 |
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1.Perry Central |
85.5 |
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2.Knott Central |
79.2 |
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3.Cordia |
78.4 |
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4.Letcher Central |
75.2 |
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5.Powell County |
72.7 |
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6.Estill County |
72.5 |
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7.Breathitt County |
70.0 |
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8.Buckhorn |
68.5 |
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9.Wolfe County |
66.8 |
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10.Leslie County |
66.5 |
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11.Hazard |
66.3 |
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12.Jackson City |
43.1 |
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13.June Buchanan |
36.8 |
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14.Owsley County |
32.4 |
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15.Lee County |
31.4 |
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16.Jenkins |
29.1 |
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17.Riverside Christian |
11.7 |
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REGION 15 |
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1.Johnson Central |
78.5 |
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2.Sheldon Clark |
75.6 |
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3.Lawrence County |
73.8 |
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4.Pikeville |
71.5 |
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5.Magoffin County |
69.0 |
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6.Shelby Valley |
63.5 |
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7.Belfry |
62.9 |
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8.East Ridge |
62.1 |
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9.South Floyd |
61.8 |
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10.Paintsville |
61.1 |
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11.Pike Central |
58.1 |
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12.Allen Central |
50.5 |
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13.Phelps |
48.3 |
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14.Prestonsburg |
46.7 |
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15.Betsy Layne |
35.3 |
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16.Piarist |
1.0 |
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REGION 16 |
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1.Elliott County |
83.7 |
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2.Boyd County |
82.4 |
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3.Greenup County |
76.8 |
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4.West Carter |
75.1 |
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5.Rowan County |
74.7 |
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6.Ashland Blazer |
66.8 |
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7.East Carter |
65.5 |
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8.Russell |
63.8 |
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9.Lewis County |
58.9 |
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10.Bath County |
58.5 |
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11.Fairview |
58.5 |
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12.Morgan County |
57.1 |
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13.Fleming County |
53.7 |
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14.Raceland |
47.2 |
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15.Menifee County |
45.4 |
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16.Rose Hill |
36.5 |