The Mercer County High School boys basketball team, at 14-0 the only undefeated team in Kentucky, is the No. 1 team in the state in the first Courier-Journal Litkenhous Ratings released Monday.
The Titans won a pair of holiday tournaments, beating Meade County 80-63 on Dec. 23 in the final of its own Farmers National Bank Clash of Titans and host Montgomery County 71-56 last Tuesday in the championship game of the Gateway Holiday Classic.
Mercer County features four players averaging double figures in scoring – sophomore Trevon Faulkner (19.4 ppg), junior Dylan James (15.1 ppg) and seniors Will Hager (13.2 ppg) and Malik Dow (12.4 ppg).
Here are the complete Litkenhous Ratings:
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The LITKENHOUS RATINGS
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1.Mercer County (14-0)
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104.0
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2.Christian County (11-2)
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102.8
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3.Paul Laurence Dunbar (13-2)
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102.2
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4.Trinity (13-2)
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101.9
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5.Covington Catholic (9-4)
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101.7
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6.Bullitt East (11-2)
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100.1
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7.Henry Clay (13-2)
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99.1
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8.Lafayette (10-3)
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97.9
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9.Central (4-4)
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96.1
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10.Fern Creek (8-4)
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95.9
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11.Scott County (15-1)
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95.0
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12.Male (10-2)
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95.0
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13.South Laurel (10-2)
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94.3
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14.Oldham County (10-2)
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93.3
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15.Wayne County (8-4)
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93.0
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16.Bowling Green (11-2)
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92.3
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17.North Hardin (12-4)
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92.0
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18.Cooper (11-1)
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91.9
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19.Southwestern (9-2)
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91.4
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20.Newport Catholic (9-2)
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91.2
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REGION 1
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1.Paducah Tilghman
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87.5
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2.Murray
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84.4
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3.Graves County
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80.0
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4.McCracken County
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75.6
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5.Marshall County
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70.6
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6.Mayfield
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66.0
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7.Carlisle County
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65.7
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8.Calloway County
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59.2
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9.St. Mary
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58.6
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10.Ballard Memorial
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58.4
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11.Hickman County
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52.9
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12.Fulton County
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48.3
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13.Fulton City
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36.0
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14.Christian Fellowship
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17.6
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15.Community Christian
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6.7
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REGION 2
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1.Christian County
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102.8
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2.Hopkinsville
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90.4
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3.Madisonville
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78.1
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4.Henderson County
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77.0
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5.Webster County
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74.1
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6.University Heights
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68.8
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7.Trigg County
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65.0
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8.Union County
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58.0
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9.Caldwell County
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57.3
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10.Lyon County
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48.8
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11.Hopkins Central
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47.5
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12.Livingston Central
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44.0
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13.Crittenden County
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37.9
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14.Fort Campbell
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37.1
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15.Dawson Springs
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37.0
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REGION 3
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1.Meade County
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86.2
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2.Owensboro
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81.8
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3.Breckinridge County
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80.4
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4.Daviess County
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80.4
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5.Muhlenberg County
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77.8
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6.Owensboro Catholic
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77.3
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7.Apollo
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72.6
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8.Ohio County
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69.2
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9.Hancock County
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67.6
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10.Edmonson County
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67.5
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11.Grayson County
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65.2
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12.McLean County
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61.4
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13.Butler County
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60.1
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14.Whitesville Trinity
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57.6
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15.Frederick Fraize
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37.0
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REGION 4
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1.Bowling Green
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92.3
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2.Warren Central
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87.6
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3.Franklin-Simpson
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82.4
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4.Barren County
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80.4
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5.Russell County
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79.4
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6.Russellville
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78.4
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7.Warren East
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75.1
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8.Clinton County
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72.2
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9.South Warren
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70.8
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10.Greenwood
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66.9
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11.Monroe County
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66.4
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12.Allen County
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64.5
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13.Logan County
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62.7
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14.Metcalfe County
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52.9
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15.Glasgow
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51.5
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16.Cumberland County
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49.5
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17.Todd Central
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45.5
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REGION 5
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1.North Hardin
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92.0
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2.Bardstown
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82.9
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3.Central Hardin
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81.5
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4.Taylor County
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80.9
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5.Adair County
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77.5
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6.John Hardin
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76.3
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7.Green County
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73.7
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8.Caverna
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69.3
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9.Campbellsville
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67.1
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10.Larue County
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66.9
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11.Nelson County
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64.6
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12.Marion County
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63.3
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13.Elizabethtown
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61.7
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14.Bethlehem
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57.8
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15.Hart County
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54.8
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16.Washington County
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53.2
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17.Thomas Nelson
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43.1
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18.Fort Knox
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43.0
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REGION 6
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1.Bullitt East
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100.1
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2.Fern Creek
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95.9
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3.Doss
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87.6
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4.Valley
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85.9
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5.North Bullitt
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85.2
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6.PRP
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84.3
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7.Butler
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83.1
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8.Moore
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76.0
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9.Southern
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75.3
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10.Fairdale
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74.0
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11.Iroquois
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72.5
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12.Western
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69.5
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13.DeSales
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66.3
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14.Jeffersontown
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65.0
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15.Holy Cross
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64.0
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16.Beth Haven
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63.4
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17.Bullitt Central
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62.9
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18.Evangel
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52.8
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19.Whitefield Academy
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38.1
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REGION 7
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1.Trinity
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101.9
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2.Central
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96.1
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3.Male
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95.0
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4.Ballard
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90.6
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5.Eastern
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87.2
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6.Waggener
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87.2
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7.St. Xavier
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85.6
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8.Manual
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82.3
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9.Christian Academy
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79.6
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10.KCD
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78.1
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11.Seneca
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66.4
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12.Atherton
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63.8
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13.Shawnee
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57.4
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14.Collegiate
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39.0
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15.Portland Christian
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35.6
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16.Brown
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29.7
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17.Walden
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24.1
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18.St. Francis
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20.2
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REGION 8
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1.Oldham County
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93.3
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2.Owen County
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90.5
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3.South Oldham
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88.7
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4.Simon Kenton
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80.2
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5.North Oldham
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77.5
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6.Walton-Verona
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77.5
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7.Collins
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74.7
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8.Shelby County
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73.5
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9.Anderson County
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72.4
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10.Spencer County
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69.6
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11.Grant County
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67.8
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12.Henry County
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62.6
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13.Williamstown
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62.4
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14.Gallatin County
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57.9
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15.Carroll County
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57.6
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16.Eminence
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57.1
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17.Trimble County
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39.0
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REGION 9
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1.Covington Catholic
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101.7
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2.Cooper
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91.9
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3.Newport Catholic
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91.2
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4.Conner
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88.9
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5.Covington Holy Cross
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86.5
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6.Dixie Heights
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82.8
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7.Holmes
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82.6
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8.Newport
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79.4
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9.Ryle
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75.8
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10.St. Henry
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73.9
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11.Beechwood
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72.5
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12.Erlanger Lloyd
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72.5
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13.Ludlow
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62.6
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14.Highlands
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62.3
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15.Boone County
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61.7
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16.Dayton
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54.5
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17.Bellevue
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52.1
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18.Villa Madonna
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44.2
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19.Covington Latin
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20.3
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20.Heritage Academy
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19.5
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REGION 10
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1.Montgomery County
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86.6
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2.Paris
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86.3
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3.Mason County
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79.5
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4.Bishop Brossart
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79.4
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5.Clark County
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78.5
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6.Bracken County
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77.8
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7.Campbell County
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77.2
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8.Augusta
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74.2
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9.Harrison County
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71.3
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10.Scott High
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71.0
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11.Bourbon County
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70.1
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12.Pendleton County
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68.4
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13.St. Patrick
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51.6
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14.Nicholas County
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47.1
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15.Calvary Christian
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45.9
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16.Robertson County
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35.8
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17.Silver Grove
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26.3
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REGION 11
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1.Paul Laurence Dunbar
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102.2
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2.Henry Clay
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99.1
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3.Lafayette
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97.9
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4.Scott County
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95.0
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5.Lexington Catholic
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89.6
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6.Madison Central
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86.9
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7.Madison Southern
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84.4
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8.Lexington Christian
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84.1
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9.Bryan Station
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81.3
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10.Woodford County
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76.1
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11.Franklin County
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70.5
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12.Frankfort
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70.3
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13.Tates Creek
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68.1
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14.Western Hills
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63.9
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15.Sayre
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63.2
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16.Model
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60.4
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17.Berea
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53.4
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REGION 12
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1.Mercer County
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104.0
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2.Wayne County
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93.0
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3.Southwestern
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91.4
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4.Boyle County
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82.3
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5.Pulaski County
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80.7
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6.Danville
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79.6
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7.West Jessamine
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78.9
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8.Lincoln County
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77.4
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9.Rockcastle County
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72.8
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10.Somerset
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72.8
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11.Garrard County
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69.8
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12.Casey County
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69.7
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13.East Jessamine
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64.1
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14.McCreary Central
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58.3
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15.Burgin
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49.5
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16.Ky Deaf School
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1.0
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REGION 13
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1.South Laurel
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94.3
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2.Clay County
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90.6
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3.Corbin
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87.1
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4.North Laurel
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86.0
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5.Harlan County
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82.0
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6.Barbourville
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80.3
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7.Whitley County
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79.6
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8.Knox Central
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78.5
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9.Bell County
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72.1
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10.Lynn Camp
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67.9
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11.Oneida Baptist
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59.9
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12.Harlan
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58.1
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13.Jackson County
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56.6
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14.Pineville
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54.4
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15.Williamsburg
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42.8
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16.Middlesboro
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32.0
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17.Red Bird
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25.7
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REGION 14
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1.Cordia
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85.7
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2.Perry Central
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82.0
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3.Letcher Central
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77.8
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4.Breathitt County
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76.2
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5.Hazard
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74.1
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6.Buckhorn
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73.4
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7.June Buchanan
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72.7
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8.Knott Central
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71.2
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9.Powell County
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62.8
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10.Leslie County
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58.0
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11.Jackson City
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56.7
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12.Estill County
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55.0
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13.Wolfe County
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54.9
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14.Owsley County
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41.3
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15.Lee County
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36.0
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16.Jenkins
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19.7
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17.Riverside Christian
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14.1
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REGION 15
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1.Lawrence County
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84.0
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2.Pike Central
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76.3
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3.Magoffin County
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75.7
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4.Johnson Central
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66.5
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5.Pikeville
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62.5
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6.Shelby Valley
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61.4
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7.South Floyd
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61.2
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8.Belfry
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59.2
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9.Paintsville
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58.9
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10.Betsy Layne
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57.7
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11.East Ridge
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57.6
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12.Allen Central
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56.1
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13.Sheldon Clark
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55.3
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14.Prestonsburg
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51.7
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15.Phelps
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41.8
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16.Piarist
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1.0
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REGION 16
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1.Elliott County
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83.6
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2.Rowan County
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79.5
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3.Boyd County
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78.6
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4.Ashland Blazer
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77.1
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5.West Carter
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73.1
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6.Morgan County
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69.8
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7.Lewis County
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68.4
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8.Greenup County
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68.3
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9.Raceland
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63.8
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10.East Carter
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62.8
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11.Fleming County
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59.8
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12.Russell
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57.5
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13.Fairview
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57.0
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14.Bath County
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44.2
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15.Menifee County
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30.5
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16.Rose Hill
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22.7
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