The KHSAA Board of Control approved the new football district realignment plan Wednesday afternoon.
The realignment plan would bring significant changes for Russell County Football.
Under the new plan, Russell County will move to District 7 in 4A where they will be joined by three-time defending 4A champion Boyle County, Lincoln County, Wayne County, and Taylor County, which is moving up from playing in Class 3A since 2019.
Russell County will be the lone team in the Central Time Zone in the newly-created district.
Previously, Russell County played in a district that included Warren East, Warren Central, Franklin-Simpson and Allen County-Scottsville.
But another change was also improved by the board of control on Wednesday.
Due to what is believed to be skewed enrollment numbers for schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this alignment will be in effect for only two years instead of the typical four-year plan.
The board of control will approve another alignment plan in 2025.
Here’s how the rest of Class 4A will be aligned.
District One – Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren East
District Two – Bardstown, Breckinridge County, John Hardin, Nelson County, Thomas Nelson
District Three – DeSales, Doss, Jeffersontown, Valley, Waggener, Western
District Four – Franklin County, Henry County, North Oldham, Shelby County, Spencer County, Western Hills
District Five – Covington Catholic, Grant County, Harrison County, Holmes, Mason County
District Six – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County
District Seven – Boyle County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Taylor County, Wayne County
District Eight – Corbin, Letcher County Central, Perry County Central, Whitley County
