The 2011 KMEA SMBC Finals was held at WKU for the first time since the 2006 season. In Class 1A, Beechwood defended its title for its first ever back-To-back championship. In Class 2A, LaRue County won the championship with defending champs Glasgow moving down to fourth. Adair defended its 3A title while Bourbon placed second. This gave Adair County's its 20th State Championship, the first program to achieve this feat. Madisonville North-Hopkins won yet another Class 4A championship while Grant Co. stayed in second. In Class 5A, Eastern High School made the finals for its first time, being placed third and knocking out perennial finalist North Hardin. Madison Central, after finishing in sixth place in their regional quarterfinals, claimed fourth place. The fight for number one between Dunbar and Lafayette was particularly intense; repeatedly outscoring each other throughout the season, but on finals night Dunbar dominated the competition and won its seventh state championship title.