West Virginia High School Football News

First round of the high school football playoffs kicks off Friday night and one intriguing match up has the Liberty Raider traveling south to Mitchell Stadium to take on the Beavers.

Panthers enter this year's playoffs with as the 12th seed with a modest 7-3 record.

With all but 12 of the state high school football playoff bids claimed, the final week of the regular season turns into more of a jockeying event.

MAN a ' All eyes were on Man on Saturday night as the Class A No. 2-ranked Man High School football team hosted Matewan in West Virginiaa TMs regular season finale.

Brooke coach Tom Bruney swears he's not a bad guy, no matter what a group of eastern panhandle high school football officials may think of him.

Capital expects to have its top two playmakers back for its rematch against George Washington Friday in the opening round of the Class AAA playoffs.

The playoff dream for the Princeton Tigers some how came true Friday night. "The difference from the first four week has been the players," head coach Ted Spadaro said.

Fans of West Virginia prep football playoff teams can start making their travel plans - or, in the case of the Bluefield Beavers' fan base, plan for a bonus Friday night of football at home in Mitchell Stadium.

As weird as this may sound, Clay-Battelle's chances of an undefeated football season ended seven years ago.

The WVSSAC AAA high school football playoff bracket was released Sunday morning, in Parkersburg.

The top-ranked WV Class-A squad for most of 2009 will get what they were gunning for all along.

During the years, the Linsly-Wheeling Central backyard football rivalry has produced numerous heart-stopping, down-to-the-wire battles.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. In a rematch of the 2008 state final and on Grafton's Senior Night, the visiting Magnolia High Blue Eagles overpowered and outmatched the Bearcats during a 25-3 victory Friday for their first unbeaten regular season since 1998.

Brooke's Cotey Wallace had produced more than 330 yards of offense all by himself Friday night, but it wasn't until he made one of the game's signature defensive plays with 8 seconds remaining that he finally was able to breathe freely.

Bishop Donahue makes playoff push with win at Doddridge. The No.2 Madonna Blue Dons wrapped up a second consecutive unbeaten regular season with a 28-2 victory at previoulsy unbeaten Clay-Battelle. Madonna's other 10-0 seasons came in 2004 and 1987.

If there is uneasiness Reed Williams may never "play a complete every-play game again this year," as West Virginia Coach Bill Stewart forecast this week, the senior linebacker from Moorefield isn't contributing to it.

The biggest surprise the second half of this high school football season has been hands down the Princeton Tigers.

Under the lights on a Friday night, 22 student athletes gather on the high school gridiron to grind it out for football glory.

Louisville Coach Steve Kragthorpe gathered his football team for a weekly meeting Sunday and spoke highly of the trip to Mountaineer Field that awaits the Cardinals this weekend.

Facing the latest in a long line of playoff-caliber teams, a young Midland Trail football squad couldn't afford to give the Valley Greyhounds any help.