(Publisher’s Note: The following article by LEDE News staff member Teran Malone is a prediction piece based on his coverage of the 2020 high school football season in West Virginia.)
As we are nearing the end of the 2020 high school football season across the state of West Virginia, we now take a closer look at what to possibly expect in the next couple of weeks before the Super 6 Championships at Wheeling Island Stadium.
After six years of covering high school sports in West Virginia, I sure hope that we don’t have to see what has taken place over the past couple of months again next season. With hundreds of scenarios on the table it is likely that we will see some new champions being crowned this year on the island.
The following are predictions of the upcoming state tournament:
Class AAA
Below is the OFFICIAL Class AAA Playoff Bracket:
Game Times:
No. 9 Spring Mills (5-2) at No. 1 Cabell Midland (5-0) – Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.
No. 10 Princeton (6-2) at No. 2 South Charleston (5-0) – Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 Spring Valley (4-1) at No. 3 Musselman (7-1) – Sunday, Nov. 22, 5 p.m.
No. 5 Bridgeport (7-1) at No. 4 Martinsburg (5-1) – Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal Prediction
No. 1 Cabell Midland 42, No. 9 Spring Mills 28
No. 4 Martinsburg 42, No. 5 Bridgeport 34
No. 2 South Charleston 31, No. 10 Princeton 21
No. 6 Spring Valley 28, No. 3 Musselman 21
Semifinal Prediction
No. 4 Martinsburg 35, No. 1 Cabell Midland 14 (Upset)
No. 2 South Charleston 28, No. 6 Spring Valley 21
State Championship Prediction
No. 4 Martinsburg 28, No. 2 South Charleston 21 (Upset)
Class AA
Below is the OFFICIAL Class AA Playoff Bracket:
Game Times:
No. 16 Elkins (6-3) at No. 8 Robert C. Byrd (7-2) – Sunday, Nov. 22, 3 p.m.
No. 10 North Marion (6-3) at No. 2 Bluefield (6-1) – Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.
No. 14 Independence (5-2) at No. 6 Fairmont Senior (8-2) – Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.
No. 13 Herbert Hoover (6-2) at No. 5 Oak Glen (7-1) – Saturday, Nov. 21, 4 p.m.
Quarterfinal Prediction
No. 8 Robert C. Byrd 1, No. 16 Elkins 0 (Forfeit)
No. 5 Oak Glen 28, No. 13 Herbert Hoover 13
No. 2 Bluefield 49, No. 10 North Marion 31
No. 6 Fairmont Senior 42, No. 14 Independence 14
Semifinal Prediction
No. 5 Oak Glen 36, No. 8 Robert C. Byrd 28
No. 6 Fairmont Senior 35, No. 2 Bluefield 28 (OT) (Upset)
State Championship Prediction
No. 6 Fairmont Senior 28, No. 5 Oak Glen 14 (Upset)
Class A
Below is the OFFICIAL Class A Playoff Bracket:
Game Times:
No. 16 Tygarts Valley (7-2) at No. 8 Pendleton County (6-2) – Sunday, Nov. 22, 1:30 p.m.
No. 7 Ritchie County (9-2) at No. 2 Greenbrier West (9-0) – Saturday, Nov. 21, 4:00 p.m.
No. 14 East Hardy (6-2) at No. 11 Tolsia (4-2) – Sunday, Nov. 22, 1:30 p.m. (Both counties must drop from orange)
No. 5 Midland Trail (4-1) at No. 4 St. Marys (8-1) – Sunday, Nov. 22, 3 p.m.
Quarterfinal Prediction
No. 8 Pendleton County 42, No. 16 Tygarts Valley 20
No. 4 St Marys 31, No. 5 Midland Trail 14
No. 2 Greenbrier West 38, No. 7 Ritchie County 28
No. 14 East Hardy 35, No. 11 Tolsia 24 (Upset)
Semifinal Prediction
No. 4 St Marys 34, No. 8 Pendleton County 8
No. 2 Greenbrier West 35, No. 14 East Hardy 20
State Championship Prediction
No. 4 St Marys 42, No. 2 Greenbrier West 28 (Upset)
