(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 or other possible venues.
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. 5 Bridgeport (7-1) at No. 1 Cabell Midland (5-0) Sunday, Nov. 29, 3pm in Ona
No. 3 Musselman (7-1) at No. 2 South Charleston (6-0) Sunday, Nov. 29 at SCHS
Semifinal Prediction
No. 5 Bridgeport 27, No. 1 Cabell Midland 21
No. 2 South Charleston 1, No. 3 Musselman 0 (Game will be determined by forfeit)
State Championship Prediction
No. 2 South Charleston 45, No. 5 Bridgeport 28
Class AA
Below is the OFFICIAL Class AA Playoff Bracket:
Game Times:
No. 8 Robert C. Byrd (8-2) at No. 5 Oak Glen (8-1) Sunday, Nov. 29 at 5pm
No. 6 Fairmont Senior (9-2) at No. 2 Bluefield (7-1) Saturday, Nov. 28 at 4pm at Mitchell Stadium.
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 34, No. 5 Oak Glen 27 (Upset)
Class A
Below is the OFFICIAL Class A Playoff Bracket:
Game Times:
No. 8 Pendleton County (7-2) at No. 4 St. Marys (9-1) – Saturday, Nov. 28 at 1:30pm
Semifinal Prediction
No. 4 St Marys 34, No. 8 Pendleton County 8
No. 7 Ritchie County has already qualified for the state title game. However, they remain red on the COVID-19 map.
State Championship Prediction
No. 4 St Marys 42, No. 7 Ritchie County 28
