CLASS AAA SEMIFINALS
| SATURDAY, 7:30 PM | NO. 5 WHEELING PARK AT NO. 1 HUNTINGTON | |||
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WHEELING PARK (11-1) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 12 South Charleston, 55-34 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 4 Pt. Pleasant, 28-7 |
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| Notes: Wheeling Park is in the semifinals for the first time since 1991. Savion Johnson had 144 rushing yards in the quarterfinal win over Pt. Pleasant. | ||||
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HUNTINGTON (12-0) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 16 Lewis County, 31-7 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 8 George Washington, 17-13 |
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| Notes: The Highlanders needed a last minute touchdown drive to spoil George Washington’s upset bid in the quarterfinals. It’s Huntington’s first ever trip to the semifinals. | ||||
| COMMON OPPONENT: SOUTH CHARLESTON
WHEELING PARK:W, 55-34 (Opening round playoffs) HUNTINGTON: W, 21-17 (November 1st) |
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| SATURDAY, 1:30 PM | NO. 3 CAPITAL AT NO. 2 MARTINSBURG | |||
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CAPITAL (11-1) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 14 Hurricane, 38-10 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 6 University, 65-14 |
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| Notes: Capital is in the semifinals for the first time since 1999 after pounding University 65-14. Capital’s Kashuan Haley totaled 153 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. He also returned a kickoff 92 yards for another touchdown. | ||||
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MARTINSBURG (11-1) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 15 Spring Valley, 36-0 Quarterfinals: Defeated Cabell Midland, 54-28 |
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| Notes: Martinsburg won its 14th straight playoff game with the win over Cabell Midland. Bulldogs’ quarterback Malique Watkins finished the game 9-of-11 through the air for 170 yards, to go along with another 95 yards on the ground. | ||||
| COMMON OPPONENT: CABELL MIDLAND
CAPITAL: W, 35-26 (October 11th) MARTINSBURG: W, 54-28 (Quarterfinals) |
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CLASS AA SEMIFINALS
| FRIDAY, 7:30 PM | NO. 3 BLUEFIELD AT NO. 2 BRIDGEPORT | |||
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BLUEFIELD (10-2) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 14 Ravenswood, 31-14 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 11 Nicholas County, 26-14 |
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| Notes: D.J. Stewart rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns as the Beavers are back in the semifinals for the first time since 2010. | ||||
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BRIDGEPORT (11-1) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 15 Roane County, 54-20 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 7 Fairmont Senior, 28-0 |
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| Notes: The Indians’ Anthony Bonamico ran for 212 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Fairmont Senior. Bridgeport fell in the semifinals a season ago to Keyser. | ||||
| COMMON OPPONENTS: NONE | ||||
| FRIDAY, 7:30 PM | NO. 13 ROBERT C. BYRD AT NO. 1 WAYNE (AT HUNTINGTON HIGH) | |||
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ROBERT C. BYRD (9-3) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 4 Frankfort, 21-17 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 12 Ritchie County, 36-6 |
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| Notes: RCB has been playing well at the right time of the year, winning six straight games going back to early October. These two teams met in the semifinals last year – an 18-0 Wayne win. | ||||
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WAYNE (12-0) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 16 Philip Barbour, 53-25 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 8 Sissonville, 48-7 |
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| Notes: Wayne has now won 35 straight games – a win over RCB would tie the Pioneers with the state’s all-time record, which is held by Ansted at 36 straight. | ||||
| COMMON OPPONENT: SCOTT
ROBERT C. BYRD:W, 34-13 (November 1st) WAYNE: W, 55-10 (October 11th) |
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CLASS A SEMIFINALS
| FRIDAY, 7:30 PM | NO. 4 WILLIAMSTOWN AT NO. 1 MADONNA | |||
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WILLIAMSTOWN (10-2) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 13 Wheeling Central, 27-25 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 12 Bishop Donahue, 54-12 |
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| Notes: After a year absence, Williamstown is back in the semifinals of the playoffs. The Yellowjackets beat Madonna in the opening round that year by a touchdown. The two teams also met in the 2008 state championship game, won by Williamstown. | ||||
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MADONNA (12-0) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 16 Tucker County, 52-0 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 8 Wahama, 77-50 |
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| Notes: The Blue Dons surrendered 50 points and gave up three kickoff returns for touchdowns, but still knocked out the defending state champions in the process. Ross Comis and Elliot Nero contributed to 11 touchdowns between themselves in the win. | ||||
| COMMON OPPONENT: WHEELING CENTRAL WILLIAMSTOWN:W, 27-25 (Opening round of the playoffs) MADONNA: W, 42-7 (September 14th)
COMMON OPPONENT: BISHOP DONAHUE WILLIAMSTOWN: W, 54-12 (Quarterfinals) MADONNA: W, 48-20 (October 11th) |
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| SATURDAY, 1:30 PM | NO. 14 MAGNOLIA AT NO. 7 GREENBRIER WEST | |||
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MAGNOLIA (8-4) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 3 Valley Fayette, 42-16 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 6 Moorefield, 37-7 |
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| Notes: Magnolia is back in the semifinals for the second straight year. In the win over Moorefield, Drew Keller carried the ball 33 times for 301 yards and four touchdowns. The Blue Eagles won the 2010 Class AA state championship. Their opponent that year in the semifinals? Greenbrier West. | ||||
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GREENBRIER WEST (11-1) | ||
| PLAYOFFS Opening round: Defeated No. 10 Notre Dame, 54-7 Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 2 St. Marys, 18-0 |
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| Notes: In a battle of physical defenses, it was Greenbrier West that won out over St. Marys, holding the Blue Devils to just 71 total offensive yards. The Cavaliers also recorded two safeties in the win. | ||||
| COMMON OPPONENT: ST. MARYS
MAGNOLIA: L, 11-9 (October 18th) GREENBRIER WEST: W, 18-0 (Quarterfinals) |
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