Final MetroNews High School Football Power Rankings

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The MetroNews high school football power rankings are voted upon weekly by a panel of 25 radio broadcasters and sports writers across West Virginia. The rankings include season record, total points and first-place votes in parenthesis.

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Class AAA

RANK TEAM POINTS
1 CAPITAL (13-0) 250 (25)
Playoff result: Class AAA state champion
Last game: Defeated South Charleston 55-15
Last ranking: 1
Preseason ranking: 2
2 MARTINSBURG (11-2) 211
Playoff result: Semifinals
Last game: Lost to Capital 35-7
Last ranking: 2
Preseason ranking: 1
3 SOUTH CHARLESTON (11-3) 209
Playoff result: Championship game
Last game: Lost to Capital 55-15
Last ranking: 7
Preseason ranking: 3
4 UNIVERSITY (10-2)
144
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to South Charleston 24-20
Last ranking: 5
Preseason ranking: 9
5 HUNTINGTON (9-4) 143
Playoff result: Semifinals
Last game: Lost to South Charleston 35-21
Last ranking: 6
Preseason ranking: 4
6 CABELL MIDLAND (10-2) 132
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to Huntington 28-21
Last ranking: 3
Preseason ranking: 8
7 POINT PLEASANT (10-1)
117
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to Martinsburg 49-28
Last ranking: 4
Preseason ranking: 7
8 WHEELING PARK (9-3)
87
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to Capital 35-14
Last ranking: 8
Preseason ranking: 6
9 hurricane-wv HURRICANE (7-4)
25
Playoff result: Opening round
Last game: Lost to Huntington 27-7
Last ranking: 10
Preseason ranking: RV
10 spring-valley-wv SPRING VALLEY (7-4)
23
Playoff result: Opening round
Last game: Lost to South Charleston 55-36
Last ranking: RV
Preseason ranking: RV
Dropped from rankings:
Lewis County (9th)
Also receiving votes: Lewis County 11, Jefferson 7, Parkersburg 7, Parkersburg South 2, Musselman 1

Class AA

RANK TEAM POINTS
1 BRIDGEPORT (13-1) 250 (25)
Playoff result: Class AA state champion
Last game: Defeated Frankfort 43-7
Last ranking: 1
Preseason ranking: 2
2 FRANKFORT (13-1)
223
Playoff result: Championship game
Last game: Lost to Bridgeport 43-7
Last ranking: 3
Preseason ranking: 7
3 WAYNE (10-3)
195
Playoff result: Semifinals
Last game: Lost to Bridgeport 48-7
Last ranking: 4
Preseason ranking: 1
4 MINGO CENTRAL (10-2)
136
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to Wayne 35-17
Last ranking: 5
Preseason ranking: 8
5 NICHOLAS COUNTY (10-2)
132
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to Frankfort 26-20
Last ranking: 6
Preseason ranking: RV
6 WESTSIDE (10-3)
111
Playoff result: Semifinals
Last game: Lost to Frankfort 49-16
Last ranking: 9
Preseason ranking: RV
7 ROBERT C. BYRD (9-3) 108
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to Bridgeport 35-14
Last ranking: 7
Preseason ranking: 4
8 ravenswood-wv RAVENSWOOD (8-4)
94
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to Westside 42-25
Last ranking: RV
Preseason ranking: RV
9 BLUEFIELD (9-2)
86
Playoff result: Opening round
Last game: Lost to Ravenswood 42-41
Last ranking: 2
Preseason ranking: 3
10 weir WEIR (8-3) 15
Playoff result: Opening round
Last game: Lost to Westside 56-52
Last ranking: 10
Preseason ranking: –
Dropped from rankings:
Keyser (8th)
Also receiving votes:
Fairmont Senior 9, Keyser 9, Scott 7

Class A

RANK TEAM POINTS
1 WILLIAMSTOWN (12-2) 250 (25)
Playoff result: Class A state champion
Last game: Defeated St. Marys 33-32 (3OT)
Last ranking: 2
Preseason ranking: 4
2 ST. MARYS (13-1)
225
Playoff result: Championship game
Last game: Lost to Williamstown 33-32 (3OT)
Last ranking: 1
Preseason ranking: 2
3 CLAY-BATTELLE (11-2)
193
Playoff result: Semifinals
Last game: Lost to St. Marys 20-14
Last ranking: 6
Preseason ranking: RV
4 TUG VALLEY (11-2) 176
Playoff result: Semifinals
Last game: Lost to Williamstown 42-28
Last ranking: 3
Preseason ranking: –
5 BISHOP DONAHUE (9-3)
109
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to Clay-Battelle 30-20
Last ranking: 8
Preseason ranking: 5
6 buffalo-wv   BUFFALO (9-3)
108
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to Tug Valley 36-19
Last ranking: 9
Preseason ranking: –
7 east-hardy-wv EAST HARDY (8-4)
99
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost Williamstown 42-22
Last ranking: RV
Preseason ranking: RV
8  MOOREFIELD (9-3)
96
Playoff result: Quarterfinals
Last game: Lost to St. Marys 36-0
Last ranking: 7
Preseason ranking: 7
9  NOTRE DAME (8-3)
47
Playoff result: Opening round
Last game: Lost to East Hardy 30-22
Last ranking: 4
Preseason ranking: RV
10  MEADOW BRIDGE (9-2) 33
Playoff result: Opening round
Last game: Lost to Bishop Donahue 17-14
Last ranking: 5
Preseason ranking: –
Dropped from rankings:
Pendleton County (10th)
Also receiving votes:
Greenbrier West 13, Man 12, Doddridge County 8, Tyler Consolidated 6




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