2021 Super Six – Great Games, Even Better Weather!

The 2021 Super Six in Wheeling did not disappoint!  However, after everything we all went through in 2020, just finding out the games were going to be played was certainly the best news of all! Once again, the Super Six Committee did not disappoint!  The wonderful men and women that are a part of this Super

2021 Super Six – #1 vs. #2 – #2 vs. #16 – #4 vs. #6

It is finally here….that very special week that generally falls around the first few days of December….and considering what 2020 was like for high school football fans in WV, this very special week in 2021 has been a long time coming! We certainly don’t have the time to go over every disappointment that was generated

2021 Proves Numbers Mean Very Little!

#1, #2, #3, #5, #2, #5, #14, #16, #2, #4, #6, #8……those are the seeding numbers of the 12 teams remaining in the hunt for three State Championship football trophies! The classification that came the closest to the top seeds advancing is Class AAA where #1 Huntington (12-0), #2 Martinsburg (11-1), #3 Bridgeport (12-0) and

2021 Seedings Are A Little Misleading!!!

It always happens……there is always an “upset” or two in the first round of the high school football playoffs!  However, in 2021 there were six!  Six games in which the “favorite” came up on the short end when the final score was posted on the scoreboard!  Running down those upsets, we had one in Class

48 For 6!

The second season has begun for the top 48 teams in the state and that number will start to rapidly shrink when playoff play begins this Friday night!  And, it will be an exciting weekend of high school football this Friday and Saturday as several key games are slated! We begin in Class A where

Last Week of the Regular Season and 51 Games!

Ten weeks down and just this one final week remains in the regular season of high school football in WV!  I can remember many times over the past several years when we reached the last week of the regular season, the number of games played on that final weekend would be far less than 51! 

Two Weeks To Go, And Still A Lot of Ifs!

As we enter week number ten of the high school football season, we have a lot of teams wondering if they will have football to play after November 6th! As we all know, 2021 has not been nearly as bad as 2020, however this year and this football season has certainly had it’s ups and

If the Playoffs Started This Weekend……

This is week #9 of the 2021 high school football season and with only three weeks remaining in the regular season campaign, there is still quite a lot of football left to be played. And while it matters little how the playoff standings look entering week #9, it is still fun to take a little

Week #8 – Who’s Probably In & Who’s Probably Out!

With week #7 officially in the scorebooks and Covid 19 or 20 or whatever number you want to use still playing havoc with some teams, the playoff field of sixteen is starting to play itself out. With teams still having four weeks remaining in the regular season, there is time available for those teams that

Is This Really Week #7???

It is amazing to me how fast the high school football season goes by!  This week will constitute the 7th week of play for a lot of teams across the state and for me, that is so hard to believe! However, the good news is of the 120 schools in WV that play high school

Football and Academics!

West Virginia certainly likes its football!  Whether at the college level…..the high school level….junior high school level……or, pee wee and midget football……it’s all important to a lot of youngsters around the state! However, to play football the athlete must first earn the right and that “right” must be attained in the classroom!  In order to

Almost To The Halfway Point…….

I seemingly say every year, “the high school football season flying by”!  And, 2021 is no different!  Case in point, it seems as if we just started the 2021 season and a lot of teams will play game #5 of their 10 game schedule this weekend. And then there is Richwood…..you honestly have to feel

Week #4 Brings SSAC Rankings and Big Time Games!

Is this possible?  Week #4 in the 2021 high school football season is already here which means we are very close to the halfway point of the year!  And, as we enter week #4, it has certainly been a trying season for a lot of the teams around the Mountain State.  Take for example the

Covid Is On The Scoreboard; Local Teams Fighting Hard To Win!

As we enter week #3 of the high school football season, we cannot ignore the fact that Covid is still playing a huge part in high school athletics across the state.  And, even though this column is devoted mostly to high school football, I am fully aware of the fact that Covid is certainly entrenched

2021 Friday Night Lights – Great Opening!

Fifty Six games played in week #1 of 2021!  Now, that’s a great start!  And, yes I know, we did have a few games cancelled/postponed because of Covid, however I will be the last person that let’s a handful of not played games put a damper on the many games that were played!  And to

High School Football Returns This Week!!

I am not one of the many that believe “if you don’t talk about it, it will go away!”  However, I do believe you can talk about something way too much!  So, with that said, here’s hoping we don’t have to deal with Covid and that despised “map of many colors” this fall!  To the

Super Six or Super Four?

The high school football championships are less than two weeks away and still a lot of questions remain!  But, before we look ahead, let’s take a quick look back! Last weekend, the quarter-finals were much like the 1st round with several games lacking opponents!  In Class AAA, only one game was actually played out of

First Round of Playoffs: 12-12!!

Last weekend, the 2020 high school football playoffs got underway and once again it was the Coronavirus making the headlines.  Of the 24 games scheduled in the 1st round last week, 12 games were played and 12 had to be forfeited because of the wrong color on the Covid map!  In Class AAA of the

Typical 2020 – 24 Playoff Games – 12 Could End in Forfeit!!

It is a weekend that almost wasn’t and even though the matchups for the first round of the football playoffs are set, we could be looking at half of the games never kicking off! It is certainly no secret Governor Jim Justice toyed with the idea last week of cancelling all post season play in

It’s Time For A Big Pat on the Back!

It certainly is no secret, 2020 has been a very lamentable year!  However, high school athletics is much like show business…..and that is, the show must go on! This year, more so than any other, Athletic Directors around the state have been busier than ever just trying to give their high school football players and