GMan

More madness...in the quarterfinals... It's OK for some schools to play if they drop from Red to Orange on the Covid Map but not OK for others if they remain Orange on the Covid Map. This makes ZERO sense...and seems to open the door for lawsuits from teams that couldn't play if they were either Orange or Red last week... Question is...who will win a State Title without having to play a game in the Playoffs???

Another whacky thing... Bluefield vs. Clay Co. is the only game being played today, which gives both teams a short week if they win....

Frankfort is out due to Covid. Fairmont and Bluefield are in the same bracket and would play each other in the Semis if both make it that far.

Class AAA Spring Mills @ Cabell Midland, Cabell Midland advances due to Covid. Bridgeport @ Martinsburg, Bridgeport advances due to Covid. Princeton 18 South Charleston 57 Spring Valley @ Musselman, Musselman advances due to Covid Class AA Elkins 6 Robert C. Byrd 33 Herbert Hoover 26 Oak Glen 53 North Marion 10 Bluefield 33 Independence 15 Fairmont Sr. 43 Class A Tygarts Valley 17 Pendleton Co. 41 Midland Trail 49 St. Marys 52 Ritchie Co. 38 Greenbrier West 29 East Hardy @ Tolsia, Both teams eliminated due to Covid, winner of Ritchie Co./Greenbrier West advances to Championship.

Fairmont is playing pretty good right now...

The whackiness continues... in AA, the #16 seed knocks off the #1 seed and the #13 seed knocks off the #4 seed...

Covid map I keep referring to...green, yellow, and gold are OK for sports...orange and red are shutdown for sports... https://wvde.us/school-reentry-metrics-protocols/

Just got word... The Clay Co. @ Bluefield game will be played on Sunday at 2PM. It just gets crazier...

As of now... For sure, only 3 of 8 games in AAA, 4 of 8 in AA, and 5 of 8 in A will be played as scheduled. In AA, Bluefield has advanced to the second round due to forfeit by Clay Co. (not due to Covid), and North Marion and Independence have advanced because of Keyser and Frankfort forfeiting due to Covid. There are 9 total games that are tentatively scheduled for Sunday depending upon what the Covid map says on Saturday. If certain counties do not reach a gold status or better, those teams will forfeit. This is one giant mess...

Class AAA John Marshall @ Cabell Midland, Cabell Midland advances due to Covid Spring Mills @ Parkersburg, Spring Mills advances due to Covid George Washington 0 Martinsburg 62 Washington 7 Bridgeport 55 Ripley @ South Charleston, South Charleston advances due to Covid Princeton @ Wheeling Park, Princeton advances due to Covid University 26 Musselman 64 Hurricane @ Spring Valley, Spring Valley advances due to Covid Class AA Elkins 42 Sissonville 27 Poca @ Robert C. Byrd, Robert C. Byrd advances due to Covid Herbert Hoover 34 Liberty-Raleigh 33 Point Pleasant 0 Oak Glen 42 Clay County 6 Bluefield 47 North Marion @ Keyser, North Marion advances due to COVID Independence @ Frankfort, Independence advances due to COVID Braxton Co. 34 Fairmont Sr. 60 Class A Tygarts Valley @ Tug Valley, Tug Valley advances due to Covid Moorefield 7 Pendleton Co. 14 Wheeling Central @ St. Marys, St. Marys advances due to Covid Buffalo @ Midland Trail, Midland Trail advances due to Covid Madonna 0 Greenbrier West 58 Wirt Co. 7 Ritchie Co. 16 East Hardy 25 Doddridge Co. 19 Tolsia @ Williamstown, Tolsia advances due to Covid

WV begins playoffs next Friday, and as of now in AAA, 10 of the top 20 teams in the final poll will be shutdown due to Covid, including 4 of the top 8 teams. If they play the playoffs without those teams, 1) it will be a shame for those kids that made it and don't get to play, and 2) Princeton will make it further into the playoffs than ever before...

Man 26 James Monroe 0, Tuesday Mount View 20 Lincoln Co. 43, Tuesday Princeton 21 George Washington 0 PikeView 40 Van 31 Summers Co. 14 Mount View 33 Webster Co. 44 Montcalm 43 Sherman @ River View, PPD - no officials showed up for the game James Monroe 6 Logan 32 Bluefield - season finished

Toledo is full at the RB position...

Greenbrier East 14 Princeton 56 PikeView 26 Lincoln 40, Wednesday Wahama @ PikeView, Saturday River View 0 Mount View 26 Clay-Battelle 44 Montcalm 16 Bluefield - OPEN James Monroe - Covid

Lincoln Co. 14 Princeton 54 Oak Hill 9 Bluefield 35 PikeView 20 River View 42 Tolsia 28 Mount View 12 Montcalm 14 Meadow Bridge 64 James Monroe - Quarantine thru 10/30

PikeView 0 Mount View 40, Thrusday Bluefield 8 Parkersburg 29 Hannan 18 Montcalm 41 River View - OPEN Princeton - OPEN James Monroe - QUARANTINED UNTIL 10/30 DUE TO PLAYER FROM TUG VALLEY TESTING POSITIVE

8-ball says...very unlikely...

Princeton 68 John Marshall 33 Buffalo 27 Mount View 0 Montcalm 29 Wahama 66 River View - OPEN Bluefield @ PikeView CANCELLED - COVID @ PikeView James Monroe - QUARANTINED UNTIL 10/30 DUE TO PLAYER FROM TUG VALLEY TESTING POSITIVE

Another good by Mr. Hayes...BURRHEAD... https://heraldcourier.com/sports/history-with-hayes-burrhead-bradley-coached-football-at-graham-sullivan-east-and-virginia-high-leaving/article_5269abf2-05cc-11eb-ad59-2324b50b6ca7.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR2TLekIr44s3BDEJhCYURRbjO4Ppgb53DNqgbfaPE7UCUGeFcLsVXUjgw0

https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Trenton-Adkins-120183/RecruitInterests/

There are going to be some software updates very soon that are needed ASAP. Unfortunately, we will be sent back to a default skin and lose some of the uniqueness of the board. But it has to be done just to keep this thing rolling. Changes will likely take place sooner than later. Please be patient...and although our look will change, we will remain the same...

Princeton 58 PikeView 14 Point Pleasant 28 Bluefield 46 James Monroe 32 Tug Valley 38 Montcalm 15 Van 51 River View 24 Wyoming East 51 Sherman 28 Mount View 55

Football will be in the Spring...maybe...

Another excellent article by Tim Hayes... https://heraldcourier.com/sports/history-with-hayes-the-1985-powell-valley-vikings-had-muscle-guts-toughness-and-a-group/article_fcb82d5c-0051-11eb-aca8-0f015c30097d.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_heraldcourier&fbclid=IwAR11Vogh4Qcjxs6mMC1pculjgkeOBK91uBtItElen43NEf_6lDGad8KGmL8

https://heraldcourier.com/townnews/sport/prep-football-opening-night-awaits-former-richlands-football-coach-mance-in-south-carolina/article_506abc96-fede-11ea-9a02-43edb61497f5.html?fbclid=IwAR0PZgNAppkeDOzp_VQoOoGauLk6OszF6-PocdZN_7rWF9t_4bTkzoIOz20