Friday, October 30, 2015

A/AA Tickets to Beckley

8 Tickets Punched to State Finals in Beckley

(Semifinals and state championship game to be played on Carter Field in Beckley)

GIRLS

Region 1 Champion: Weir
How they got here: Defeated Wheeling Central for Sectional Championship and defeated Fairmont Senior for Regional Championship
Game story: Weir Girls Win

Region 2 Champion: Robert C. Byrd
How they got here: Defeated Bridgeport for Sectional Championship and Grafton for Regional Championship



Region 3 Champion: Pikeview
How they got here: Defeated Bluefield for Sectional Championship and defeated Pocahontas County for Regional Championship


Game story: Pikeview Girls Win

Region 4 Champion: Charleston Catholic
How they got here: Defeated St. Joes for sectional championship and Sissonville for Regional Championship



Weir will play Pikeview at 9:30 AM Friday, November 6th
Robert C. Byrd will play Charleston Catholic at approximately 12:00PM Friday, November 6th

Semi-final winners will meet in the championship game Saturday, November 7th at 9:30 AM

BOYS

Region 1 Champion: Fairmont Senior
How they got here: Defeated East Fairmont for Sectional Championship and defeated Weir for Regional Championship

Region 2 Champion: Grafton
How they got here: Defeated Frankfort for Sectional Championship and defeated Bridgeport for Regional Championship


Game story: Grafton Boys Win

Region 3 Champion: Bluefield
How they got here: Defeated Pikeview for Sectional Championship and defeated Nicholas county for Regional Championship


Game story: Bluefield Boys Win

Region 4 Champion: Charleston Catholic
How they got here: Defeated Herbert Hoover for Sectional Championship and defeated Williamstown for Regional Championship



Fairmont Senior will play Bluefield at 4:30 PM Friday, November 6th
Grafton will play Charleston Catholic at approximately 7:00 PM Friday, November 6th

Semi-final winners will meet in the championship game Saturday, November 7th at 12:15 PM

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Thursday's A/AA Regional Championship Games By Site

THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 2015

West Virginia High School Soccer
A/AA Regional Championship Games

Winners advance to the state championships in Beckley, WV

(Girls games played at 5:00, Boys games 30 minutes after those games end)
(A/AA Rankings taken from most recent list posted to wvsoccer.net)

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Region I Championships at Weir High School

Girls: #24 Weir (11-6-2) vs #8 Fairmont Senior (11-5-2)
Boys: #5 Weir (16-2-0) vs #3 Fairmont Senior (17-3-1)

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Region II Championships at Grafton High School

Girls: #7 Grafton (12-4-5) vs #2 Robert C. Byrd (16-2-2)
Boys: #2 Grafton (18-1-1) vs #4 Bridgeport (17-3-0)
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Region III Championships at Nicholas County High School

Girls: #19 Pocahontas County (12-8-0) vs #11 Pikeview (14-4-0)
Boys: #24 Nicholas County (9-10-1) vs #9 Bluefield (14-2-2)

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Region IV Championships at Ripley High School

Girls: #4 Sissonville (14-4-1) vs #1 Charleston Catholic (20-1-1)
Boys: #7 Wiilliamstown (15-2-1) vs #1 Charleston Catholic (17-0-1)

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

AAA Tickets to Beckley

8 Tickets Punched to State Finals in Beckley

(Semifinals and state championship game to be played on Cline Field in Beckley)

BOYS

Region 1 Champion: Morgantown 
How they got here: Defeated Wheeling Park for Sectional Championship and Parkersburg for Regional Championship
Game story: Morgantown defeats Parkersburg

Region 2 Champion: Washington
How they got here: Defeated Spring Mills for Sectional Championship and Buckhannon-Upshur for Regional Championship
Game Story: Washington defeats Buckhannon-Upshur

Region 3 Champion: George Washington
How they got here: Defeated Ripley for Sectional Championship and Woodrow Wilson for Regional Championship
Game Story: GW defeats Woodrow Wilson

Region 4 Champion: Winfield
How they got here: Defeated Nitro for Sectional Championship and Huntington for Regional Championship

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Morgantown will play GW at 10:00AM Friday, November 6th
Washington will play Winfield at approximately 12:30PM Friday, November 6th

Semi-final winners will meet in the championship game Saturday, November 7th at 10:30 AM
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GIRLS

Region 1 Champion: Parkersburg
How they got here: Defeated Brooke for Sectional Championship and University for Regional Championship
Game Story: Parkersburg defeats University (Link requires subscription - If anyone knows of a site that has a game story not behind a paywall, please post in the comments)

Region 2 Champion: Lewis County
How they got here: Defeated Elkins for Sectional Championship and Washington for Regional Championship
Game Story: Lewis County defeats Washington

Region 3 Champion: Greenbrier East
How they got here: Defeated Woodrow Wilson for Sectional Championship and George Washington for Regional Championship
Game Story: Greenbrier East defeats GW

Region 4 Champion: Winfield
How they got here: Defeated Hurricane for Sectional Championship and Cabell Midland for Regional Championship
Game Story: Winfield defeats Cabell Midland

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Parkersburg will play Greenbrier East at 5:00 Friday, November 6th
Lewis County will play Winfield at approximately 7:30PM Friday, November 6th

Semi-final winners will meet in the championship game Saturday, November 7th at approximately 1:30 PM
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Tuesday's AAA Regional Championship Games by Site

TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 2015

West Virginia High School Soccer
AAA Regional Championship Games

Winners advance to the state championships in Beckley, WV

(Boys games played at 5:00, Girls games 30 minutes after those games end)
(AAA Rankings taken from most recent list posted to wvsoccer.net)

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Region I Championships at Brooke High School

Boys: #1 Parkersburg (16-1-2) vs #6 Morgantown (13-4-2)
Girls: #3 Parkersburg (17-2-2) vs #1 University (16-1-1)

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Region II Championships at Musselman High School

Boys: #16 Washington (15-4-0) vs #5 Buckhannon-Upshur (16-3-2)
Girls: #17 Washington (15-4-2) vs #5 Lewis County (12-2-3)

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Region III Championships at Greenbrier East High School

Boys: #2 George Washington (15-2-4) vs #3 Woodrow Wilson (16-4-0)
Girls: #8 George Washington (15-4-2) vs #6 Greenbrier East (19-1-1)

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Region IV Championships at Point Pleasant High School

Boys: #11 Winfield (14-6-1) vs #10 Huntington (11-7-1)
Girls: #2 Winfield (19-1-1) vs #13 Cabell Midland (14-5-1)

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BEST OF LUCK TO ALL THE TEAMS

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Stunning Finish to Sectional Championship (Bridgeport v. Robert C. Byrd)

Absolutely gutted for the kids from Robert C. Byrd, but have to give Bridgeport a ton of credit for never giving up. Just a truly amazing finish to this game.


Watch the thrilling final minutes of the Region 2 Section 2 boys championship soccer game, as Bridgeport comes from behind to shock the Robert C. Byrd Flying Eagles! As broadcast on the NFHS Network, Feel free to share this post. Next up: we'll broadcast the regional championship games: girls RCB @ Grafton and boys Bridgeport @ Grafton next Thursday. Ian McAra Andrew Rogers Jeff Toquinto Melissa Miller Joseph Rogers Danny Hamrick Spike Nesmith Bryant McCarthy Ryan Gump Duane Gump Chris Mullett

Posted by Reuben Perdue on Sunday, October 25, 2015

2015 Boys Regional Finals Matchups

2015 Boys Regional Finalists

AAA Boys


Region I
(5:00 Game to be played Tuesday, October 27th at Brooke High School)

PARKERSBURG vs MORGANTOWN
Records to date (per wvsoccer.net): Parkersburg (16-1-2) ; Morgantown (13-4-2)
Notes: Parkersburg knocked off the defending state champ Mohigans 5-3 back on October 13th and haven't lost since August. Outside of that game, however, Morgantown hasn't allowed more than 1 goal in a game in over a month, and has a goals-against average of 1.05 (1.25 including that game)

Region II
(5:00 Game to be played Tuesday, October 27th at Musselman High School)

WASHINGTON vs BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR
Records to date: Washington (15-4-0) ; Buckhannon-Upshur (16-3-2)
Notes: The two teams haven't met this season, though Washington has the slightly better record against their shared opponents. This looks to be an incredibly tight matchup that is really anybody's game to win


Region III
(5:00 Game to be played Tuesday, October 27th at Greenbrier East High School)

GEORGE WASHINGTON vs WOODROW WILSON
Records to date:  George Washington (15-2-4) ; Woodrow Wilson (16-4-0)
Notes: GW beat the Flying Eagles 5-0 a month ago, but Woodrow hasn't lost or tied a game since


Region IV
(5:00 Game to be played Tuesday, October 27th at Point Pleasant High School)

WINFIELD vs HUNTINGTON
Records to date: Winfield (14-6-1) ; Huntington (11-7-1)
Notes: The Highlanders won the regular season matchup 5-0, but the Generals have only lost 1 game since then, and they avenged that one in the Sectional championship to reach this point

AA/A Boys


Region I
(~7:30 Game to be played Thursday, October 29th at Weir High School)

WEIR vs FAIRMONT SENIOR
Records to date: (16-2-0) ; Fairmont Senior (17-3-1)
Notes: Weir won the regular season game 3-2 in the season opener for both teams and haven't lost to a A/AA team all season. Meanwhile, Fairmont has an incredible goal differential of +123 on an equally incredible 142 goals scored

Region II
(~7:30 Game to be played Thursday, October 29th at Grafton High School)

GRAFTON vs BRIDGEPORT
Records to date: Grafton (18-1-1) ; Bridgeport (17-3-0)
Notes: Grafton only lost a single game all season...but it just happened to be to Bridgeport in one of only two games all season where Grafton allowed more than 1 goal (they won the other one 8-2). 

Region III
(~7:30 Game to be played Thursday, October 29th at Nicholas County High School)

NICHOLAS COUNTY vs BLUEFIELD
Records to date: Nicholas County (9-10-1) ; Bluefield (14-2-2)
Notes: Bluefield won 7-1 in their matchup in the regular season, but Nicholas is riding high after their Sectional Championship

Region IV
(~7:30 Game to be played Thursday, October 29th at Ripley High School)

WILLIAMSTOWN vs CHARLESTON CATHOLIC
Records to date: Williamstown (15-2-1) ; Charleston Catholic (17-0-1)
Notes: The top ranked defending champs from Catholic haven't lost since playing AAA Runners-up GW October 16th...of 2014. Meanwhile, Williamstown has outscored their competition 119 - 14 this season.

2015 Girls Regional Finals Matchups

2015 Girls Regional Finalists

AAA GIRLS


Region I
(~7:30 Game to be played Tuesday, October 27th at Brooke High School)

PARKERSBURG vs UNIVERSITY
Records to date (per wvsoccer.net): Parkersburg (17-2-2) ; University (16-1-1)
Notes: University's sole loss this year was to state #1 Charleston Catholic, while the Big Reds are riding an MSAC Championship win over AAA #1 Winfield into the playoffs


Region II
(~7:30Game to be played Tuesday, October 27th at Musselman High School)

WASHINGTON vs LEWIS COUNTY
Records to date: Washington (11-6-2) ; Lewis County (12-2-3)
Notes: Washington played a tough schedule with 4 of their six losses coming to teams from Maryland or ranked in the top 10 in the state. Meanwhile 8th ranked Lewis County has one of the state's top defenses, only giving up 10 goals thus far in 2015

Region III
(~7:30Game to be played Tuesday, October 27th at Greenbrier East High School)

GEORGE WASHINGTON vs GREENBRIER EAST
Records to date:  George Washington (15-4-2) ; Greenbrier East (19-1-1)
Notes: 9th ranked Greenbrier East brings it's +91 goal differential into the game with the 11th ranked Patriots, who haven't lost a game to a team ranked outside the state's top 4 all season

Region IV
(~7:30Game to be played Tuesday, October 27th at Point Pleasant High School)

WINFIELD vs CABELL MIDLAND
Records to date: Winfield (19-1-1) ; Cabell Midland (14-5-1)
Notes: Winfield took the regular season matchup 5-0, but the Knights are riding a 7-game winning streak in which they've outscored their opponents 22-4.

AA/A GIRLS


Region I
(5:00 Game to be played Thursday, October 29th at Weir High School)

WEIR vs FAIRMONT SENIOR
Records to date: Weir (11-6-2) ; Fairmont Senior (1-5-2)
Notes: These two teams don't share a single opponent throughout the season. Based on goal differential, Weir looks to have the slightly stronger offense, while Fairmont appears to be a bit stronger on the defensive side of the ball.

Region II
(5:00 Game to be played Thursday, October 29th at Grafton High School)

GRAFTON vs ROBERT C. BYRD
Records to date: Grafton (12-4-5) ; Robert C. Byrd (16-2-2)
Notes: These two teams played to a 0-0 tie just two weeks ago, so this is really anybody's game to win. The only team to beat 2nd ranked Robert C. Byrd all year was Bridgeport (twice), who also just happened to give Grafton one of its losses.

Region III
(5:00 Game to be played Thursday, October 29th at Nicholas County High School)

POCAHONTAS COUNTY vs PIKEVIEW
Records to date: Pocahontas (12-8-0) ; Pikeview (14-4-0)
Notes: Pikeview won the regular season matchup 6-2, but judging by their records, schedules, and goal differentials the rest of the season, this looks to be anybody's game

Region IV
(5:00 Game to be played Thursday, October 29th at Ripley High School)

SISSONVILLE vs CHARLESTON CATHOLIC
Records to date: Sissonville (14-4-1) ; Charleston Catholic (20-1-1)
Notes: The #1 ranked and defending state champions from Charleston Catholic haven't lost to an A/AA team from WV in 2 years, but the A/AA 4th ranked Indians with their +83 goal differential won't be an easy out 

Friday, October 23, 2015

WV Boys Sectional Alignment and Results to Date

AAA Boys Soccer

Region I

Section 1: Wheeling Park, Brooke, Parkersburg, Parkersburg South
Section 2: University, John Marshall, Morgantown, Preston

Results

Section 1: Wheeling Park defeats Brooke ; Parkersburg defeats Parkersburg South
Section 1: Parkersburg defeats Wheeling park for Sectional Championship
Section 2: Morgantown defeats John Marshall ; University defeats Preston
Section 2: Morgantown defeats University for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: Parkersburg vs Morgantown

Region II

Section 1: Musselman, Washington, Spring Mills, Hedgesville, Jefferson, Martinsburg
Section 2: Lewis County, Buckhannon-Upshur, Elkins, Hampshire

Results

Section 1: Martinsburg defeats Musselman ; Spring Mills defeats Hedgesville ; Washington defeats Martinsburg ; Spring Mills defeats Jefferson
Section 1: Washington plays Spring Mills Saturday
Section 2: Lewis County defeats Elkins ; Buckhannon-Upshur defeats Hampshire
Section 2: Buckhannon-Upshur defeats Lewis County for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: Washington/Spring Mills winner vs Buckhannon-Upshur

Region III

Section 1: Riverside, South Charleston, Capital, George Washington, Ripley
Section 2: Shady Spring, Woodrow Wilson, Greenbrier East, Oak Hill, Princeton

Results

Section 1: South Charleston defeats Riverside ; GW defeats S.Charleston ; Ripley defeats Capital
Section 1: George Washington defeats Ripley for Sectional Championship
Section 2: Oak Hill defeats Shady Spring ; Woodrow Wilson defeats Oak Hill ; Greenbrier East defeats Princeton
Section 2: Woodrow Wilson defeats Greenbrier East for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: George Washington vs Woodrow Wilson

Region IV

Section 1: St. Albans, Winfield, Hurricane, Nitro, Point Pleasant
Section 2: Spring Valley, Cabell Midland, Huntington, Lincoln County

Results

Section 1: St. Albans defeats Point Pleasant ; Nitro defeats St. Albans ; Winfield defeats Hurricane
Section 1: Nitro plays Winfield Saturday
Section 2: Huntington defeats Lincoln County ; Spring Valley defeats Cabell Midland
Section 2: Huntington defeats Spring Valley for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: Nitro/Winfield winner vs Huntington

AA / A Boys Soccer

Region I

Section 1: Weir, Wheeling Central, Oak Glen, Magnolia, Tyler Consolidated
Section 2: Braxton County, East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, North Marion, Trinity

Results

Section 1: Oak Glen defeats Wheeling Central ; Weir defeats Oak Glen ; Tyler Consolidated defeats Magnolia
Section 1: Weir plays Tyler Consolidated Saturday
Section 2: Fairmont Senior defeats North Marion ; East Fairmont defeats Trinity
Section 2: Fairmont Senior plays East Fairmont Saturday

CHAMPIONSHIP: Weir / Tyler Consolidated winner vs Fairmont / East Fairmont winner

Region II

Section 1: Keyser, Pendleton County, Petersburg, Philip Barbour, Berkeley Springs, Frankfort, Grafton
Section 2: Notre Dame, Robert C. Byrd, South Harrison, Bridgeport, Liberty, Lincoln

Results

Section 1: Keyser defeats Phillip Barbour ; Grafton defeats Keyser ; Berkeley Springs defeats Petersburg ; Frankfort defeats Berkeley Springs
Section 1: Grafton defeats Frankfort for Sectional Championship
Section 2: Notre Dame defeats Lincoln ; Robert C. Byrd defeats Notre Dame ; Liberty defeats South Harrison ; Bridgeport defeats Liberty
Section 2: Robert C. Byrd plays Bridgeport Saturday

CHAMPIONSHIP: Grafton vs Robert C. Byrd / Bridgeport winner

Region III

Section 1: Pocahontas County, Greater Beckley Christian, Nicholas County, Midland Trail
Section 2: Pikeview, Bluefield, Independence, Mingo Central, James Monroe

Results

Section 1: Pocahontas County defeats Greater Beckley ; Nicholas County defeats Midland Trail
Section 1: Nicholas County defeats Pocahontas County for Sectional Championship
Section 2: Pikeview defeats James Monroe ; Bluefield defeats Mingo Central
Section 2: Bluefield defeats Pikeview for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: Nicholas County vs Bluefield

Region IV

Section 1: Williamstown, Parkersburg Catholic, Ravenswood, St. Marys
Section 2: Sissonville, St. Joe Central, Charleston Catholic, Herbert Hoover, Scott

Results

Section 1: Ravenswood defeats Parkersburg Catholic ; Williamstown defeats St. Marys
Section 1: Williamstown defeats Ravenswood for Sectional Championship
Section 2: Scott defeats Sissonville ; Herbert Hoover defeats St. Joseph Central ; Charleston Catholic defeats Scott
Section 2: Charleston Catholic defeats Herbert Hoover for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: Williamstown vs Charleston Catholic

WV Girls Sectional Alignments and Results to Date

AAA Girls Soccer

Region I

Section 1: Wheeling Park, Brooke, Parkersburg, Parkersburg South
Section 2: University, John Marshall, Morgantown, Preston

Results

Section 1: Brooke defeats Parkersburg South ; Parkersburg defeats Wheeling Park
Section 1: Parkersburg defeats Brooke for Sectional Championship
Section 2: University defeats Preston ; Morgantown defeats John Marshall
Section 2: University defeats Morgantown for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: University vs Parkersburg

Region II

Section 1: Musselman, Washington, Spring Mills, Hedgesville,
Jefferson, Martinsburg
Section 2: Lewis County, Buckhannon-Upshur, Elkins, Hampshire

Results

Section 1: Musselman defeats Martinsburg ; Spring Mills defeats Hedgesville ; Jefferson defeats Musselman ; Washington defeats Spring Mills
Section 1: Washington plays Jefferson on Saturday
Section 2: Lewis County defeats Buckhannon-Upshur ; Elkins defeats Hampshire
Section 2: Lewis County defeats Elkins for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: Lewis County vs Washington/Jefferson winner

Region III

Section 1: Riverside, South Charleston, Capital, George Washington, Ripley
Section 2: Shady Spring, Woodrow Wilson, Greenbrier East, Oak Hill, Princeton

Results

Section 1: Riverside defeats South Charleston ; Capital defeats Ripley ; GW defeats Riverside 
Section 1: George Washington defeats Capital for Sectional Championship
Section 2: Woodrow Wilson defeats Princeton ; Greenbrier East defeats Shady Spring 
Section 2: Greenbrier East defeats Woodrow Wilson for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: George Washington vs Greenbrier East

Region IV

Section 1: St. Albans, Winfield, Hurricane, Nitro, Point Pleasant
Section 2: Spring Valley, Cabell Midland, Huntington, Lincoln County

Results

Section 1: St. Albans defeats Point Pleasant ; Winfield defeats St. Albans ; Hurricane defeats Nitro
Section 1: Winfield plays Hurricane on Saturday
Section 2: Cabell Midland defeats Huntington ; Spring Valley defeats Lincoln County
Section 2: Cabell Midland defeats Spring Valley for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: Cabell Midland vs Winfield/Hurricane winner

AA / A Girls Soccer

Region I

Section 1: Weir, Wheeling Central, Madonna, Magnolia, Oak Glen
Section 2: Tyler Consolidated, Braxton County, East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, North Marion

Results

Section 1: Wheeling Central defeats Oak Glen ; Weir defeats Madonna
Section 1: Weir plays Wheeling Central on Saturday
Section 2: Braxton County defeats Tyler Consolidated ; Fairmont Senior defeats Braxton ; North Marion defeats East Fairmont
Section 2: Fairmont Senior plays North Marion on Saturday

CHAMPIONSHIP: Fairmont/North Marion winner vs Weir/Wheeling Central winner

Region II

Section 1: Petersburg, Grafton, Philip Barbour, Berkeley Springs, Frankfort, Keyser
Section 2: Robert C. Byrd, South Harrison, Bridgeport, Liberty (H), Lincoln

Results

Section 1: Keyser defeats Petersburg ; Berkeley Springs defeats Frankfort ; Grafton defeats Berkeley Springs ; Philip Barbour defeats Keyser
Section 1: Grafton defeats Philip Barbour for Sectional Championship
Section 2: Liberty defeats Lincoln ; Bridgeport defeats South Harrison ; RCB defeats Liberty
Section 2: Bridgeport plays Robert C. Byrd on Saturday

CHAMPIONSHIP: Grafton vs Bridgeport/Robert C. Byrd winner

Region III

Section 1: Pocahontas County, James Monroe, Midland Trail, Nicholas County
Section 2: Wyoming East, Bluefield, Mingo Central, PikeView

Results

Section 1: Pocahontas County defeats James Monroe, Nicholas County defeats Midland Trail
Section 1: Pocahontas County defeats Nicholas County for Sectional Championship
Section 2: Pikeview defeats Mingo Central ; Bluefield defeats Wyoming East
Section 2: Pikeview defeats Bluefield for Sectional Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP: Pocahontas County vs Pikeview

Region IV

Section 1: Herbert Hoover, Williamstown, Ravenswood, Sissonville
Section 2: Sherman, St. Joseph Central, Charleston Catholic , Poca, Scott

Results

Section 1: Williamstown defeats Herbert Hoover ; Sissonville defeats Ravenswood
Section 1: Sissonville defeats Williamstown for Sectional Championship
Section 2: Poca defeats Sherman ; Charleston Catholic defeats Poca ; St. Joes defeats Scott
Section 2: Charleston Catholic plays St. Joseph Central Saturday

CHAMPIONSHIP: Sissonville vs Charleston Catholic/St. Joseph Central winner