Week 9 WVSSAC football ratings: B-U, Preston in final playoff spots ahead of Friday night clash

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TENNERTON — The WVSSAC playoff ratings after nine weeks of regular-season play have been released. The top 16 in each classification qualify for the postseason. Weekly ratings are released each Tuesday through the completion of the regular season.

Buckhannon-Upshur dropped three spots, back to No. 15 this week after a 34-15 home loss to Lincoln. They have two games remaining, including a pivotal matchup at No. 16 Preston this week.

AAAA

Rank	School	Rating	Won	Lost	Scored	Allowed	Points	Bonus
1	GEORGE WASHINGTON	18	8	0	385	95	108	36
2	MARTINSBURG	17.63	8	0	413	49	111	30
3	UNIVERSITY	16.89	9	0	458	123	129	23
4	MORGANTOWN	16	7	1	334	69	105	23
5	CABELL MIDLAND	15.38	7	1	315	96	96	27
6	HUNTINGTON	14.19	6	2	317	172	84	29.5
7	MUSSELMAN	13	4	4	167	198	57	47
8	SPRING MILLS	11.73	3	5	220	310	45	48.8
9	PARKERSBURG	10.54	3	5	167	262	45	39.3
10	JEFFERSON	10.44	2	6	113	326	30	53.5
11	WOODROW WILSON	9.93	3	5	219	294	42	37.4
12	WASHINGTON	9.69	3	5	228	300	42	35.5
13	WHEELING PARK	9.42	3	6	157	319	45	39.8
14	HURRICANE	8.5	3	5	231	257	42	26
15	BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR	8.2	3	5	172	304	36	29.6
16	PRESTON	8.09	2	6	143	269	27	37.7
17	PARKERSBURG SOUTH	7.73	1	7	189	329	15	46.8
18	HEDGESVILLE	7.04	1	7	118	314	15	41.3
19	RIVERSIDE	6.56	2	6	121	335	27	25.5
20	OAK HILL	3.53	0	8	93	251	0	28.2

AAA

Rank	School	Rating	Won	Lost	Scored	Allowed	Points	Bonus
1	HERBERT HOOVER	16.38	8	0	413	80	99	32
2	BRIDGEPORT	14	7	2	470	129	87	39
3	NORTH MARION	13.5	7	1	273	171	81	27
4	ELKINS	13.48	7	1	343	166	81	26.8
5	SOUTH CHARLESTON	13.45	6	2	361	128	75	32.6
6	WINFIELD	12.98	6	2	334	149	72	31.8
7	PRINCETON SENIOR	12.74	5	3	291	159	63	38.9
8	ROBERT C. BYRD	11.86	6	3	246	201	75	31.7
9	JOHN MARSHALL	10.99	6	3	284	221	72	26.9
10	SPRING VALLEY	10.78	4	4	215	175	54	32.2
11	KEYSER	10.58	6	2	292	149	60	24.6
12	RIPLEY	10.16	4	4	234	233	45	36.3
13	FAIRMONT SENIOR	10.08	2	6	210	272	30	50.6
14	BROOKE	9.75	4	4	211	115	42	36
15	CHAPMANVILLE	9.65	5	3	256	164	45	32.2
16	NICHOLAS COUNTY	9.26	4	4	141	190	51	23.1
17	GRAFTON	8.94	3	5	222	226	33	38.5
18	PIKEVIEW	8.67	4	3	164	162	39	21.7
19	HAMPSHIRE	7.99	4	5	188	263	48	23.9
20	POINT PLEASANT	7.81	4	5	206	291	42	28.3
21	CAPITAL	7.73	2	6	70	361	27	34.8
22	LINCOLN COUNTY	7.61	4	4	178	190	45	15.9
23	NITRO	7.6	2	6	118	337	27	33.8
24	SHADY SPRING	5.43	2	7	163	254	27	21.9
25	GREENBRIER EAST	5.39	1	7	105	279	12	31.1
26	EAST FAIRMONT	4.99	1	7	75	309	12	27.9
27	LEWIS COUNTY	3.98	0	8	49	284	0	31.8
28	ST. ALBANS	3.41	0	8	92	367	0	27.3

AA

Rank	School	Rating	Won	Lost	Scored	Allowed	Points	Bonus
1	FRANKFORT	14.5	8	0	320	126	81	35
2	WILLIAMSTOWN	13.63	8	0	298	78	78	31
3	SISSONVILLE	12.5	8	0	310	157	75	25
4	BLUEFIELD	12.34	7	2	405	133	72	39.1
5	ROANE COUNTY	12.28	7	1	336	93	66	32.2
6	INDEPENDENCE	12.27	5	2	224	112	51	34.9
7	LINCOLN	11.55	5	3	249	192	60	32.4
8	PHILIP BARBOUR	11.28	5	3	208	215	57	33.2
9	DODDRIDGE COUNTY	10.81	6	2	253	103	51	35.5
10	MINGO CENTRAL	10.51	6	2	299	78	54	30.1
11	LIBERTY (Raleigh)	10.35	6	2	287	215	51	31.8
12	JAMES MONROE	9.6	6	3	218	228	48	38.4
13	SOUTH HARRISON	9.19	5	4	272	220	45	37.7
14	CLAY COUNTY	9.14	5	3	256	210	42	31.1
15	MOOREFIELD	8.9	4	4	241	223	36	35.2
16	WESTSIDE	8.14	5	4	190	265	45	28.3
17	BERKELEY SPRINGS	8.06	4	4	188	206	42	22.5
18	LOGAN	8	5	3	209	147	42	22
19	BRAXTON COUNTY	7.88	4	4	155	149	36	27
20	OAK GLEN	7.21	4	5	193	248	33	31.9
21	PETERSBURG	7.16	3	5	229	296	27	30.3
22	MIDLAND TRAIL	6.96	3	5	183	241	30	25.7
23	RAVENSWOOD	6.44	2	6	126	259	18	33.5
24	TYLER CONSOLIDATED	6.26	3	5	249	262	24	26.1
25	WYOMING EAST	6.16	3	5	145	239	24	25.3
26	SCOTT	5.99	3	5	174	218	24	23.9
27	POCA	4.74	1	7	76	340	9	28.9
28	RIVER VIEW	4.29	3	5	129	212	21	13.3
29	WEIR	3.49	0	8	100	346	0	27.9
30	BUFFALO	3.39	1	7	84	261	9	18.1
31	WAYNE	3.04	0	8	56	369	0	24.3
32	SUMMERS COUNTY	2.67	1	8	154	286	6	18

A

Rank	School	Rating	Won	Lost	Scored	Allowed	Points	Bonus
1	WAHAMA	10.16	7	1	451	151	48	33.3
2	TUG VALLEY	9.81	7	1	337	182	54	24.5
3	EAST HARDY	9.38	8	0	320	119	54	21
4	WHEELING CENTRAL CATHOLIC	8.98	5	4	262	159	39	41.8
5	MEADOW BRIDGE	8.63	8	0	337	121	51	18
6	SHERMAN	8.61	6	2	280	173	45	23.9
7	CAMERON	7.83	5	3	287	98	30	32.6
7	PENDLETON COUNTY	7.83	6	2	339	162	42	20.6
9	GREENBRIER WEST	7.29	6	2	287	134	39	19.3
10	RITCHIE COUNTY	7.16	5	3	256	188	30	27.3
11	CLAY-BATTELLE	6.08	5	3	164	152	30	18.6
12	ST. MARYS	6.01	4	4	181	142	24	24.1
13	MONTCALM	5.78	4	4	164	139	30	16.2
14	TUCKER COUNTY	5.65	3	5	116	233	21	24.2
15	WEBSTER COUNTY	5.43	4	4	210	253	27	16.4
15	CALHOUN COUNTY	5.43	4	4	214	241	24	19.4
17	TOLSIA	5.11	3	6	245	183	21	25
18	GILMER COUNTY	4.94	3	5	187	304	18	21.5
19	POCAHONTAS COUNTY	4.75	2	6	145	291	12	26
20	VALLEY (Wetzel)	4.43	2	5	142	232	12	19
21	GREATER BECKLEY CHRISTIAN	4.4	1	2	88	141	6	7.2
22	WIRT COUNTY	4.18	2	6	160	251	12	21.4
23	MAGNOLIA	3.93	2	6	134	261	12	19.4
24	RICHWOOD	3.45	2	6	233	277	12	15.6
24	MADONNA	3.45	1	7	99	317	6	21.6
26	MAN HIGH SCHOOL	3.04	1	7	109	259	6	18.3
27	TYGARTS VALLEY	2.55	0	8	39	186	0	20.4
28	MOUNT VIEW	1.54	0	8	6	431	0	12.3
29	VAN	0.98	0	4	12	134	0	3.9

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