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Buckhannon-Upshur earns second straight playoff berth, draws Cabell Midland

Buckhannon-Upshur earned its second straight football playoff berth under coach Sloan Baisden, finishing 4-6 and securing the No. 13 seed in Class AAAA. The Buccaneers travel to Cabell Midland for a first-round matchup Friday at 7 p.m.

TENNERTON — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission released its official football playoff pairings Sunday, and Buckhannon-Upshur has earned a second consecutive postseason appearance under head coach Sloan Baisden.

The Buccaneers finished the regular season with a 4-6 record and secured the No. 13 seed in the final Class AAAA rankings.

Buckhannon-Upshur will travel to face No. 4 Cabell Midland at 7 p.m. Friday in the opening round of the state playoffs. The Knights enter the postseason with a 9-1 record.

The winner will advance to the Class AAAA quarterfinals and face the winner of the first-round matchup between Wheeling Park and Morgantown the following weekend.

The complete playoff schedule for all four classifications is listed below.

Class AAAA:

No. 16 Parkersburg South (1-9) at No. 1 George Washington (10-0) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 15 Hurricane (3-7) at No. 2 Martinsburg (9-0) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 14 Washington (3-7) at No. 3 University (10-0) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 13 Buckhannon-Upshur (4-6) at No. 4 Cabell Midland (9-1) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 12 Wheeling Park (3-7) at No. 5 Morgantown (8-2) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 11 Woodrow Wilson (4-6) at No. 6 Huntington (7-3) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 10 Parkersburg (4-6) at No. 7 Musselman (5-5) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 9 Jefferson (3-7) at No. 8 Spring Mills (5-5) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

Class AAA:

No. 16 Grafton (4-6) at No. 1 Herbert Hoover (9-1) – Saturday, November 14 at 1 p.m.

No. 15 Capital (4-6) at No. 2 South Charleston (8-2) – Saturday, November 14 at 1 p.m.

No. 14 Keyser (6-4) at No. 3 Elkins (9-1) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 13 Chapmanville (7-3) at No. 4 Bridgeport (8-2) – Saturday, November 14 at 7 p.m.

No. 12 Fairmont Senior (3-7) at No. 5 North Marion (9-1) – Saturday, November 14 at 1 p.m.

No. 11 Ripley (6-4) at No. 6 Winfield (8-2) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 10 John Marshall (7-3) at No. 7 Princeton (6-4) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 9 Spring Valley (5-5) at No. 8 Robert C. Byrd (7-3) – Saturday, November 14 at 4 p.m.

Class AA:

No. 16 Logan (7-3) at No. 1 Frankfort (9-1) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 15 Mingo Central (6-4) at No. 2 Sissonville (10-0) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 14 James Monroe (6-4) at No. 3 Bluefield (8-2) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 13 Moorefield (6-4) at No. 4 Independence (7-2) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 12 South Harrison (6-4) at No. 5 Williamstown (9-1) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 11 Clay County (7-3) at No. 6 Philip Barbour (7-3) – Saturday, November 14 at 4 p.m.

No. 10 Liberty (7-3) at No. 7 Roane County (9-1) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 9 Lincoln (5-5) at No. 8 Doddridge County (8-2) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

Class A:

No. 16 Tolsia (4-6) at No. 1 Tug Valley (9-1) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 15 Tucker County (4-6) at No. 2 Wahama (9-1) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 14 Montcalm (6-4) at No. 3 Wheeling Central Catholic (6-4) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 13 Webster County (6-4) at No. 4 East Hardy (9-1) – Saturday, November 14 at 4 p.m.

No. 12 Clay-Battelle (7-3) at No. 5 Sherman (8-2) – Saturday, November 14 at 4 p.m.

No. 11 St. Marys (6-4) at No. 6 Pendleton County (7-3) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 10 Cameron (6-4) at No. 7 Ritchie County (7-3) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

No. 9 Greenbrier West (8-2) at No. 8 Meadow Bridge (9-1) – Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

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