High School Football Playoffs Begin This Weekend

After a week’s delay, the West Virginia high school football playoffs will begin this weekend. The games begin Friday afternoon. The championship games in all four classes will be played in Charleston at Laidley Field Dec. 13 and 14. See the complete schedule here.  

This all comes after the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Tuesday vacated injunctions issued by two circuit courts, reaffirming the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission’s (WVSSAC) authority to oversee and implement its rules for interscholastic athletics. 

The point system that was used for the entirety of the regular season will be used to determine the playoff fields and matchups. 

The decision from the court said: 

“It is beyond question that the WVSSAC had the authority to reclassify under West Virginia Code of State Rules §127-3-10. Upon our review, we find that the circuit court’s entry of injunctive relief was not based on the WVSSAC’s lack of authority to reclassify, but rather on the timing and manner of that reclassification. We have repeatedly held that the manner in which the WVSSAC applies its rules is not subject to judicial review.”

Read the order from the state Supreme Court here.