The fourth week of the high school football season kicks off with six more states ready to get underway. West Virginia is among those with teams taking the field Friday. As things stand, the postseason is set to begin Nov. 13 with championship games scheduled for Dec. 4-5.
West Virginia is one of 34 states planning to play football this fall. Sixteen others plus the District of Columbia have moved their respective seasons to 2021.
In West Virginia, a total of 68 games are set to kick off on Friday.
In advance of season openers, here's a look at what you need to know about West Virginia football in 2020.
Top games
Fairmont Senior (Fairmont) at
Bridgeport, Sept. 17
Martinsburg at
Cabell Midland (Ona), Sept. 18
Parkersburg South (Parkersburg) at Bridgeport, Oct. 2
Fairmont Senior at
Spring Valley (Huntington), Oct. 9
Parkersburg South at Cabell Midland, Oct. 23
Top teams
1. Martinsburg
2. Cabell Midland
3. Spring Valley
4. Bridgeport
5. Fairmont Senior
Defending champions
AAA: Martinsburg
AA: Bridgeport
A:
Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling)Top recruits
National ranking per 247Sports in parenthesis1.
Wyatt Milum, T, Spring Valley, (87)
2. Zeiqui Lawton, DE, South Charleston, (536)
3.
Bryce Biggs, T, Spring Valley, (NA)
4. Naieem Kearney RB, Martinsburg, (NA)
5.
John McConnell, P,
Morgantown, (NA)
Returning stat leaders
Passing
Nick Chaney,
Oak Glen (New Cumberland) | 118-207 (57%), 2,141 yds., 26 TD
Grant Cochran,
Princeton | 148-293 (51%), 2,024 yds., 16 TD
Rushing
Noah Brown,
Greenbrier West (Charmco) | 288 car., 2,154 yds., 28 TD
Caleb Bower,
Wyoming East (New Richmond) | 246 car., 2,034 yds., 26 TD
Receiving
Ethan Parsons, Princeton | 58 rec., 990 yds., 11 TD
Hunter Patterson, Oak Glen | 42 rec., 791 yds., 8 TD
