West Virginia high school football rankings has practically seen no change at the top in the last three weeks as the same programs have kept up their winning ways throughout the course of the regular season.
Bridgeport has passed the midway point of the season undefeated at 6-0, holding down the No. 1 spot in West Virginia. Martinsburg has really turned things around since starting 0-2, winning a fourth straight contest. Who else made an impression last week and enters the Top 25 mix?
The Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory.
Here is the latest West Virginia high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Oct. 14.
The Bridgeport Indians (7-0) are coming off an undefeated 2024 season by dominating Herbert Hoover in the Class AAA state championship game. Bridgeport sits firmly entrenched atop of the West Virginia rankings the last few weeks as the top team in the state.
It’s going to be hard to unseat the Indians as they have a favorable schedule the rest of the regular season ahead of them and could run the table at 14-0 for the second consecutive year. Bridgeport cruised by Spring Valley, 48-14, and this week takes on Preston on the road.
The Martinsburg Bulldogs (5-2) is playing their best football of the season after dropping two straight to start the 2025 campaign. The Bulldogs have a rich history when it comes to winning state championships and after winning a second straight last year, tested their mettle against New Jersey’s Camden to start the year.
The Bulldogs dominated No. 4 Morgantown last week, 34-6, showing this team is back to playing at a high level.
Martinsburg was off to their first 0-2 start since 2015 until they were able to get off the snide against Woodson. The Bulldogs have a chance to notch six victories in a row when they take on Washington (3-3) at home.
Huntington (5-1) just continues to make easy work of whomever they face, latest being Parkersburg in a 35-3 win. The Highlanders made all the woes of losing in the regular season opener go away in Week 2 when they upset Martinsburg, 22-20, a team that they lost to last year by a point the Class AAAA state semifinals. The Highlanders have won five straight games and firmly put themselves at the top of AAAA with the victory over the Redskins. Huntington looks to make it six straight victories this week when they take on George Washington (6-1).
Morgantown (6-1) played in what could season a defining game when took on No. 4 Martinsburg, 34-6 loss, last week. Morgantown’s offense has been as well as any in the state behind the running of senior tailback Isaiah Thompson, who has rushed for 482 yards and scored eight touchdowns.
The Mohigans look to bounce back this week when they go on the road to take on Parkersburg South.
There’s not many offenses in the state of West Virginia clicking quite like the Princeton Tigers right now. The Tigers (6-0) are averaging a staggering 43.6 points per contest behind the play of senior quarterback Chance Barker. Princeton’s signal caller has so far completed 30 of 48 passes for 483 yards, six touchdowns and only one pick through the first few weeks of the season. The Tigers take aim at winning a sixth straight when they face Woodrow Wilson (4-2).
6. Independence (6-0)
7. Frankfort (7-0)
8. Spring Mills (4-2)
9. Fairmont (5-1)
10. Herbert Hoover (5-1)
11. George Washington (6-1)
12. Wheeling Park (4-3)
13. University (5-2)
14. Nitro (6-1)
15. Jefferson (2-4)
16. North Marion (5-1)
17. Bluefield (5-2)
18. Chapmanville (6-0)
19. Spring Valley (4-3)
20. Musselman (2-4)
21. Wahama (7-0)
22. Parkersburg (3-4)
23. Parkersburg South (2-4)
24. Wheeling Central Catholic (4-2)
25. Woodrow Wilson (4-2)
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They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
At this point, Paul Hardesty, President of the West Virginia Board of Education, must be on the precipice of losing his mind. During a recent call with reporters, Hardesty again emphasized the dire financial outlook for the state’s public schools. Enrollment continues to decline, and more school closures and consolidations may be coming next year.
It’s not the first time Hardesty has sounded the alarm.
Hardesty has repeatedly pointed out that public schools are withering under the current school-aid formula and burdensome regulations.
Some state lawmakers have received the message but during the 2026 60-day legislative session, while there was more discussion that legislative action is needed to address growing financial strains, ultimately, there was not enough political will for state lawmakers to take any action.
Senator Amy Nicole Grady, R-Mason, chairs the Senate Education Committee and is a public school teacher. She has spent the last three years trying to educate her fellow legislators about the frustrations teachers and school officials deal with on a daily basis.
“We know it’s nothing new. It’s something we have discussed for at least three years now, knowing that we need to move forward and change that formula in some way. But how we change it, that’s the challenge,” Grady said during an appearance on Metronews Talkline.
Grady recognizes the “how” is the major stumbling block for legislators who must make difficult decisions and must then face unhappy constituents.
“It’s very, very difficult, and this is something that’s big that really takes a lot of thinking, and it can require a lot of hard, difficult decisions, and you also have that model of self-preservation.
“A lot of people are thinking, this is hard for me to make this decision. I don’t want to make this decision because it could mean my seat. But when it’s the right thing, it’s the right thing regardless.”
House Education Committee Chairman Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, has also been on the front line trying to build a case for legislators to support major changes. Statler has repeatedly emphasized the gap in special education funding, where costs continue to outpace revenues.
The number of special education students continues to grow, now making up nearly 21 percent of the student population.
It is not only the legislature that has not found the political fortitude to address public education. It has not been a priority for the executive branch either.
Gov. Morrisey focused his political capital on accelerating the elimination of the personal income tax and preventing changes to the Hope Scholarship.
You can’t help but question whether the lack of action is due to a lack of political will or indifference to public schools’ failure. There’s no doubt that outside interest groups, many of which have supported legislative campaigns, have indicated a preference for alternative education choices.
Either way, if lawmakers continue to ignore the tidal wave of financial failures in the public education system, they will have abdicated their constitutional duty to provide West Virginia students with a “free and efficient” education system.
For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the West Virginia Mountaineers women’s basketball roster will feature a West Virginia native.
Wheeling product Alexis Bordas transfers in after having a tremendous freshman season up the road at Duquesne, where she averaged 15.5 points (ranked fifth in the A-10) and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc. At season’s end, she was named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team.
Morgantown’s Olivia Seggie was the last West Virginia-born player on the women’s hoops roster.
Of course, WVU was Bordas’ dream school. Pretty much her entire family went to school here and grew up coming to Mountaineer games, so Mark Kellogg probably didn’t have to do much convincing once he made it known that they wanted her.
“Chase Harler’s from Wheeling, so I came to a lot of his games. Jevon Carter, my brother, loved him. We watched a lot more of the men back then, but Kysre Gondrezick, she was someone that I always watched.”
When asked what it’s like to finally be in a Mountaineer uniform and practicing with the group, she responded, “Yeah, it’s great to finally be here and get to meet all my teammates and become such good friends with them already. It’s been super fun, and just seeing the difference from day one to now, and how much we’ve progressed already, it’s super exciting to see.
“All the fan support last night, we had an event, and just seeing all the fans and how it’s June, and everyone’s already so excited and rallies around this team,” she added. “I know it’s extra special being from West Virginia, and I’m sure lots of little girls will look up to me and hope to be playing here one day, so it’s great to be a role model for them, too.”
Nine times last season, Bordas registered 20+ points, and of course, as a true West Virginian would, she had her best performance against the Pitt Panthers, dropping 38 on them in an 84-69 win. She went 11/22 from the field in that one, including a 10/18 day from three-point range.
Bordas is a high-volume shooter from range, as 58.8% of her attempts came from downtown last season. When you shoot 34% from there and can maybe hit the high 30s, no one will care about the shot diet being so reliant on the three-ball.
Under the new rules, Bordas will have four years of eligibility remaining.
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