(11-12-24) The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has postponed all football playoff games this upcoming weekend for all four classes due to ongoing litigation.

Wood County filed an emergency injunction against the WVSSAC, claiming their schools should have been seeded higher.

An injunction shakes up West Virginia high school football season with more legal action anticipated

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A Wood County Circuit judge granted the injunction and in Class AAA, two teams, St. Albans and Capital, moved into playoff position while two more teams, Point Pleasant and Hampshire High School, dropped.

Executive Director David Price released a statement

“We are extremely disappointed to not be having the playoffs this weekend. We understand the frustration from all of the parties involved, and we want nothing more than to put the focus back on the student-athletes and their pursuit of a championship. However, we must abide by the decisions of the courts and their timeline.”

Wood County Circuit Court Judge John D. Beane

“While the reclassification in itself may not be arbitrary or capricious, the decision to reclassify teams after a point at which schedules can be changed is, almost definitionally, arbitrary. By using August 12 and August 16 reclassifications to determine points, certain teams will benefit, certain teams will be harmed, certain teams will avoid any impact at all, and there is nothing a school can do about it, as nobody can change its schedule.”