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Tigers, Colts will host playoff games, Bucs, Tucker on the road
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ELKINS --The opponent and date for Elkins High's first "true" home playoff game has been set.
The third-seeded Tigers (9-1) will host No. 14 Keyser (6-4) at 7 p.m. on Friday night in Class AAA first-round action in what will be a tremendous atmosphere at Tiger Stadium on the EHS campus.
In past playoff appearances since the ratings were used, Elkins earned home postseason games but they were played at Buckhannon-Upshur High School, which was a WVSSAC approved facility.
Now the Tigers get to remain in Randolph County on Friday night when they face Keyser for the first time ever in football, although, the squads have battled in preseason scrimmages in the past.
It marks the third straight playoff appearance for Elkins under head coach Chad Ware. The Tigers fell at Spring Valley, 13-10, in the opening round last year.
Sixth-seed Philip Barbour (7-3) also earned a first-round home game in Class AA and will face a familiar foe at 4 p.m. Saturday at George Byrer Field at Freedom Bank Field in No. 13 Clay County (7-3).
The teams have met in the playoffs the past two seasons, with the Colts prevailing in both matchups at home.
It marks the fourth straight playoff appearance for the Colts under head coach Nick Mayle.
Buckhannon-Upshur and Tucker County also earned playoff berths in Class AAAA and A, respectively, and will both be on the road Friday evening.
The Bucs (4-6) are the 13th seed and travel to No. 4 Cabell Midland, while the Mountain Lions (4-6) are seeded 15th and visit No. 2 Wahama (9-1).
B-U is in the postseason for the second time in three years under head coach Sloan Baisden. It will be the first-ever contest between the Bucs and Knights in football.
A.J. Rapp, meanwhile, has led the Mountain Lions to five straight playoff appearances.
Tucker County lost to Wahama, 29-6, in the semifinals of the playoffs in 2024.
Playoff pairings
Class AAAA
First round
Friday, Nov. 13
No. 16 Parkersburg South (1-9) at No. 1 George Washington (10-0), 7 p.m.
No. 15 Hurricane (3-7) at No. 2 Martinsburg (9-0), 7 p.m.
No. 14 Washington (3-7) at No. 3 University (10-0), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Buckhannon-Upshur (4-6) at No. 4 Cabell Midland (9-1), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Wheeling Park (3-7) at No. 5 Morgantown (8-2), 7 p.m.
No. 11 Woodrow Wilson (4-6) at No. 6 Huntington (7-3), 7 p.m.
No. 10 Parkersburg (4-6) at No. 7 Musselman (5-5), 7 p.m.
No. 9 Jefferson (3-7) at No. 8 Spring Mills (5-5), 7 p.m.
Class AAA
Friday, Nov. 13
No. 14 Keyser (6-4) at No. 3 Elkins (9-1), 7 p.m.
No. 11 Ripley (6-4) at No. 6 Winfield (8-2), 7 p.m.
No. 10 John Marshall (7-3) at No. 7 Princeton (6-4), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14
No. 16 Grafton (4-6) at No. 1 Herbert Hoover (9-1), 1 p.m.
No. 15 Capital (4-6) at No. 2 South Charleston (8-2, 1 p.m.
No. 12 Fairmont Senior (3-7) at No. 5 North Marion (9-1), 1 p.m.
No. 9 Spring Valley (5-5) at No. 8 Robert C. Byrd (7-3), 4 p.m.
No. 13 Chapmanville (7-3) at No. 4 Bridgeport (8-2), 7 p.m..
Class AA
Friday, Nov. 13
No. 16 Logan (7-3) No. 1 Frankfort (9-1), 7 p.m.
No. 15 Mingo Central (6-4) at No. 2 Sissonville (10-0), 7 p.m.
No. 14 James Monroe (6-4) at No. 3 Bluefield (8-2), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Moorefield (6-4) at No. 4 Independence (7-2), 7 p.m.
No. 12 South Harrison (6-4) at No. 5 Williamstown (9-1), 7 p.m.
No. 10 Liberty (7-3) at No. 7 Roane County (9-1), 7 p.m.
No. 9 Lincoln (5-5) at No. 8 Doddridge County (8-2), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14
No. 11 Clay County (7-3) at No. 6 Philip Barbour (7-3), 4 p.m.
Class A
Friday, Nov. 13
No. 16 Tolsia (4-6) at No. 1 Tug Valley (9-1), 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), 7 p.m.7 p.m.
No. 11 St. Marys (6-4) at No. 6 Pendleton County (7-3), 7 p.m.
No. 10 Cameron (6-4) at No. 7 Ritchie County (7-3), 7 p.m.
No. 9 Greenbrier West (8-2) at No. 8 Meadow Bridge (9-1), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14
No. 13 Webster County (6-4) at No. 4 East Hardy (9-1), 4 p.m.
No. 12 Clay-Battelle (7-3) at No. 5 Sherman (8-2), 4 p.m.