Time to get out the calculators...

As we get into Week 9, the importance of rankings for playoff seeding creeps into the minds of those who follow high school football.

Several key matchups will further detail the rankings in all three classes and, even though some of the matchups are out of our area, the coaches in our area will be watching these games closely.

AAA
#3 Parkersburg vs. #6 Capital at Laidley Field
South Charleston at #20 Spring Valley
#16 Nitro at #8 Hurricane
Lincoln County at #5 St. Albans
#1 George Washington at Ripley
Princeton at #9 Riverside
#7 Bridgeport at #15 Nicholas County
#2 Robert C. Byrd at Parkersburg South
Greenbrier East at #19 Woodrow Wilson

AA
#1 Bluefield at Richlands (Va.)
#14 Roane County at Herbert Hoover
#3 Wayne at #17 Poca
#17 Sissonville at Shady Spring
#20 Clay County at #13 Ravenswood
Point Pleasant at #14 Logan
#6 Scott at #11 Liberty Raleigh
#10 Wyoming East at Man

A
#10 Buffalo at #10 Fayetteville
Valley at Richwood
Braxton County at Webster County
#9 Greenbrier West at #15 Midland Trail
Tug Valley at Hannan
Gilmer County at #6 Meadow Bridge
Mount Hope at #4 Pendleton County
Saturday’s game
#17 Parkersburg Catholic at #12 Pocahontas County