West Virginia Cancels State Football Title Games

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The governing body for high school sports in West Virginia has canceled the state football championship games due to the coronavirus pandemic and instead declared winners in each class. The Secondary School Activities Commission made the announcement Saturday night after the Department of Education released its color-coded county map that determines whether athletic competitions can be played. St. Marys was declared the champion in Class A, Fairmont Senior in Class AA and South Charleston in Class AAA. SSAC executive director Bernie Dolan says the agency wishes there could have been championship games, but the state’s color-coded virus map did not allow the games to be played.