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West Virginia high school football saw very little change, with Princeton making a jump to No. 3 in the latest set of Top 25 rankings. Undefeated Bridgeport remains No. 1 just ahead of No. 2 Martinsburg, which has really turned things around since starting the season at 0-2, winning a seventh straight game. Who else made the argument on the field last week to enter the West Virginia 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. 28. 1. Bridgeport Indians The Bridgeport Indians (9-0) are coming off an undefeated 2024 season by dominating Herbert Hoover in the Class AAA state championship game. Bridgeport, coming off a 49-0 win over Grafton, continues to sit 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 soundly defeated Preston on the road, 49-7. The Indians close out the regular season against Fairmont. 2. Martinsburg Bulldogs The Martinsburg Bulldogs (7-2) 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 is fully back on track and dominated rival Spring Mills, 42-0, last week. 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 finish the regular season strong and notch eight victories when they take on Hurricane (2-6). 3. Princeton Tigers There’s not many offenses in the state of West Virginia clicking quite like the Princeton Tigers right now. The Tigers (8-0) are averaging an impressive 45.7 points per contest behind the play of senior quarterback Chance Barker. Princeton had arguably its best outing of the season when they defeated No. 7 Independence, 42-30, last week. The Tigers take aim at winning a ninth straight game this week when they matchup against Hurricane (2-6). 4. Huntington Highlanders Huntington (6-2) dropped their second game of the season to another out-of-state opponent when they fell against Tennessee’s Sevier County, 42-26. The Highlanders made all the woes of losing a year ago in the regular season opener in a Week 2 matchup when they upset Martinsburg, 22-20, a team that they lost to last year by a point the Class AAAA state semifinals. Highlanders will look to get back into the winning column when they take on Cabell Midland this week. 5. Morgantown Mohigans Morgantown (8-1) played in what could season a defining game when took on No. 4 Martinsburg, 34-6 loss, a couple weeks ago. 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 bounced back from the Martinsburg loss when they defeated Parkersburg South, 45-10. This week Morgantown takes on No. 12 University on the road. 6. Frankfort (9-0) 7. Independence (7-1) 8. Fairmont (7-1) 9. Herbert Hoover (6-2) 10. Wheeling Park (5-4) 11. University (7-2) 12. Spring Mills (4-4) 13. George Washington (7-2) 14. Jefferson (3-4) 15. Nitro (7-1) 16. North Marion (7-1) 17. Chapmanville (8-0) 18. Bluefield (7-2) 19. Spring Valley (6-3) 20. The Linsly School (3-5) 21. Parkersburg (5-4) 22. Musselman (3-5) 23. Wheeling Central Catholic (6-2) 24. Wahama (8-0) 25. Philip Barbour (6-2)
