WVSSAC Super Six Football Championships
The WVSSAC Super Six Football Championships was a series of high school football games, typically held on the first weekend of December, that determined the high school champions of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The tournaments that lead to the championship games, as well as regular-season competition, are governed by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC). The games were named "Super Six" because six teams played in the state's three championship games. However, beginning in 2024, the WVSSAC began dividing football into four classes, and no new name other than "State Football Championships" has yet benn announced.[1] The Championship games were held at Wheeling Island Stadium in Wheeling, a two-day affair, with one game on Friday and two on Saturday, but they will return to Laidley Field in Charleston beginning in 2024 through at least 2026. The WVSSAC chose Charleston over bids from Wheeling, Bluefield, and a joint bid to split the four games between Marshall University and West Virginia University.[2]
History
[edit]The WVSSAC began conducting state football championships in 1937. Throughout its history, the competition has been divided into classes based on enrollment. The history of classifications is as follows:
- 1903–1936: Prior to WVSSAC or sportswriter involvement: Single-class system, games arranged by individual teams, 1903 & 1907 Fairmont Senior[3][4][5]
- 1916–1956: Colored School State Champions. Before the historic Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling, schools, and football games, were segregated. African-Americans were forced to play in their own league. The West Virginia Athletic Union governed African-American athletics during this time.
- 1937–1946: Single-class system. Champion was named by the West Virginia Sportswriters Association.
- 1947–1954: Two-class system. Schools were placed in Class A or B based on enrollment.
- 1955–1957: Three-class system, based on enrollment, with Class B, Class A or AA based on enrollment
- 1958–2023: Three-class system, based on enrollment, with Classes A, AA and AAA
- 2024-: Four-class system based on an algorithm using enrollment, distance from a large town, and economic health of the community[1]
In 1947 in Class B, 1947 and 1948 in Class A, and 1955 and 1956 in Class AA, there were no actual championship games. Those championships was awarded based on ratings. Class B was only in use from 1947 through 1957.
From 1947 to 1954, there were only two classes: Class A (big schools) and Class B (small schools). From 1955 to 1957, there were three classes; Class AA (big schools), Class A (medium sized schools) and Class B (small schools). From 1958 to 2023 there were three classes as well, but the names were changed to Class AAA (big schools), Class AA (medium sized schools) and Class A (small schools). From 2024, the terms AAAA, AAA, AA, and A are used, with AAAA being the highest classification.
WV champions by popular acclaim
[edit]Single class
[edit]| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1903 | Fairmont Senior (8-0-0) |
| 1907 | Fairmont Senior (2) (6-3-0) |
| 1908 | Wheeling[6] |
| 1909 | Huntington[7] (5-1-0) |
| 1912 | Huntington (2)[7] (5-3-0) |
| 1913 | Wheeling (2)[6] |
| 1915 | Buckhannon[8] (8-0-0) |
| 1916 | Wheeling (3)[6] (8-0-1) |
| 1917 | Huntington (3)[7] (5-0-0) |
| 1918 | Parkersburg (2-1-0) |
| Buckhannon (2)[8] (4-0-0) | |
| 1919 | Parkersburg (2) (7-1-0) |
| 1920 | Charleston[9] (8-0-1) |
| 1921 | Parkersburg (3) (9-0-0) |
| 1922 | Charleston (2)[9] (9-1-2) |
| Parkersburg (4) (9-2-0) | |
| Clarksburg Washington Irving[10] (8-1-0) | |
| St. Marys (9-1-0) | |
| Wheeling (4)[6] (5-2-1) | |
| Huntington (4)[7] (4-4-1) | |
| Mannington (9-0-0) | |
| 1923 | Huntington (5)[7] (9-2-0) |
| 1924 | Buckhannon (3)[8] (8-0-0) |
| Fairmont Senior (3) (8-0-1) | |
| Charleston (3)[9] (11-1-1) | |
| 1925 | Clarksburg-Victory[11] (8-0-0) |
| Wheeling (5)[6] (8-1-1) | |
| 1926 | Benwood Union[12] (8-1-0) |
| Williamson[13] (11-0-0) | |
| Magnolia (9-0-0) | |
| Clarksburg Washington Irving (2)[10] (8-0-1) | |
| 1927 | Morgantown (9-0-0) |
| Parkersburg (5) (10-0-0) | |
| 1928 | Benwood Union (2)[12] (8-0-0) |
| Elkins (9-0-0) | |
| Huntington (6)[7] (10-0-2) | |
| 1929 | Fairmont Senior (4) (8-0-0) |
| Clarksburg Roosevelt-Wilson[10] (8-0-0) | |
| 1930 | Huntington (7)[7] (7-3-1) |
| 1931 | Benwood Union (3)[12] |
| 1932 | Big Creek[14] (9-0-0) |
| 1933 | Charleston (4) (13-1-0) |
| Doddridge[15] (9-0-0) | |
| 1934 | Huntington (8)[7] (10-0-0) |
| Big Creek (2)[14] (9-0-0) | |
| 1935 | Weir (10-0-0) |
| Clarksburg-Victory (2)[11] (9-0-0) | |
| 1936 | Doddridge[15] (10-0-0) |
WV Colored State Football Champions
[edit]Not that many years ago, African-American students were barred from playing football with White Americans. This changed in 1954 with the Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education which overturned school segregation. Black schools were governed by the WV Athletic Union, but did not receive as consistent media attention as their white counterparts. This makes research difficult.[16]
Single class
[edit]| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1916 | |
| 1917 | Sumner[17] |
| 1918 | |
| 1919 | |
| 1920 | Frederick Douglass[18] |
| 1921 | Frederick Douglass (2)[18] & Sumner (2)[17] (tie) |
| 1922 | Frederick Douglass (3)[18] |
| 1923 | Garnet[19] |
| 1924 | |
| 1925 | |
| 1926 | Booker T. Washington[20] |
| 1927 | Kelly Miller[21] |
| 1928 | Kelly Miller (2)[21] |
| 1929 | Kelly Miller (3)[21] |
| 1930 | Garnet (2)[19] (6-0-0) |
| 1931 | Fairmont-Dunbar[22] |
| 1932 | Gary District[23] |
| 1933 | Garnet (3)[19] (7-0-0) |
| 1934 | Fairmont-Dunbar (2)[22] (8-0-0) |
| 1935 | Excelsior[24] |
| 1936 | DuBois[25] |
| 1937 | Frederick Douglass (4)[18] |
| 1938 | DuBois (2)[25] |
| 1939 | DuBois (3)[25] |
| 1940 | Monongalia[26] |
| 1941 | Stratton[27] (8-0-2) |
| 1942 | DuBois (4)[25] |
| 1943 | Fairmont-Dunbar (3)[22] |
| 1944 | Elkhorn[28] |
| 1945 | Excelsior (2)[24] |
| 1946 | Stratton (2)[27] (10-0-0) |
| 1947 | Frederick Douglass (5)[18] |
| 1948 | Aracoma[29] |
| 1949 | Aracoma (2)[29] |
| 1950 | Garnet (4)[19] (9-1-0) |
| 1951 | Conley[30] |
| 1952 | Kimball[31] |
| 1953 | Fairmont-Dunbar (4)[22] |
| 1954 | Stratton (3)[27] (9-0-0) |
| 1955 | Byrd Prillerman[32] |
| 1956 | Gary District (2)[23] |
WV Catholic Schools State Football Champions
[edit]Prior to 1977, private schools were not allowed to compete in post-season play-offs.
Single class
[edit]| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Charleston Catholic | 13-7 | Wheeling Central |
| 1963 | Wheeling Central | 40-6 | Charleston Catholic |
| 1964 | Wheeling Central (2) | 28-20 | Charleston Catholic |
| 1965 | Wheeling Central (3) | No game played | |
| 1966 | Wheeling Central (4) | 46-6 | Weirton-Madonna |
| 1967 | Wheeling Central (5) | No game played | |
| 1968 | Weirton-Madonna | No game played | |
| 1969 | Charleston Catholic (2) | 12-7 | Parkersburg Catholic |
| 1970 | Parkersburg Catholic | 21-0 | Clarksburg-Notre Dame |
| 1971 | Weirton-Madonna (2) | 44-6 | Bishop Donahue[33] |
| 1972 | Weirton-Madonna (3) | 22-6 | Charleston Catholic |
| 1973 | Charleston Catholic (3) | 27-6 | Weirton-Madonna |
| 1974 | Clarksburg-Notre Dame | 20-16 | Weirton-Madonna |
| 1975 | Weirton-Madonna (4) | 39-13 | Clarksburg-Notre Dame |
| 1976 | Charleston Catholic (4) | 6-0 | Morgantown-St. Francis |
WV Sportswriters vote
[edit]Single class
[edit]| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Hinton[34] |
| 1938 | Parkersburg (6) |
| 1939 | Charleston (5)[9] |
| 1940 | Parkersburg (7) |
| 1941 | Mullens[35] |
| 1942 | Weir (2) |
| 1943 | Parkersburg (8) |
| 1944 | Williamson[13] |
| 1945 | South Charleston |
| 1946 | Fairmont Senior (5) |
Two class system (A, B) 1947–1954 / WVSSAC ratings
[edit]Class A (two classes A, B, 1947–1954)
[edit]| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Woodrow Wilson and Stonewall Jackson[9] | tie | No game played |
| 1948 | Woodrow Wilson (2) | No game played | |
| 1949 | Weir (3) | 37–13 | Milton[36] |
| 1950 | Parkersburg (9) | 40–0 | Oak Hill |
| 1951 | Woodrow Wilson (3) | 26–0 | Gary[37] |
| 1952 | Grafton | 6–0 | Big Creek[38] |
| 1953 | Barboursville[36] | 27–0 | Benwood Union[12] |
| 1954 | Follansbee[39] | 7–0 | Barboursville[36] |
Class B (two classes A, B, 1947–1954)
[edit]| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Webster Springs[40] | No game played | |
| 1948 | Vinson[41] | 25–6 | Alderson[42] |
| 1949 | Romney[43] | 20–19 | Wirt County |
| 1950 | Poca and Vinson[41][44] | tie | No game |
| 1951 | Vinson[41] (2) | 26–7 | Sissonville |
| 1952 | Monongah[45] | 20–14 | Winfield |
| 1953 | Sistersville[46] | 26–13 | Romney[43] |
| 1954 | Farmington[47] | 39–13 | Rupert[48] |
Three class system (AA, A, B) 1955–1957 / WVSSAC ratings
[edit]Class AA (three classes AA, A, B, 1955–1957)
[edit]| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | St. Albans | No game played | |
| 1956 | Grafton | No game played | |
| 1957 | Weir (4) | 19-12 | Fairmont Senior |
Class A (three classes AA, A, B, 1955–1957)
[edit]| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Bridgeport | 39-13 | Webster Springs |
| 1956 | Keyser | 12-0 | Mullens[35] |
| 1957 | Vinson[41] | 14-13 | Keyser |
Class B (three classes AA, A, B, 1955–1957)
[edit]| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Monongah[45] (2) | 14–13 | Wirt County |
| 1956 | Vinson[41] (3) | 19–7 | Monongah[45] |
| 1957 | Ravenswood | 34–13 | Rupert[48] |
Three class system (AAA, AA, A) 1958–present / WVSSAC ratings
[edit]Class A (three classes AAA, AA, A, 1958–present)
[edit]| 1958 | Meadow Bridge | 6–0 | Winfield |
| 1959 | Ravenswood | 15–13 | Winfield |
| 1960 | Winfield | 20–13 | Alderson[42] |
| 1961 | Winfield (2) | 19–13 | Williamstown |
| 1962 | Rainelle[48] | 32–7 | Sophia[49] |
| 1963 | Winfield (3) | 26–13 | Northfork[37] |
| 1964 | Sistersville[46] | 27–0 | Fairview[45] |
| 1965 | Crum[50] | 20–18 | Masontown Valley[51] |
| 1966 | Wirt County | 27–6 | Crum[50] |
| 1967 | Marlinton[52] | 26–0 | Wirt County |
| 1968 | Monongah[45] | 20–12 | Paden City |
| 1969 | Monongah[45] (2) | 26–0 | Paden City |
| 1970 | Paden City | 20–6 | Wirt County |
| 1971 | Ansted[53] | 20–14 | Fairview[45] |
| 1972 | Ansted[53] (2) | 8–7 | Monongah[45] |
| 1973 | Monongah[45] (3) | 21–20 | South Harrison |
| 1974 | Musselman | 8–0 | Hamlin[54] |
| 1975 | Ridgeley[55] | 20–13 | Wirt County |
| 1976 | Mannington[45] | 28–6 | Gauley Bridge[56] |
| 1977 | Mannington[45] (2) | 28–20 | Pineville[35] |
| 1978 | Duval[54] | 27–14 | Doddridge County |
| 1979 | Paden City | 19–6 | Bishop Donahue[33] |
| 1980 | Sistersville[46] (2) | 28–0 | Clarksburg-Notre Dame |
| 1981 | Sistersville[46] (3) | 28–3 | Peterstown[57] |
| 1982 | Duval[54] (2) | 28–15 | Sistersville[46] |
| 1983 | Tyler County[46] | 16–14 | Sistersville[46] |
| 1984 | Sistersville[46] (4) | 42–11 | Fayetteville |
| 1985 | Sistersville[46] (5) | 22–13 | Morgantown-St. Francis[58] |
| 1986 | Sistersville[46] (6) | 14–0 | Tyler County[46] |
| 1987 | Weirton-Madonna (5) | 22–8 | Matewan[13] |
| 1988 | Meadow Bridge (2) | 7–6 | Pineville[35] |
| 1989 | Mount Hope (3)[59] | 32–8 | Peterstown[57] |
| 1990 | Duval[54] (3) | 37–20 | Peterstown[57] |
| 1991 | Peterstown[57] | 26–21 | Matewan[13] |
| 1992 | Fayetteville | 15–9 | Matewan[13] |
| 1993 | Matewan[13] | 21–13 | Valley Wetzel |
| 1994 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (11) | 44–0 | Valley Wetzel |
| 1995 | Gilbert[13] | 28–20 | Valley Wetzel |
| 1996 | Moorefield | 16–14 | Valley Wetzel |
| 1997 | Moorefield (2) | 13–9 | Big Creek[38] |
| 1998 | Moorefield (3) | 29–9 | Valley Wetzel |
| 1999 | Moorefield (4) | 29–13 | Fayetteville |
| 2000 | Wheeling Central (7) | 34–6 | Moorefield |
| 2001 | Moorefield (5) | 13–0 | Wheeling Central |
| 2002 | Wheeling Central (8) | 14–7 (OT) | Moorefield |
| 2003 | Moorefield (6) | 20–18 | Williamstown |
| 2004 | Wheeling Central (9) | 34–7 | Weirton-Madonna |
| 2005 | Wheeling Central (10) | 35–20 | Williamstown |
| 2006 | Wheeling Central (11) | 14–7 | Williamstown |
| 2007 | Wheeling Central (12) | 51–14 | Williamstown |
| 2008 | Williamstown | 23–7 | Weirton-Madonna |
| 2009 | Weirton-Madonna (6) | 27–7 | Man |
| 2010 | Wheeling Central (13) | 28–14 | Wahama |
| 2011 | Wheeling Central (14) | 35–21 | Williamstown |
| 2012 | Wahama | 43–42 (OT) | Weirton-Madonna |
| 2013 | Weirton-Madonna (7) | 24-14 | Greenbrier West |
| 2014 | Williamstown (2) | 33-32 (3OT) | St. Marys |
| 2015 | Magnolia (3) | 62-0 | East Hardy |
| 2016 | St. Marys (2) | 23-8 | East Hardy |
| 2017 | Wheeling Central (15) | 40-21 | St. Marys |
| 2018 | Wheeling Central (16) | 44-15 | Williamstown |
| 2019 | Wheeling Central (17) | 38-21 | Doddridge County |
| 2020 | St. Marys (3) | Forfeited due to COVID | Ritchie County |
| 2021 | Ritchie County | 42-21 | Williamstown |
| 2022 | Williamstown (4) | 52-20 | James Monroe |
| 2023 | Williamstown (5) | 42-12 | Greenbrier West |
Class AA (three classes AAA, AA, A, 1958–present)
[edit]| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Roosevelt Wilson[10] | 19–12 | Sissonville |
| 1959 | Mount Hope[59] and Mullens[35] |
0–0 | Co-champions |
| 1960 | Mount Hope[59] (2) and Williamson[13] |
7–7 | Co-champions |
| 1961 | Williamson[13] | 20-13 | Mt. Hope |
| 1962 | Keyser | 35–20 | Nicholas County |
| 1963 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] | 19–13 | Hinton[34] |
| 1964 | Magnolia | 15–7 | Mount Hope[59] |
| 1965 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (2) | 26–6 | Mount Hope[59] |
| 1966 | Gary[37] | 33–14 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] |
| 1967 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (3) | 47–13 | Monongah[45] |
| 1968 | Hinton[34] | 9–0 | Oceana[60] |
| 1969 | Keyser (2) | 21–20 | Winfield |
| 1970 | Gary[37] | 33–14 | Oceana[60] |
| 1971 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (4) | 14–8 | Oceana[60] |
| 1972 | Ravenswood | 14–6 | Magnolia |
| 1973 | Northfork[37] | 14–13 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] |
| 1974 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (5) | 34–14 | Northfork[37] |
| 1975 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (6) | 18–6 | Sherman |
| 1976 | Ravenswood (2) | 15–7 | Big Creek[38] |
| 1977 | Poca | 20–6 | Man |
| 1978 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (7) | 21–6 | Poca |
| 1979 | Wheeling Central (6) | 39–21 | Buffalo Wayne[41] |
| 1980 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (8) | 18–13 | Man |
| 1981 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (9) | 22–15 | Magnolia |
| 1982 | Musselman | 12–7 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] |
| 1983 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] (10) | 34–15 | Musselman |
| 1984 | Grafton (2) | 14–10 | Man |
| 1985 | Winfield | 28–6 | Buffalo Wayne[41] |
| 1986 | Bridgeport | 10–7 | Tucker County |
| 1987 | Winfield (2) | 48–14 | Tucker County |
| 1988 | Bridgeport (2) | 29–28 (4OT) |
Winfield |
| 1989 | East Bank[61] | 14–9 | Musselman |
| 1990 | East Bank[61] (2) | 15–12 | Spencer[62] |
| 1991 | Spencer[62] | 31–22 | Greenbrier West |
| 1992 | Buffalo Wayne[41] | 7–3 | Magnolia |
| 1993 | East Bank[61] (3) | 16–14 | Magnolia |
| 1994 | Poca (2) | 19–0 | Sissonville |
| 1995 | Musselman (2) | 19–0 | Bluefield |
| 1996 | East Bank[61] (4) | 20–14 | Poca |
| 1997 | Bluefield (7) | 42–13 | Grafton |
| 1998 | Weir (5) | 20–17 | DuPont[61] |
| 1999 | Wyoming East | 57–21 | Bluefield |
| 2000 | Bridgeport (3) | 14–6 | Wayne |
| 2001 | Poca (3) | 21–7 | Bridgeport |
| 2002 | Poca (4) | 27–7 | Bluefield |
| 2003 | Poca (5) | 21-20
(1OT) |
Bluefield |
| 2004 | Bluefield (8) | 69–24 | Wayne |
| 2005 | Weir (6) | 40–0 | Bluefield |
| 2006 | Wayne | 33–6 | Tolsia |
| 2007 | Bluefield (9) | 20-12 | James Monroe |
| 2008 | Grafton (3) | 56–25 | Magnolia |
| 2009 | Bluefield (10) | 27–7 | Wayne |
| 2010 | Magnolia (2) | 28–13 | Ravenswood |
| 2011 | Wayne (2) | 34–7 | Point Pleasant |
| 2012 | Wayne (3) | 35–0 | Keyser |
| 2013 | Bridgeport (4) | 14–13 | Wayne |
| 2014 | Bridgeport (5) | 43–7 | Frankfort |
| 2015 | Bridgeport (6) | 39-0 | Tolsia |
| 2016 | Mingo Central | 32-7 | Fairmont Senior |
| 2017 | Bluefield (11) | 29-26 | Fairmont Senior |
| 2018 | Fairmont Senior (6) | 23-13 | Bluefield |
| 2019 | Bridgeport (7) | 21-14 | Bluefield |
| 2020 | Fairmont Senior (7) | Forfeited due to COVID | N/A |
| 2021 | Fairmont Senior (8) | 21-12 | Independence |
| 2022 | Independence | 42-7 | Hebert Hoover |
| 2023 | Fairmont Senior (9) | 49-48 | North Marion |
Class AAA (three classes AAA, AA, A, 1958–present)
[edit]Schools with multiple championships
[edit]59 schools have won multiple football championships, 30 of which have since been consolidated. Parkersburg High School and Wheeling Central Catholic High School are tied with the most titles, with 16.
| Titles | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Wheeling Central[63] | 1963,[64] 1964,[64] 1965,[64] 1966,[64] 1967,[64] 1979 (2A), 2000 (1A), 2002 (1A), 2004 (1A), 2005 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2007 (1A), 2010 (1A), 2011 (1A), 2017 (1A), 2018 (1A) 2019 (1A) |
| 16 | Parkersburg | 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1950 (1A), 1958 (3A), 1976 (3A), 1978 (3A), 1999 (3A), 2001 (3A), 2006 (3A), 2007 (3A) |
| 11 | Ceredo-Kenova[41] | 1963 (2A), 1965 (2A), 1967 (2A), 1971 (2A), 1974 (2A), 1975 (2A), 1978 (2A), 1980 (2A), 1981 (2A), 1983 (2A), 1994 (1A) |
| Bluefield | 1959 (3A), 1962 (3A), 1965 (3A), 1967 (3A), 1975 (3A), 1984 (3A), 1997 (2A), 2004 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2009 (2A), 2017 (2A) | |
| 10 | Bridgeport | 1955 (1A), 1972 (3A), 1979 (3A), 1986 (2A), 1988 (2A), 2000 (2A), 2013 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2015 (2A), 2019 (2A) |
| 9 | Charleston[9] | 1920, 1922, 1924, 1933, 1939, 1968 (3A), 1969 (3A), 1970 (3A), 1988, (3A) |
| 8 | Huntington[7] | 1909, 1912, 1917, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1930, 1934 |
| Martinsburg | 2010 (3A), 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2013 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A) | |
| Weir | 1935, 1942, 1949 (1A), 1957 (2A), 1960 (3A), 1961 (3A), 1998 (2A), 2005 (2A) | |
| 7 | East Bank[61] | 1964 (3A), 1971 (3A), 1973 (3A), 1989 (2A), 1990 (2A), 1993 (2A), 1996 (2A) |
| Weirton-Madonna[65] | 1968,[64] 1971,[64] 1972,[64] 1975,[64] 1987 (1A), 2009 (1A), 2013 (1A) | |
| 6 | Moorefield | 1996 (1A), 1997 (1A), 1998 (1A), 1999 (1A), 2001 (1A), 2003 (1A) |
| Poca | 1950 (B), 1977 (2A), 1994 (2A), 2001 (2A), 2002 (2A), 2003 (2A) | |
| Sistersville[46] | 1964 (1A), 1980 (1A), 1981 (1A), 1984 (1A), 1985 (1A), 1986 (1A) | |
| Fairmont Senior | 1903, 1907, 1924, 1929, 1946, 2018 (2A) | |
| Morgantown | 1927, 1983 (3A), 2000 (3A), 2002 (3A), 2004 (3A), 2005 (3A) | |
| 5 | Monongah[45] | 1952 (B), 1955 (B), 1968 (1A), 1969 (1A), 1973 (1A) |
| Winfield | 1960 (1A), 1961 (1A), 1963 (1A), 1985 (2A), 1987 (2A) | |
| Frederick Douglass[66] | 1920, 1921, 1922, 1937, 1947 | |
| Buckhannon High[8]/ Buckhannon-Upshur High School | 1915, 1918, 1924, 1963 (3A), 1966 (3A) | |
| Wheeling[6] | 1908, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1925 | |
| 4 | Capital | 1989 (3A), 1991 (3A), 1995 (3A), 2014 (3A) |
| Garnet[66] | 1923, 1930, 1933, 1950 | |
| Ravenswood | 1957 (B), 1959 (1A), 1972 (2A), 1976 (2A) | |
| Fairmont-Dunbar[66] | 1931, 1934, 1943, 1953 | |
| South Charleston | 1945, 1994 (3A), 2008 (3A), 2009 (3A) | |
| Grafton | 1952 (1A), 1956 (2A), 1984 (2A), 2008 (2A) | |
| DuBois[66] | 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942 | |
| Williamson[13] | 1926, 1944, 1960 (2A), 1961 (2A) | |
| Charleston Catholic[65] | 1962,[64] 1969,[64] 1973,[64] 1976[64] | |
| Magnolia | 1926, 1964 (2A), 2010 (2A), 2015 (1A) | |
| 3 | Brooke | 1985 (3A), 1987 (3A), 1990 (3A) |
| Duval[54] | 1978 (1A), 1982 (1A), 1990 (1A) | |
| Benwood Union[12] | 1926, 1928, 1931 | |
| Kelly Miller[66] | 1927, 1928, 1929 | |
| Stratton[66] | 1941, 1946, 1954 | |
| Keyser | 1956 (1A), 1962 (2A), 1969 (2A) | |
| Mount Hope[59] | 1959 (2A), 1960 (2A), 1989 (1A) | |
| Musselman | 1974 (1A), 1982 (2A), 1995 (2A) | |
| North Marion | 1980 (3A), 1981 (3A), 1997 (3A) | |
| Vinson[41] | 1950 (B), 1951 (B), 1956 (B) | |
| Wayne | 2006 (2A), 2011 (2A), 2012 (2A) | |
| Woodrow Wilson | 1947 (1A), 1948 (1A), 1951 (1A) | |
| Mannington[45] | 1922, 1976 (1A), 1977 (1A) | |
| 2 | DuPont[61] | 1992 (3A), 1993 (3A) |
| Meadow Bridge | 1958 (1A), 1988 (1A) | |
| Stonewall Jackson[9] | 1974 (3A), 1986 (3A) | |
| Williamstown | 2008 (1A), 2014 (1A) | |
| Sumner[66] | 1917, 1921 | |
| Clarksburg-Washington Irving[10] | 1922, 1926 | |
| Gary District[66] | 1932, 1956 | |
| Excelsior[66] | 1935, 1945 | |
| Aracoma[66] | 1948, 1949 | |
| Clarksburg-Victory[11] | 1925, 1935 | |
| Clarksburg-Roosevelt-Wilson[10] | 1929, 1958 (2A) | |
| Big Creek[14] | 1932, 1934 | |
| St. Marys | 1922, 2016 (1A) | |
| Doddridge[15] | 1933, 1936 |
- ^ a b https://wvmetronews.com/2023/12/20/fourth-class-added-to-five-wvssac-sports-starting-in-the-2024-2025-academic-year/
- ^ https://wvmetronews.com/2024/02/22/charleston-earns-rights-to-host-the-wvssac-football-championships/
- ^ Source: "Knights of the Laughing Waters" by George W. Ramsey, Jr., 1915
- ^ Source: "Buckhannon Record" newspaper November 1915, 1916-1936 Source: "History of Sports in West Virginia" by Doug Huff. 1909, 1912
- ^ Source: "Huntington Advertiser" newspaper. 1908 & 1913 "Wheeling Genealogical Society.
- ^ a b c d e f Consolidated with Wheeling, Triadelphia, Warwood and West Liberty into Wheeling Park High School 1976
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Consolidated with Huntington East High School in 1996 into New Huntington High School
- ^ a b c d Consolidated with Upshur High School to form Buckhannon-Upshur High School 1933
- ^ a b c d e f g Consolidated into Capital High School in 1989
- ^ a b c d e f Consolidated into Robert C. Byrd High School 1995
- ^ a b c Closed in 1973 as a high school and still exists as Adamston Elementary School. Replaced by Liberty High School.
- ^ a b c d e Consolidated into John Marshall High School 1968
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Consolidated with Gilbert, Matewan and Burch High Schools to form Mingo Central High School 2011
- ^ a b c Consolidated into River View High School 2009
- ^ a b c Formed by consolidating Carr and West Union High Schools in 1933
- ^ Information on the Colored State Football Champions has been provided by Robert Bonner, WV high school football researcher. More will be entered as the information becomes available.
- ^ a b Charles Sumner High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia, Wood County, West Virginia
- ^ a b c d e Frederick Douglass High School, Huntington, Cabell County, WV
- ^ a b c d Henry Highland Garnet High School, Charleston, WV Kanawha County, WV
- ^ Booker T. Washington High School London, Kanawha County, WV
- ^ a b c Kelly Miller (scientist) High School Clarksburg, WV Harrison County, WV
- ^ a b c d Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dunbar School (Fairmont, West Virginia), Marion County, West Virginia
- ^ a b Gary District High School, Gary, WV, McDowell County, WV
- ^ a b Excelsior High School, War, West Virginia, McDowell County, WV
- ^ a b c d W. E. B. DuBois High School, Mount Hope, West Virginia, Fayette County, WV
- ^ Morgantown, WV, Monongalia County, WV
- ^ a b c Rev. Daniel Stratton High School, Beckley, WV, Raleigh County, West Virginia
- ^ Elkhorn High School, Elkhorn, West Virginia, McDowell County, West Virginia
- ^ a b Aracoma High School, Aracoma, West Virginia, Logan County, WV
- ^ Conley High School, Mullens, WV, Wyoming County, WV
- ^ Kimball High School, Kimball, West Virginia, Wyoming County, WV
- ^ Dr. Byrd Prillerman High School, Amigo, West Virginia, Raleigh County, West Virginia
- ^ a b Closed in 2017, students moved to Wheeling Central
- ^ a b c Consolidated into Summers County High School in 1995
- ^ a b c d e Consolidated into Wyoming East High School in 1998
- ^ a b c Consolidated into Cabell Midland High School in 1994
- ^ a b c d e f Consolidated into Mount View High School in 1975
- ^ a b c Consolidated into River View High School in 2010
- ^ Consolidated into Brooke High School in 1968
- ^ Consolidated into Webster County High School in 1974
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Consolidated into Spring Valley High School in 1998
- ^ a b Consolidated into Greenbrier East High School in 1968
- ^ a b Consolidated into Hampshire High School in 1964
- ^ No game was held due to inclement weather.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Consolidated into North Marion High School in 1979
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Consolidated into Tyler Consolidated High School in 1993
- ^ Closed in 1975
- ^ a b c Consolidated into Greenbrier West High School in 1968
- ^ Consolidated into Independence High School in 1976
- ^ a b Consolidated with Fort Gay to form Tolsia High School in 1988
- ^ Consolidated into Preston High School in 1991
- ^ Consolidated into Pocahontas County High School in 1968
- ^ a b Consolidated into Midland Trail High School in 1976
- ^ a b c d e Consolidated into Lincoln County High School in 2006
- ^ Consolidated into Frankfort High School in 1976
- ^ Merged into Valley Fayette High School in 2006
- ^ a b c d Consolidated into James Monroe High School in 1993
- ^ Closed in 1990
- ^ a b c d e f Merged into Oak Hill High School in 2011
- ^ a b c Consolidated into Westside High School in 2002
- ^ a b c d e f g Consolidated into Riverside High School in 1999
- ^ a b Consolidated into Roane County High School in 1993
- ^ includes five Catholic state titles prior to private schools being allowed in WVSSAC play-offs
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m WV Catholic State Champion
- ^ a b includes four Catholic titles prior to private schools being allowed in WVSSAC play-offs
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j WVAU State Champions during segregation