Spring Valley upsets No. 1 Martinsburg, but Bulldogs remain in top-spot of West Virginia Top 5

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The their last 72 games, Martinsburg is 70-2. Those two losses came against the same team — Spring Valley.

Friday night, Spring Valley beat the Bulldogs for the second straight year during the regular season. SV’s 35-30 win sends the Timberwolves into the postseason on a high.

Spring Valley trailed by 14 before scoring 21 unanswered points. Watch the game below.

The Spring Valley upset didn’t knock Martinsburg out of the No. 1 spot in the High School Football America West Virginia Top 5 that is created with our proprietary algorithm. Spring Valley heads into the postseason ranked No. 4 in our statewide rankings that are powered by NFL Play Football.

Martinsburg will get another shot at Spring Valley, if both teams win their opening round Class AAA playoff games. Martinsburg, the No. 2 seed, opens the postseason against Parkersburg South, while Spring Valley, seeded No. 7 will play Princeton this coming weekend.

High School Football America West Virginia Top 5

TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 Martinsburg(9-1)1
No. 2 Huntington(9-0)2
No. 3 Cabell Midland(8-1)3
No. 4 Spring Valley(8-2)4
No. 5 Bridgeport(9-0)5

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.