PARKERSBURG — While the matchups for the West Virginia football playoffs were known for the past two days, the times and places remained undecided until Sunday’s postseason meetings at the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission office in Parkersburg. The full playoff field officially took full shape. Martinsburg, Fairmont Senior and Wheeling Central claimed the No. 1 overall seed in Class AAA, AA, and A respectively. Dave Walker’s Martinsburg team earned home-field advantage until Wheeling on the Bulldogs’ quest for a third consecutive title and seventh in nine years. Sixteenth-seeded Hurricane looks to ruin the party before it gets started at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Coburn Field. Second-seed Spring Valley plans to be the opponent awaiting the Bulldogs for a third year in a row in Wheeling. Brad Dingess’ Timberwolves begin their path to Wheeling Island Stadium with No. 15 Spring Mills under first-year head coach Chad Williams at 7:30 p.m. Friday night. Williams’ team needed a 7-0 win over Hedgesville last Friday along with some help to punch its ticket to the postseason field. Photo by Joe Albright Parkersburg High slot receiver Braeden Mason (1)?follows offensive lineman Ryan Creech (55)?during a regular-season matchup against Wheeling Park. PHS won the game, 57-51. Park and Parkersburg meet for a second time this season in a first round playoff matchup at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wheeling Island Stadium Third-seeded Capital begins the quest to return to the top of AAA for the first time since 2014 against No. 14 Morgantown at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Cougar’ quarterback Kerry Martin Jr. led Jon Carpenter’s team to a 9-1 mark. The only loss being to Spring Valley, 21-13, back on Sept. 28. Matt Lacy’s Mohigans experienced an up-and-down season, but managed to make the field with a .500 record. Morgantown comes in on a high note after a 55-10 dismantling of city rival University. Fourth-seeded Musselman welcomes No. 13 John Marshall at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The surprise team of the Mountain State’s largest classification, Ripley, drew a rematch of a regular-season game in a battle against Greenbrier East at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Eddie Smolder’s No. 5 seed downed the No. 12 Spartans, 28-26, on Oct. 12. GEHS quarterback Chris Piner’s failed two-point conversion pass with 1:50 left in the game being the deciding factor. Parkersburg South didn’t fall far after a 28-10 rivalry loss to Parkersburg High last Friday. The Patriots slid from fifth to sixth, but still earned a home game in the opening round. Mike Eddy’s team welcomes Eastern Panhandle group Hedgesville for a 1:30 p.m. Saturday battle at Erickson All-Sports Facility. Eddy stressed the need for his team to get back to being more physical than their opponents as the most important aspect headed into the matchup against the Eagles. The Shield won’t be on the line in a rematch between No. 10 Cabell Midland at No. 7 Huntington at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Head coach Luke Salmons and Cabell claimed the rivalry-game spoils, 21-7, on Oct. 19. The game features two solid running backs in Cabell’s Ivan Vaughn and Huntington’s Diallo Mitchell. No. 8 vs. No. 9 also stands as a rematch. Parkersburg and Wheeling Park played one of the highest-scoring games in all of football this season, a 57-51 win by Parkersburg. Big Reds’ quarterback Jake Johnson hit wide receiver Braeden Mason on a hook-and-latter play with Dylan Shaver taking the pitch to paydirt through a sea of Park jerseys. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wheeling Island Stadium. Much like Martinsburg, Fairmont Senior begins the march for a third straight appearance in Wheeling. Polar Bears’ players have fallen short of a state title the past two seasons. Head coach Nic Bartic’s group hosts No. 16 Lewis County in a rematch. Fairmont Senior handled the Minutemen, 53-7, on Aug. 31. Game time is 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The team handing Fairmont Senior their second straight championship game isn’t far behind the Polar Bears. Reigning state champion Bluefield starts defense of its’ title at 7:30 p.m. Friday against No. 15 Oak Hill in another rematch of a regular-season contest. Head coach Fred Simon’s second-seeded Beavers downed Hill, 49-6, on Oct. 19. Class AA power Bridgeport, who has been absent from the title game for two years after winning three straight titles from 2013-2015, slots in as the third seed. Frankfort faces the Indians at 7:30 p.m. Friday night. Fourth-seeded Nicholas County welcomes in No. 13 Petersburg for a 7:30 p.m. Friday battle. No. 5 Poca faces No. 12 Weir at 1:30 p.m Saturday. No. 6 Robert C. Byrd welcomes Shady Spring for a 7:30 p.m. Friday kickoff. No. 7 Keyser faces No. 10 Wayne, who ended Poca’s undefeated season last Friday, and 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Finally, No. 8 Mingo Central and No. 9 Point Pleasant played another high scoring game at the beginning of the season won by the Big Black, 42-35. These two teams get together once again at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. There are no rematches in the smallest classification. Wheeling Central opens its title defense against Tyler Consolidated at Brooke High School at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Wheeling Island Stadium was already booked by Wheeling Park and Central doesn’t have its own home field. Ryan Walton’s Tyler group needed a win and some help to get in to the postseason field. The Silver Knights received the required assistance after a 26-7 win over St. Marys. Undefeated Midland Trail plays host to No. 15 Tucker County as the second seed at 7:30 p.m. Friday night. Quiet No. 3 seed Mount View welcomes No. 14 Ritchie County to Princeton High School at the same time. Fresh off the second undefeated season in school history, No. 4 Doddridge County hosts fellow Little Kanawha Conference member No. 12 Webster County in what could be the final game at Cline Stansberry Stadium. Cameron, who also finished without a loss, earned the fifth seed for a date with No. 12 Van at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Williamstown, the No. 6 seed, plays host to a Summers County team in the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. Terry Smith’s team is considered one of the top squads to end the season in Wheeling. Seventh-seeded Sherman faces off against the punishing running game of tenth-seeded Parkersburg Catholic at 7:30 p.m. Friday night. The Crusaders travel for their first post-season game since Danny Tennant retired in 2008. Finally, No. 9 Magnolia travels to No. 8 Pendleton County at 7:30 p.m. Friday night. Doc Chapman’s group has a little momentum for this game. The Blue Eagles knocked off Wheeling Central last Friday for a 21-12 win.