The Hillbillies are 5-0 with 10.60 points, ahead of No. 2 Richwood, which is 5-0 with 9.40 points.
With five games left in the 2009 football season, Man is trying to secure homefield advantage for the playoffs which begin the second week of November.
Wahama is third in Class A with a 5-0 record.
Madonna (5-0) is fourth, Clay-Battelle (5-0) fifth, Parkersburg Catholic (5-0) sixth, Williamstown (4-1) seventh, Iaeger (5-1) eighth, Pendleton County (5-1) ninth and Mount Hope (4-1) and Wheeling Central (3-2) are tied for 10th. Wirt County (4-1) is 12th, Notre Dame (5-1) 13th, Moorefield (3-2) 14th and Calhoun County (4-2) 15th. Fayetteville (4-2) is 16th.
If the season ended today, Man would host Fayetteville in the first round of the playoffs. Man just travelled to Fayetteville last Friday night and beat the Pirates, 23-7. The Billies host county rival Chapmanville this Friday night.
In Class AA, Chapmanville is ranked 14th in the state with a 3-2 record and 6.80 rating.
Sherman (5-0) is first with 11.20 points. Frankfort (5-0) is second, Ravenswood (5-0) and Wayne (5-0) are tied for third, James Monroe (5-0) fifth, Magnolia (5-0) sixth, Westside (5-1) seventh, Scott (4-2) eighth, Keyser (3-2) ninth and Bluefield (3-2) and Pikeview (4-2) are tied for 10th in the state. Liberty-Raleigh (4-2) and Shady Spring (4-2) are tied for 12th, Chapmanville and Tolsia (3-2) are tied for 14th and Braxton County (4-2) is 16th.
If the season ended today, Chapmanville would travel to play at Frankfort or Ravenswood in the playoffs.
In the Class AAA ratings, Fairmont (5-0) is first with 14.80 points. Brooke is second with a 5-0 mark and 14.40 rating. Spring Valley (6-0) is third, Bridgeport (6-0) fourth, South Charleston (4-1) fifth, Martinsburg (5-1) sixth, Ripley (5-1) seventh, University (5-1) is eighth, Nicholas County (5-1) ninth and Riverside (4-2) 10th. George Washington (4-2) is 11th, Capital (3-2) 12th, Morgantown (4-2) 13th, Lewis County (4-2) 14th, Robert C. Byrd (3-2) 15th and Hampshire (3-2) 16th.






