Now it gets real.

Welcome back to “At the Game,” a feature we're producing on high school football game nights to keep readers in the loop of what's going on across the area, in as close to real time as we can manage.

It’s the first week of the high school football postseason in West Virginia, with five HD Media-area teams playing host on Friday.

Perhaps the most intriguing is Capital at Nitro. The Cougars, making their first playoff appearance in six years, dropped a narrow 22-20 decision on Halloween.

Huntington and George Washington are also at home in Class AAAA, while Chapmanville is on the road at Greenbrier East in Class AAA.

Mingo Central hosts James Monroe in Class AA and Sherman meets East Hardy in a Class A contest in Quincy.

Elkins at Spring Valley and Winfield at He

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