Article: Class AAA's Elite Eight is an impressive list: ; Prep Sports

STEVE Edwards Jr. mused about the Class AAA quarterfinals field and could barely contain being impressed.

"Look at who's left," Edwards said earlier this week. "There's nobody there that you can say, 'Oh, I'm surprised they're still in it.' Maybe at the beginning of the year you could, but not now. These are really the best teams in the state. There's nobody here that can't play."

Edwards is right. Even without perennial power and two-time defending Class AAA champ Parkersburg in the field, the division's final eight is an impressive list. The worst record in the mix is Martinsburg's 9-2 mark.

"Martinsburg's 9-2, and they don't play any chumps, believe me," Edwards said.

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