FH was in the CVAL and they made the decision to leave.
yeah and back then it was for a good reason. They were forming a local league and getting to play Frankfort, Hampshire, Keyser, Allegany, Mountain Ridge, Southern and Northern. The CVAL at the time for many years Was Martinsburg & Fort Hill and the others Jefferson, Hedgesville & Musselman were really bad for years and years and not worth the ride for football and also saved money in all sports and at the time was a Good Move Except for losing Martinsburg.
I don't think anyone seen Frankfort, Hampshire & Northern dropping them, especially so soon.
Then Southern did and it was on again off again.
I also don't think 5 years ago anyone thought Keyser would ever drop Fort Hill.
Also lets not forget back in the 2007 Season when it happened they kept Jefferson on the Schedule that year. They lost Martinsburg from the Schedule the only other good Team in the CVAL but added Frederick Douglass and had a road trip to the Eastern shore at Cambridge - South Dorchester. Keyser & Allegany
2008 they had a great game Baltimore City College along with Frederick Douglass & Cambridge - South Dorchester. also Dunbar DC which turned out to be a nightmare. Keyser & Allegany
2009 Martinsburg & Jefferson back on the Schedule but added Mount St. Joseph, at Thomas Johnson & at Surrattsville along with Keyser & Allegany
2010 Martinsburg & Jefferson, at Mount St. Joseph, Thomas Johnson & Surrattsville. Keyser & Allegany
the next few years had a lot of PA Schools Central & Chestnut Ridge and some Pittsburgh School that were needed to fill the schedule.
2015
a dismantling of a Defending Champion in PA Clearfield on the road 49-14
also on the schedule at Sherando (which I believe was one of the biggest upsets and comebacks in FH history), Chestnut Ridge, South Hagerstown, Keyser & Allegany.
2016 Sherando, South Hagerstown, Brunswick, Hollidaysburg, Keyser & Allegany
2017 Friendship Collegiate, Serra Catholic, Melbourne Catholic Fla, Hollidaysburg, Keyser & Allegany.
2018 Morgantown, Hollidaysburg & Allegany
2019 Cathedral Prep Erie PA, Morgantown, Hollidaysburg & Allegany
The Newly added Teams haven't been as bad over the years as some people like to think.
The truth is losing Keyser Sucks and We all wish we still played Martinsburg the other CVAL Teams not so much.
Hopefully with the new playoff system we will see a schedule like this someday.
1 Mountain Ridge
2 any of these Berlin PA, Meyserdale, Northern, Frankfort, Central PA
3 Keyser
4 Martinsburg
5 Southern Garrett
6 any of these Sherando, Bridgeport WV, Wheeling Central Catholic, Steubensville Oh.
7 any of these Berlin PA, Meyserdale, Northern, Frankfort, Central PA
8 Hollidaysburg
9 Allegany
any Schedule with Allegany, Keyser, Martinsburg, Sherando and 1 other decent Team would be great because the other 5 games will all be wins 9 out of 10 years.