Here is a complete list of clinching and elimination scenarios for Week 9 (Oct 24-26).
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DISTRICT 7A-1
No district action this week and all three teams, Niceville, Tate and Crestview are still alive in the playoff hunt.
DISTRICT 7A-2
No district action this week, however Lincoln is the District Champion for 7A-2. Leon and Chiles will meet next week to determine the runner-up spot.
DISTRICT 7A-3
Fleming Island (7-0, 3-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Atlantic Coast.
Buchholz (3-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Fletcher.
DISTRICT 7A-4
Oak Ridge (5-3, 4-1) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Lake Howell AND Winter Springs loss to East Ridge.
East Ridge (2-5, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Winter Springs AND Oak Ridge loss to Lake Howell.
DISTRICT 7A-5
Lakeland (8-0, 3-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Ridge Community AND Kathleen win over.
Kathleen (6-1, 3-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over George Jenkins AND Lakeland win over Ridge Community.
Ridge Community (5-2, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lakeland.
Haines City (4-3, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Bartow OR Lakeland win over Ridge Community AND Kathleen win over George Jenkins.
George Jenkins (1-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Kathleen.
DISTRICT 7A-6
Osceola (Kissimmee) (6-2, 4-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Gateway (Kissimmee).
Gateway (Kissimmee) (3-4, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Osceola (Kissimmee).
DISTRICT 7A-7
Sickles (6-1, 3-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Wiregrass Ranch AND Tampa Bay Tech win over Gaither.
Tampa Bay Tech (6-1, 3-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Gaither AND Sickles win over Wiregrass Ranch.
Gaither (3-4, 2-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Tampa Bay Tech.
George Steinbrenner (2-5, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Freedom (Tampa Bay) OR with Tampa Bay Tech win over Gaither.
DISTRICT 7A-8
Strawberry Crest (6-2, 3-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Plant City.
Brandon (3-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to East Bay.
DISTRICT 7A-9
East Lake (7-0, 3-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Pinellas Park OR can clinch District Runner-up with loss to Pinellas Park AND Countryside loss to Seminole (Seminole).
Pinellas Park (7-0, 3-0) – Can clinch District Championship win over East Lake AND Countryside loss to Seminole (Seminole).
Countryside (5-2, 2-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Seminole (Seminole) AND Pinellas Park win over East Lake.
Seminole (Seminole) (2-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Countryside.
DISTRICT 7A-10
Palmetto (4-3, 2-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Sarasota AND Braden River loss to North Port.
DISTRICT 7A-11
No district action this week, however Port Charlotte and Charlotte have clinched the two playoff spots for the district and will play for the district championship next week.
DISTRICT 7A-12
Melbourne (5-2, 2-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Martin County AND Sebastian River loss to Eau Gallie.
Eau Gallie (5-2, 2-1) – Can clinch District Runner-up with win over Sebastian River AND Melbourne win over Martin County.
Sebastian River (2-5, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Eau Gallie.
Viera (6-2, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with Eau Gallie win over Sebastian River.
Martin County (2-5. 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Melbourne.
DISTRICT 7A-13
Although there is district action this week, Dwyer and West Boca Raton have clinched the two playoff spots and both will face each other next week for the district championship.
DISTRICT 7A-14
Fort Lauderdale (4-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Boyd Anderson.
DISTRICT 7A-15
Plantation (6-1, 3-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with St. Thomas Aquinas win over Hollywood Hills.
St. Thomas Aquinas (6-1, 2-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Hollywood Hills.
Hollywood Hills (3-4, 1-1) – Can be eliminate with loss to St. Thomas Aquinas.
Nova (3-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to South Broward OR Hollywood Hills loss to St. Thomas Aquinas.
DISTRICT 7A-16
Mater Academy (6-1, 4-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Miami Springs AND American win over Mourning.
American (4-3, 4-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Mourning AND Mater Academy win over over Miami Springs.
Miami Springs (5-2, 3-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Mater Academy.
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