Here is a complete list of clinching and elimination scenarios for Week 8 (Oct 15-18).
If you notice a scenario missing or incorrect, please drop us a note at football@floridahsfootball.com or comment in the comment section below!
Records in parenthesis go by overall record first, with district record following after.
District 8A-1
Still Alive
Flagler Palm Coast (6-1, 2-0), First Coast (6-0, 1-0), Mandarin (5-2, 1-1), Sandalwood (3-3, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
West Port (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Sandalwood.
District 8A-2
Still Alive
Lake Mary (6-0, 3-0), DeLand (4-3, 3-1), Spruce Creek (4-2, 2-1), University (Orange City) (6-1, 2-1)
Facing Elimination
Lyman (2-4, 1-2) – Can be elimianted with DeLand win over Seminole (Sanford)
Lake Brantley (2-5, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with a DeLand win over Seminole (Sanford)
Already Eliminated
Seminole (Sanford) (1-6, 0-4)
District 8A-3
Still Alive
Timber Creek (4-2, 1-0), Oviedo (5-2, 1-1), Winter Park (4-2, 1-1), University (Orlando) (4-3, 1-1), Hagerty (3-3, 0-1)
District 8A-4
Can Clinch District Champion
West Orange (7-0, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Olympia.
Still Alive
Olympia (1-5, 1-0), Apopka (5-2, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Evans (1-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with West Orange win over Olympia.
District 8A-5
Still Alive
Dr. Phillips (6-0, 2-0), Freedom (Orlando) (3-3, 1-0), Colonial (2-4, 1-1), Boone (2-4, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
Cypress Creek (0-7, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Dr. Phillips.
District 8A-6
Still Alive
Plant (6-1, 2-0), Newsome (4-3, 2-0), Wharton (3-4, 1-1), Bloomingdale (5-1, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Alonso (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Wharton
Riverview (Riverview) (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Bloomingdale
District 8A-7
Can Clinch District Championship
St. Petersburg (6-0, 1-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Manatee AND Riverview (Sarasota) loss to Palm Harbor University.
Manatee (6-1, 1-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over St. Petersburg AND Palm Harbor University loss to Riverview (Sarasota).
Facing Elimination
Riverview (Sarasota) (3-3, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Palm Harbor University AND St. Petersburg win over Manatee.
Palm Harbor University (0-6, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Riverview (Saraosta) AND Manatee win over St. Petersburg.
District 8A-8
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Vero Beach (6-0, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Treasure Coast AND Centennial win over Fort Pierce Central.
Centennial (2-4, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Fort Pierce Central AND Vero Beach win over Treasure Coast.
Facing Elimination
Fort Pierce Central (2-4, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Centennial AND Vero Beach win over Treasure Coast.
Treasure Coast (0-5, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Vero Beach AND Centennial win over Fort Pierce Central.
District 8A-9
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Wellington (6-1, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Seminole Ridge AND Palm Beach Gardens win over Jupiter.
Palm Beach Gardens (4-2, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Jupiter AND Wellington win over Seminole Ridge.
Facing Elimination
Seminole Ridge (3-3, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Wellington AND Palm Beach Gardens win over Jupiter.
Jupiter (1-6, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Palm Beach Gardens AND Wellington win over Seminole Ridge.
District 8A-10
Still Alive
Palm Beach Central (3-3, 2-0), Park Vista (3-3, 2-0), John I. Leonard (2-4, 1-1), Boca Raton (2-4, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Santaluces (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Boca Raton.
Spanish River (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Park Vista.
District 8A-11
Can Clinch District Championship
Monarch (6-0, 4-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Deerfield Beach.
Still Alive
Douglas (5-1, 2-1), Coral Springs (4-2, 2-1)
Needs Help
Deerfield Beach (4-3, 2-20), South Plantation (3-3, 2-2)
Facing Elimination
Piper (2-4, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Douglas.
Taravella (1-5, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Coral Springs.
District 8A-12
Can Clinch District Championship
Flanagan (7-0, 4-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Miramar.
Still Alive
Miramar (5-2, 3-0), Cypress Bay (5-1, 3-1)
Facing Elimination
Cooper City (2-4, 1-2) – Can be elimianted with loss to Western OR Flanagan win over Miramar.
McArthur (0-6, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Everglades.
Western (0-6, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Cooper City OR Flanagan win over Miramar.
Already Eliminated
Everglades (3-4, 1-3)
District 8A-13
Still Alive
North Miami (5-1, 2-0), Reagan (5-1, 2-0), North Miami Beach (1-5, 1-1), Hialeah (1-5, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Hialeah Gardens (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Dr. Krop.
Dr. Krop (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Hialeah Gardens
District 8A-14
Still Alive
Columbus (6-1, 2-0), Miami (5-1, 2-0), Coral Gables (4-2, 1-1), South Miami (2-4, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Miami Beach (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Miami Coral Park.
Miami Coral Park (0-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Miami Beach.
District 8A-15
Still Alive
Ferguson (5-1, 2-0), Belen Jesuit (4-2, 2-0), Southwest Miami (5-1, 1-1), Varela (3-3, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Miami Sunset (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Ferguson.
Braddock (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Southwest Miami.
District 8A-16
Still Alive
Miami Killian (6-0, 1-0), Miami Southridge (4-2, 1-0), South Dade (5-2, 1-1), Miami Palmetto (1-5, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Coral Reef (1-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Miami Southridge.










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