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 5A-1
Still Alive
West Florida (5-1, 3-0), Mosley (5-2, 3-1), Arnold (4-2, 2-1), Pensacola Catholic (3-4, 2-1)
Needs Help
Gulf Breeze (2-4, 1-2)
Facing Elimination
Bay (2-5, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Rutherford.
Already Eliminated
Rutherford (1-6, 0-4)
District 5A-2
Can Clinch District Championship
Godby (4-2, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Rickards.
Still Alive
Rickards (5-2, 0-0), Wakulla (5-2, 0-1)
District 5A-3
Still Alive
Westside (4-3, 4-0), Bishop Kenny (4-1, 3-1), Ribault (4-2, 3-1)
Needs Help
Yulee (4-2, 2-2), Paxon (3-3, 2-2)
Facing Elimination
Baker County (2-5, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Yulee.
Wolfson (1-5, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Paxon.
Already Eliminated
Stanton (0-6, 0-4)
District 5A-4
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Clay (6-1, 2-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Menendez.
Still Alive
Ridgeview (5-2, 1-1), Palatka (3-3, 1-1), Menendez (3-3, 0-1), Ponte Vedra (2-4, 0-1)
District 5A-5
Can Clinch District Championship
Suwannee (6-0, 4-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Dunnellon.
Still Alive
North Marion (5-2, 3-1), Dunnellon (5-2, 3-1)
Needs Help
Santa Fe (Alachua) (4-2, 1-2), Eastside (1-5, 1-2)
Facing Elimination
Crystal River (1-5, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Eastside.
Belleview (1-6, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Santa Fe.
District 5A-6
Can Clinch District Championship
South Sumter (7-0, 4-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Nature Coast.
Still Alive
Nature Coast (3-3, 3-1), Zephyrhills (5-1, 2-1)
Needs Help
Pasco (3-3, 1-2), Central (Brooksville) (2-5, 1-2), Hernando (1-4, 1-2)
Already Eliminated
Weeki Wachee (1-6, 0-4)
District 5A-7
Still Alive
River Ridge (5-1, 2-0), Gulf (4-2, 1-1), Hudson (3-3, 1-1), Ridgewood (2-5, 1-1), Wesley Chapel (1-5, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Anclote (0-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Gulf.
District 5A-8
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Lakewood (4-3, 2-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Dunedin AND Gibbs win over Boca Ciega.
Still Alive
Tarpon Sprinsg (5-2, 2-0), Boca Ciega (1-5, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
Gibbs (2-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Boca Ciega OR Lakewood win over Dunedin.
Dunedin (2-4, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lakewood.
District 5A-9
Still Alive
Jesuit (4-3, 1-0), Middleton (0-6, 0-0), Spoto (3-3, 0-1)
District 5A-10
Still Alive
Lake Wales (5-2, 2-0), Auburndale (4-2, 1-0), Mulberry (2-5, 1-1), Poinciana (1-5, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
Tenoroc (0-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Poinciana.
District 5A-11
Still Alive
Bishop Moore (6-0, 2-0), Eustis (3-3, 1-0), Mount Dora (5-2, 1-1), Tavares (5-2, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
Lake Highland Prep (0-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Tavares.
District 5A-12
Still Alive
Titusville (4-1, 2-0), Merritt Island (4-2, 2-0), Palm Bay (4-1, 1-1), Astronaut (1-5, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Satellite (2-3, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Rockledge.
Rockledge (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Satellite.
District 5A-13
Can Clinch District Championship
DeSoto County (5-1) – Can clinch district championship with win over Southeast AND Bayshore win over Hardee.
Still Alive
Southeast (1-5, 1-0), Booker (3-3, 1-1), Hardee (3-3, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
Bayshore (0-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Hardee.
District 5A-14
Can clinch District Championship
Island Coast (6-1, 4-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Cypress Lake AND Cape Coral win over Dunbar.
Still Alive
Cape Coral (6-1, 3-1), Dunbar (2-4, 2-1)
Needs Help
North Fort Myers (3-4, 2-2), Lemon Bay (3-3, 1-2)
Facing Elimination
Cypress Lake (2-4, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Island Coast.
Mariner (0-7, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lemon Bay.
District 5A-15
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Immokalee (3-4, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with Lely win over Golden Gate.
Lely (3-3, 0-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Golden Gate.
Facing Elimination
Golden Gate (4-3, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lely.
District 5A-16
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
American Heritage-Plantation (4-2, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with Cardinal Gibbons win over Miami Jackson.
Cardinal Gibbons (6-0, 0-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Miami Jackson.
Facing Elimination
Miami Jackson (2-3, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Cardinal Gibbons.
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