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 7A-1
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Niceville (6-1, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with Crestview win over Tate.
Crestview (2-5, 0-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Tate.
Facing Elimination
Tate (5-2, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Crestview.
District 7A-2
Can Clinch District Championship
Lincoln (5-1, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Leon.
Still Alive
Leon (2-5, 0-0), Chiles (1-6, 0-1)
District 7A-3
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Oakleaf (7-0, 2-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Buchholz.
Still Alive
Oakleaf (7-0, 2-0), Buchholz (3-3, 1-0), Fletcher (4-2, 1-0)
Needs Help
Atlantic Coast (4-3, 0-2)
Facing Elimination
Fleming Island (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Fletcher.
District 7A-4
Can Clinch District Championship
Oak Ridge (6-1, 4-0) – Can clinch the district championship with a win over East River.
Still Alive
Wekiva (4-2, 2-1), Winter Springs (2-4, 2-1)
Facing Elimination
East River (3-4, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Oak Ridge.
Ocoee (1-5, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Winter Springs.
Lake Howell (1-6, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with East River loss to Oak Ridge.
East Ridge (0-6, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Wekiva.
District 7A-5
Still Alive
Lakeland (7-0, 2-0), Bartow (4-2, 2-0), Haines City (3-3, 1-1), Kathleen (3-3, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Ridge Community (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to George Jenkins.
George Jenkins (0-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Ridge Community.
District 7A-6
Still Alive
Osceola (Kissimmee) (6-1, 3-0), St. Cloud (5-2, 2-1), Lake Nona (4-2, 2-1)
Needs Help
Gateway (Kissimmee) (3-4, 2-2), Harmony (2-5, 2-2)
Facing Elimination
Gateway (Kissimmee) (3-4, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with St. Cloud loss to Lake Nona.
Liberty (2-5, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Harmony.
Celebration (3-4, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Osceola (Kissimmee).
District 7A-7
Still Alive
Sickles (4-2, 2-0), Freedom (Tampa) (4-2, 1-1), Gaither (4-2, 1-1), Wiregrass Ranch (3-3, 1-1), Tampa Bay Tech (3-3, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Steinbrenner (1-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Wiregrass Ranch.
District 7A-8
Can Clinch District Championship
Durant (4-3, 2-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Brandon AND East Bay loss to Strawberry Crest.
Still Alive
Plant City (2-3, 1-1), Strawberry Crest (1-6, 1-1), Brandon (4-2, 0-1), East Bay (3-4, 0-1)
District 7A-9
Still Alive
Countryside (6-0, 2-0), East Lake (6-0, 2-0), Pinellas Park (5-1, 2-0)
Facing Elimination
Northeast (St. Petersburg) (3-3, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Seminole (Seminole).
Clearwater (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Pinellas Park.
Seminole (Seminole) (2-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Northeast (St. Petersburg).
District 7A-10
Still Alive
Braden River (6-0, 2-0), Palmetto (1-4, 1-0), Lakewood Ranch (3-2, 1-1), Sarasota (1-5, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
North Port (1-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Sarasota.
District 7A-11
Can Clinch District Championship
Fort Myers (6-0, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Charlotte AND Riverdale loss to Port Charlotte.
Charlotte (3-2, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Fort Myers AND Port Charlotte loss to Riverdale.
Facing Elimination
Port Charlotte (5-2, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Riverdale AND Charlotte win over Fort Myers.
Riverdale (3-4, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Port Charlotte AND Fort Myers win over Charlotte.
District 7A-12
Can Clinch District Championship
Viera (6-0, 2-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Melbourne AND Martin County loss to Eau Gallie.
Still Alive
Melbourne (4-2, 1-0), Sebastian River (4-3, 1-1), Martin County (2-4, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
Eau Gallie (3-3, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with a loss to Martin County.
District 7A-13
Still Alive
Dwyer (6-1, 4-0), Royal Palm Beach (5-1, 3-1), Atlantic (5-2, 3-1), West Boca Raton (6-1, 3-1)
Needs Help
Lake Worth (4-3, 2-2)
Already Eliminated
Palm Beach Lakes (2-4, 0-4), Olympic Heights (0-6, 0-4)
District 7A-14
Still Alive
Blanche Ely (2-4, 1-0), Fort Lauderdale (2-5, 1-1), Northeast (Oakland Park) (1-5, 1-1), Boyd Anderson (0-6, 0-1)
District 7A-15
Still Alive
St. Thomas Aquinas (5-1, 2-0), Plantation (4-2, 2-0), Hollywood Hills (3-3, 1-1)
Needs Help
Nova (2-4, 0-2)
Facing Elimination
South Broward (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Plantation.
District 7A-16
Still Alive
Miami Springs (6-0, 3-0), American (5-1, 3-0), Mater Academy (4-2, 3-0)
Needs Help
Mourning (1-5, 1-2)
Already Eliminated
Hialeah-Miami Lakes (2-5, 1-3), Goleman (1-6, 1-3), Westland Hialeah (0-7, 0-4)
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