PLAYOFF WATCH: Class 5A – Week 9

Here is a complete list of clinching and elimination scenarios for Week 9 (Oct 22-25).

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Records in parenthesis go by overall record first, with district record following after.

District 5A-1
Can Clinch District Championship
West Florida (6-1, 4-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Arnold.

Can Clinch District Runner-Up
Mosley (5-2, 3-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with win over Rutherford AND West Florida win over Arnold.

Facing Elimination
Arnold (5-2, 3-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to West Florida AND Mosley win over Rutherford.
Pensacola Catholic (3-5, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Gulf Breeze OR West Florida win over Arnold AND Mosley win over Rutherford.
Bay (3-5, 2-3) – Can be eliminated with West Florida win over Arnold AND Mosley win over Rutherford.
Gulf Breeze (2-5, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Pensacola Catholic OR West Florida win over Arnold AND Mosley win over Rutherford.

Already Eliminated
Rutherford (1-7, 0-5)

District 5A-2
District Champion
Godby (5-2, 2-0)

District Runner-Up Game – October 30
Wakulla (5-2, 0-1) and Rickards (5-3, 0-1) – Will meet next week to determine runner-up spot.

District 5A-3
Still Alive
Bishop Kenny (5-1, 4-1), Ribault (5-2, 4-1), Westside (4-4, 4-1), Paxon (4-3, 3-2)

Facing Elimination
Yulee (4-3, 2-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Bishop Kenny.
Baker County (3-5, 2-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Stanton.

Already Eliminated
Wolfson (1-6, 1-4), Stanton (0-7, 0-5)

District 5A-4
Can Clinch District Championship
Clay (7-1, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Palatka (Clay has already clinched a playoff berth).

Still Alive
Palatka (3-3, 1-1), Ponte Vedra (3-4, 1-1), Ridgeview (5-3, 1-2)

Facing Elimination
Menendez (3-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Ponte Vedra.

District 5A-5
District Champion
Suwannee (7-0, 5-0)

Can Clinch District Runner-Up
North Marion (5-2, 3-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with win over Santa Fe.

Facing Elimination
Dunnellon (5-3, 3-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Eastside OR Can be eliminated with North Marion win over Santa Fe.
Santa Fe (Alachua) (5-2, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to North Marion.
Eastside (2-5, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Dunnellon OR Can be eliminated with North Marion win over Santa Fe.

Already Eliminated
Crystal River (1-6, 0-4), Belleview (1-7, 0-4)

District 5A-6
District Champion
South Sumter (8-0, 5-0)

Can Clinch District Runner-Up
Zephyrhills (6-1, 3-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with win over Hernando AND Pasco loss to Central (Brooksville).

Facing Elimination
Nature Coast (3-4, 3-2) – Can be eliminated with Zephyrhills win over Hernando AND Pasco loss to Central (Brooksville).
Pasco (4-3, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Central (Brooksville) AND Pasco loss to Central (Brooksville).
Central (Brooksville) (2-6, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Pasco.
Hernando (1-5, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Zephyrhills

District 5A-7
Can Clinch District Championship
River Ridge (6-1, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Hudson.

Can Clinch District Runner-Up
Gulf (5-2, 2-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with win over Hudson AND Wesley Chapel loss to Anclote.

Facing Elimination
Hudson (4-3, 2-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Gulf AND Wesley Chapel loss to Anclote.
Ridgewood (2-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Gulf.
Wesley Chapel (1-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Anclote.

Already Eliminated
Anclote (0-7, 0-3)

District 5A-8
Can Clinch District Championship or District Runner-Up
Lakewood (5-3, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Tarpon Springs OR can clinch district runner-up with loss to Tarpon Springs.
Tarpon Springs (5-2, 2-0) – Can clinch district championship with over Lakewood OR can clinch district runner-up with loss to Lakewood AND Boca Ciega loss to Dunedin.

Facing Elimination
Boca Ciega (1-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Dunedin OR Tarpon Springs win over Lakewood.

Already Eliminated
Dunedin (2-5, 0-2), Gibbs (3-5, 1-2)

District 5A-9
Can Clinch District Championship
Jesuit (4-4, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Middleton.

Still Alive
Middleton (0-7, 0-0), Spoto (4-3, 0-1)

District 5A-10
Can Clinch District Championship or Can Clinch District Runner-Up
Auburndale (5-2, 2-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Lake Wales OR can clinch district runner-up with loss to Lake Wales AND Mulberry win over Poinciana.

Can Clinch District Championship
Lake Wales (5-2, 2-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Auburndale.

Facing Elimination
Mulberry (2-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Poinciana OR Can be eliminated with Auburndale loss to Lake Wales.
Tenoroc (1-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with Lake Wales win over Auburndale AND Mulberry win over Poinciana.
Poinciana (1-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Mulberry.

District 5A-11
Can Clinch District Championship
Bishop Moore (7-0, 2-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Lake Highland Prep AND Tavares win over Eustis.

Still Alive
Mount Dora (6-2, 2-1), Tavares (5-2, 2-1)

Facing Elimination
Eustis (3-4, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Tavares.

Already Eliminated
Lake Highland Prep (0-7, 0-3)

District 5A-12
Can Clinch District Championship
Merritt Island (5-2, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Palm Bay.

Can Clinch District Runner-Up
Titusville (4-2, 2-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with win over Rockledge AND Astronaut loss to Satellite AND Palm Bay loss to Merritt Island.

Facing Elimination
Palm Bay (5-1, 2-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Titusville AND Titusville win over Rockledge AND Astronaut loss to Satellite.
Astronaut (1-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Satellite.
Rockledge (2-5, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Titusville.

Already Eliminated
Satellite (2-4, 0-3)

District 5A-13
District Champion
DeSoto County (6-1, 3-0)

Still Alive
Booker (3-3, 1-1), Southeast (1-6, 1-1)

Facing Elimination
Bayshore (1-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Booker.
Hardee (3-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Southeast.

District 5A-14
Can Clinch District Championship
Island Coast (7-1, 5-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Dunbar.

Still Alive
Dunbar (3-4, 3-1), Cape Coral (6-2, 3-2)

Facing Elimination
North Fort Myers (3-4, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lemon Bay.
Lemon Bay (4-3, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to North Fort Myers.

Already Eliminated
Cypress lake (2-5, 0-4), Mariner (0-8, 0-4)

District 5A-15
District Championship Game – October 31
Immokalee (4-4, 1-0) and Lely (4-3, 1-0) – will decided both district champion and runner-up spots next week.

Already Eliminated
Golden Gate (4-4, 0-2)

District 5A-16
Still Alive
American Heritage (Plantation) (5-2, 1-0), Miami Jackson (3-3, 1-1) and Cardinal Gibbons (6-1, 0-1) – District will be decided next week.