PLAYOFF WATCH: Class 7A – 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 7A-1
Still Alive
Niceville (7-1, 1-0), Tate (6-2, 1-1), Crestview (2-6, 0-1) – District will be decided next week.

District 7A-2
District Champion
Lincoln (6-1, 2-0)

District Runner-up Game – October 31
Leon (2-6, 0-1) and Chiles (1-6, 0-1) – will decide the district runner-up spot next week.

District 7A-3
Can Clinch District Championship
Oakleaf (8-0, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with Buchholz win over Fletcher.

Can Clinch District Runner-up
Buchholz (3-4, 1-1) – Can clinch district runner-up spot with win over Fletcher AND Fleming Island win over Atlantic Coast.

Facing Elimination
Fletcher (4-3, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Buchholz AND Fleming Island win over Atlantic Coast.
Fleming Island (4-3, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Atlantic Coast OR be eliminated with Buchholz win over Fletcher.
Atlantic Coast (4-3, 0-2)  – Can be eliminated with loss to Fleming Island.

District 7A-4
District Champion
Oak Ridge (7-1, 5-0)

Still Alive
Wekiva (5-2, 3-1), Winter Springs (3-4, 3-1)

Already Eliminated
East River (3-5, 2-3), Ocoee (1-6, 1-3), Lake Howell (1-6, 1-3), East Ride (0-7, 0-4)

District 7A-5
Can Clinch District Championship
Lakeland (8-0, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Ridge Community AND Kathleen loss to George Jenkins.

Still Alive
Bartow (4-3, 2-1), Kathleen (4-3, 2-1)

Facing Elimination
Haines City (3-4, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Bartow.
Ridge Community (2-5, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lakeland.

Already Eliminated
George Jenkins (0-7, 0-3)

District 7A-6
Can Clinch District Championship
Osceola (Kissimmee) (7-1, 4-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Gateway (Kissimmee).

District Runner-up Game – October 31
Lake Nona (5-2, 3-1), Harmony (3-5, 3-2) – will decide district runner-up spot next week.

Already Eliminated
St. Cloud (5-3, 2-2), Gateway (Kissimmee) (3-4, 2-2), Liberty (2-4, 1-4), Celebration (3-5, 0-4)

District 7A-7
Can Clinch District Championship
Gaither (5-2, 2-1) – Can clinch district championship with win over Tampa Bay Tech AND Sickles win over Wiregrass Ranch AND Freedom (Tampa) win over Steinbrenner.

Still Alive
Sickles (4-3, 2-1), Tampa Bay Tech (4-3, 2-1)

Facing Elimination
Freedom (Tampa) (4-3, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Steinbrenner OR Gaither win over Tampa Bay Tech
Steinbrenner (2-4, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Freedom OR Tampa Bay Tech win over Gaither.
Wiregrass Ranch (3-4, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Sickles OR Gaither win over Tampa Bay Tech

District 7A-8
Still Alive
Durant (4-4, 2-1), Brandon (5-2, 1-1), East Bay (4-4, 1-1), Plant City (2-4, 1-1)

Facing Elimination
Strawberry Crest (1-7. 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Plant City.

District 7A-9
Can Clinch District Championship
East Lake (7-0, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Pinellas Park.

Still Alive
Pinellas Park (6-1, 3-0), Countryside (6-1, 2-1)

Facing Elimination
Seminole (Seminole) (3-5, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Countryside.

District 7A-10
Can Clinch District Championship or Playoff Berth
Braden River (6-0, 2-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over North Port AND Palmetto loss to Sarasota OR Can clinch playoff berth with win over North Port AND Palmetto win over Sarasota.

Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Palmetto (2-4, 2-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Sarasota.

Facing Elimination
Sarasota (2-5, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Palmetto.
Lakewood Ranch (3-3, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with Sarasota loss to Palmetto.

Already Eliminated
North Port (1-7, 0-3)

District 7A-11
District Champion
Fort Myers (7-0, 2-0)

District Runner-up Game – October 31
Port Charlotte (6-2, 1-1) and Charlotte (3-3, 1-1) – will decided district runner-up spot next week.

Already Eliminated
Riverdale (3-5, 0-2)

District 7A-12
Can Clinch District Championship
Viera (7-0, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with Melbourne win over Martin County.

Still Alive
Melbourne (4-3, 1-1), Sebastian River (4-3, 1-1)

Facing Elimination
Martin County (3-4, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Melbourne AND Sebastian River win over Eau Gallie.

Already Eliminated
Eau Gallie (3-4, 0-3)

District 7A-13
Can Clinch District Championship
Dwyer (7-1, 5-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Atlantic (Delray)

Still Alive 
Royal Palm Beach (6-1, 4-1), Atlantic (6-2, 4-1), West Boca Raton (6-2, 3-2)

Facing Elimination
Lake Worth (4-4, 2-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lake Worth.

Already Eliminated
Forest Hill (3-4, 1-4), Palm Beach Lakes (3-4, 1-4), Olympic Heights (0-7, 0-5)

District 7A-14
Still Alive
Blanche Ely (2-0, 3-4), Fort Lauderdale (2-6, 1-1), Northeast (Oakland Park) (1-6, 1-1)

Facing Elimination
Boyd Anderson (0-7, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Fort Lauderdale.

District 7A-15
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Plantation (5-2, 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.

Facing Elimination
Hollywood Hills (4-3, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to St. Thomas Aquinas.
Nova (2-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to South Broward OR St. Thomas Aquinas win over Hollywood Hills.

District 7A-16
Can Clinch District Championship or Playoff Berth
American (6-1, 4-0) – Can clinch District Championship with win over Mourning AND Mater Academy loss to Miami Springs OR Can clinch playoff berth with win over Mourning AND Mater Academy win over Miami Springs.

Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Mater Academy (5-2, 4-0) – Can clinch playoff berth win over Miami Springs AND American win over Mourning.

Facing Elimination
Miami Springs (6-1, 3-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Mater Academy.
Mourning (1-6, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to American.

Already Eliminated
Goleman (2-6, 2-3), Hialeah-Miami Lakes (2-5, 1-3), Westland Hialeah (0-8, 0-5)