Here is a complete list of clinching and elimination scenarios for Week 8 (Oct 14-17).
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
Chiles (5-1, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with Leon win over Lincoln.
Leon (2-4, 0-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Lincoln.
Facing Elimination
Lincoln (1-5, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Leon.
District 7A-2
Still Alive
Columbia (5-1, 1-0), Fletcher (5-2, 1-1), Robert E. Lee (4-2, 1-1), Atlantic Coast (4-3, 1-1), First Coast (1-5, 0-1)
District 7A-3
Still Alive
Bartram Trail (5-2, 2-0), Buchholz (5-1, 1-0), Oakleaf (5-1, 1-1), Creekside (0-6, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
Fleming Island (3-3, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Creekside.
District 7A-4
Still Alive
Edgewater (4-2, 3-0), Hagerty (4-2, 3-1), Lake Minneola (4-2, 2-1)
Needs Help
East Ridge (4-3, 1-2), Ocoee (2-3, 1-2)
Facing Elimination
West Port (1-5, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to East Ridge.
Lake Howell (1-5, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Ocoee.
District 7A-5
Still Alive
St. Cloud (4-1, 2-0), Celebration (5-1, 1-1), Harmony (5-1, 1-1), East River (1-5, 1-1), Lake Nona (1-5, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Liberty (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to St. Cloud.
District 7A-6
Can Clinch District Championship
Martin County (6-1, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Viera AND South Fork win over Melbourne.
Viera (3-4, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Martin County AND Melbourne win over South Fork.
Facing Elimination
South Fork (5-1, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Melbourne AND Viera win over Martin County.
Melboune (0-6, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to South Fork AND Martin County win over Viera.
District 7A-7
Can Clinch District Championship
Kathleen (7-0, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Bartow AND Winter Haven win over Lakeland.
Bartow (4-2, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Kathleen AND Lakeland win over Winter Haven.
Facing Elimination
Winter Haven (5-2, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lakeland AND Bartow win over Kathleen.
Lakeland (4-2, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Winter Haven AND Kathleen win over Bartow.
District 7A-8
Still Alive
Plant (5-2, 3-0), Sickles (6-1, 3-1), Wharton (6-1, 3-1), Tampa Freedom (2-4, 2-1)
Facing Elimination
Wiregrass Ranch (2-5, 1-3) – Can be eliminated with Plant win over Gaither AND Freedom win over Leto.
Gaither (1-5, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Plant.
Leto (0-7, 0-3) – Can be eliminate with loss to Freedom.
District 7A-9
Still Alive
Plant City (6-1, 4-0), Durant (56-1, 2-1), Lennard (5-1, 2-1), Tampa Bay Tech (3-4, 2-1)
Needs Help
East Bay (4-3, 1-2)
Facing Elimination
Bloomingdale (0-6, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to East Bay.
Already Eliminated
Strawberry Crest (0-7, 0-4)
District 7A-10
Still Alive
Countryside (6-1, 2-0), St. Petersburg (4-2, 2-0), Pinellas Park (5-1, 0-1), East Lake (3-3, 0-1)
Facing Elimination
Seminole (2-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to East Lake.
District 7A-11
Still Alive
Braden River (6-0, 2-0), Venice (6-0, 2-0), Palmetto (5-1, 2-0)
Facing Elimination
North Port (3-3, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Palmetto.
Sarasota (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lakewood Ranch.
Lakewood Ranch (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Sarasota.
District 7A-12
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Gulf Coast (5-2, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with South Fort Myers win over Riverdale.
South Fort Myers (5-1, 0-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Riverdale.
Facing Elimination
Riverdale (3-4, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to South Fort Myers.
District 7A-13
Still Alive
Dwyer (6-0, 2-0), Royal Palm Beach (3-3, 2-0), Forest Hill (4-2, 1-1), West Boca Raton (3-3, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Olympic Heights (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Forest Hill.
Palm Beach Lakes (0-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to West Boca Raton.
District 7A-14
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Blanche Ely (1-5, 1-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with St. Thomas Aquinas win over Fort Lauderdale.
St. Thomas Aquinas (5-1, 0-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Fort Lauderdale.
Facing Elimination
Fort Lauderdale (2-4, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to St. Thomas Aquinas
District 7A-15
Still Alive
Nova (3-3, 2-0), McArthur (5-1, 2-1), West Broward (4-2, 2-1), Cooper City (2-4, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Hollywood Hills (2-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to McArthur.
South Broward (1-5, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to West Broward.
District 7A-16
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Miami Sunset (6-1, 6-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Mourning AND Mater Academy win over Miami Springs.
Mater Academy (5-0, 5-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Miami Springs AND Miami Sunset win over Mourning.
Facing Elimination
Miami Springs (4-2, 4-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Mater Academy.
Reagan (3-3, 3-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Westland Hialeah OR can be eliminated with Mater Academy win over Miami Springs.
Already Eliminated
Goleman (2-5, 2-4), South Miami (2-5, 2-4), Doral (2-4, 1-4), Mourning (1-5, 1-4), Westland Hialeah (0-6, 0-5)
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