Here is a complete list of clinching and elimination scenarios for Week 9 (Oct 21-24).
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
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Arnold (4-4, 2-1) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over West Florida.
Still Alive
Bay (6-1, 2-1), Mosley (4-3, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
West Florida (4-3, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Arnold AND Mosley win over Pensacola.
Pensacola (3-4, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Mosley.
District 5A-2
District Champion
Wakulla (6-1, 2-0)
District Runner-up Game – October 30
Rickards (5-2, 0-1) and Godby (2-4, 0-1) – Will decide district runner-up spot next week.
District 5A-3
District Champion
Suwannee (5-1, 3-0)
Still Alive
Ribault (4-4, 2-1), Yulee (4-3, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Paxon (1-6, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Yulee.
Stanton (0-7, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Suwannee.
District 5A-4
Can Clinch District Championship
Ponte Vedra (6-2, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with Bishop Kenny win over Terry Parker.
Can Clinch District Runner-up
Bishop Kenny (3-4, 1-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with win over Terry Parker.
Facing Elimination
Terry Parker (3-4, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Bishop Kenny.
Westside (1-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Wolfson.
Wolfson (0-8, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Westside.
District 5A-5
Can Clinch District Championship
Clay (4-3, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Baker County AND Orange Park win over Palatka.
Still Alive
Baker County (4-3, 2-1), Orange Park (4-3, 2-1), Palatka (3-4, 2-1)
Facing Elimination
Menendez (3-4, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Ridgeview.
Eliminated
Ridgeview (1-6, 0-3)
District 5A-6
Can Clinch District Championship
North Marion (7-0, 1-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Belleview.
Can Clinch District Runner-up
Eastside (1-6, 1-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with North Marion win over Belleview.
Facing Elimination
Belleview (0-7, 0-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to North Marion.
District Tiebreaker Shootout
A district tiebreaker shootout will be held on Monday, November 2 if Belleview defeats North Marion, resulting in all three teams in the district being tied at 1-1.
District 5A-7
Can Clinch District Championship
Nature Coast (7-0, 4-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Citrus.
Can Clinch District Runner-Up
Lecanto (5-2, 3-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with win over Weeki Wachee.
Facing Elimination
Weeki Wachee (3-4, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lecanto.
Hernando (2–6, 2-2) – Can be eliminated with Lecanto win over Weeki Wachee.
Crystal River (4-4, 2-3) – Can be eliminated with Lecanto win over Weeki Wachee.
Eliminated
Citrus (1-6, 1-3), Brooksville Central (2-5, 0-4)
District 5A-8
Can Clinch District Championship
River Ridge (7-0, 5-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Anclote.
Can Clinch District Runner-Up
Zephyrhills (5-2, 4-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with win over Wesley Chapel AND River Ridge win over Anclote.
Facing Elimination
Anclote (3-4, 3-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to River Ridge AND Zephyrhills win over Wesley Chapel.
Ridgewood (4-4, 2-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Gulf OR Zephyrhils win over Wesley Chapel.
Fivay (3-4, 2-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Hudson OR Zephyrhills win over Wesley Chapel.
Hudson (3-4, 2-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Fivay OR Zephyrhills win over Wesley Chapel.
Wesley Chapel (2-6, 2-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to Zephyrhills.
Already Eliminated
Gulf (0-7, 0-5)
District 5A-9
District Champion
Gibbs (5-2, 2-0)
District Runner-Up Game – October 30
Lakewood (4-4, 1-1) and Tarpon Springs (2-6, 1-1) – Will decided district runner-up spot next week.
Eliminated
Dunedin (0-7, 0-2)
District 5A-10
Can Clinch District Championship
Jesuit (8-0, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win Robinson win over Spoto.
Still Alive
Robinson (4-4, 1-1), Spoto (2-6, 1-1), Jefferson (1-6, 1-1)
Eliminated
Middleton (2-6, 0-3)
District 5A-11
Can Clinch District Championship
Hardee (4-2, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Southeast.
Can Clinch District Runner-Up
Lemon Bay (5-2, 2-1) – Can clinch district runner-up with win over Booker AND DeSoto County win over Bayshore.
Facing Elimination
Southeast (3-4, 2-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Hardee AND Lemon Bay win over Booker AND DeSoto County win over Bayshore.
Booker (3-3, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lemon Bay.
Bayshore (1-6, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to DeSoto County.
Eliminated
DeSoto County (0-7, 0-3)
District 5A-12
Can Clinch District Championship
Dunbar (5-1, 2-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Immokalee.
Still Alive
Immokalee (3-4, 2-0), Lely (1-6, 1-1)
Facing Elimination
Cypress Lake (2-5, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Lely.
Eliminated
Mariner (2-5, 0-3)
District 5A-13
Has Clinched Playoff Berth
Bishop Moore (7-0, 3-0)
Can Clinch Playoff Berth
Eustis (2-5, 2-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over South Lake.
Facing Elimination
South Lake (1-5, 1-1) – Can be eliminated with loss to Eustis.
Tavares (0-8, 0-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Poinciana OR Eustis win over South Lake.
Eliminated
Poinciana (0-6, 0-3) – Can be eliminated with loss to South Lake.
District 5A-14
Can Clinch District Championship
Palm Bay (6-1, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Merritt Island.
Merritt Island (5-2, 3-0) – Can clinch district championship with win over Palm Bay.
Facing Elimination
Rockledge (4-3, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Titusville.
Space Coast (3-2, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Satellite.
Titusville (2-5, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Rockledge.
Eliminated
Satellite (1-5, 0-3)
District 5A-15
District Champion
Suncoast (3-4, 2-0)
District Runner-Up Game – October 29
Fort Pierce Westwood (2-4, 0-1) and Port St. Lucie (0-6, 0-1) – Will decided district runner-up spot next week.
District 5A-16
Still Alive
American Heritage (Plantation, 6-1, 3-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Miami Jackson AND Hallandale win over Cardinal Gibbons.
Hallandale (6-1, 3-0) – Can clinch playoff berth with win over Cardinal Gibbons AND American Heritage win over Miami Jackson.
Facing Elimination
Coconut Creek (4-3, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Stranahan OR American Heritage win over Miami Jackson AND Hallandale win over Cardinal Gibbons.
Cardinal Gibbons (3-4, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to Hallandale.
Miami Jackson (2-4, 1-2) – Can be eliminated with loss to American Heritage.
Eliminated
Stranahan (3-4, 0-3)
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