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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After eight weeks of football, the FHSAA has once again updated the playoff point averages for all teams in all classifications.
There are big changes across the board this week as some teams have entered the projected playoff picture while others have fallen out. In Classes 5A-8A, district record has been taken into consideration for all districts.
For Class 7A, you will find a breakdown of point averages for each team in every region and a projected seeding (including tiebreakers) based upon the guidelines as published by the FHSAA.
REGION 1
DISTRICT 7A-1
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 35.86 | Lincoln^ | 2-0 |
| 34.71 | Chiles | 0-1 |
| 24.71 | Leon | 0-1 |
DISTRICT 7A-2
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 38.86 | Robert E. Lee | 3-0 |
| 40.43 | Columbia | 2-1 |
| 34 | Fletcher | 2-0 |
| 32.14 | First Coast | 0-2 |
| 29.57 | Atlantic Coast | 0-3 |
DISTRICT 7A-3
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 40.29 | Bartram Trail | 3-0 |
| 39.29 | Fleming Island | 2-1 |
| 35.71 | Buchholz | 1-1 |
| 34.17 | Oakleaf | 0-2 |
| 29.57 | Creekside | 0-2 |
DISTRICT 7A-4
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 37.71 | Edgewater | 4-0 |
| 35.57 | East Ridge | 3-1 |
| 33.75 | West Port | 2-3 |
| 33.17 | Hagerty | 3-1 |
| 30.57 | Lake Howell | 2-2 |
| 28.75 | Ocoee | 1-4 |
| 27.43 | Lake Minneola | 0-4 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
No. 1 Bartram Trail
No. 2 Robert E. Lee
No. 3 Edgewater
No. 4 Lincoln^
No. 5 Columbia
No. 6 Fleming Island
No. 7 Buchholz
No. 8 East Ridge
PROJECTED PAIRINGS
No. 8 East Ridge vs. No. 1 Bartram Trail
No. 5 Columbia vs. No. 4 Lincoln
No. 6 Fleming Island vs. No. 3 Edgewater
No. 7 Buchholz vs. No. 2 Robert E. Lee
^NOTE: Confirmed district champion. Guaranteed top 4 seed in the region.
REGION 2
DISTRICT 7A-5
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 37.33 | Lake Nona | 4-0 |
| 34.57 | Harmony | 3-2 |
| 33.71 | East River | 4-0 |
| 32.75 | St. Cloud | 3-2 |
| 28.67 | Liberty | 1-3 |
| 25 | Windermere | 0-4 |
| 24.57 | Celebration | 0-4 |
DISTRICT 7A-6
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 43.67 | Viera^ | 2-0 |
| 34.83 | Melbourne | 1-1 |
| 32.8 | Martin County | 1-1 |
| 25.2 | South Fork | 0-2 |
DISTRICT 7A-7
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 41.17 | Lakeland | 2-0 |
| 35 | Kathleen | 2-0 |
| 32 | Winter Haven | 0-2 |
| 29 | Bartow | 0-2 |
DISTRICT 7A-8
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 38.43 | Plant | 4-0 |
| 39.14 | Wiregrass Ranch | 3-1 |
| 36.71 | Gaither | 4-1 |
| 29.43 | Sickles | 2-3 |
| 29.14 | Wharton | 1-3 |
| 27 | Freedom (Tampa) | 2-3 |
| 22.2 | Leto | 0-4 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
No. 1 Viera
No. 2 Lakeland
No. 3 Plant
No. 4 Lake Nona
No. 5 Wiregrass Ranch
No. 6 Gaither
No. 7 Kathleen
No. 8 Melbourne
PROJECTED PAIRINGS
No. 8 Melbourne vs. No. 1 Viera
No. 5 Wiregrass Ranch vs. No. 4 Lake Nona
No. 6 Gaither vs. No. 3 Plant
No. 7 Kathleen vs. No. 2 Lakeland
^NOTE: Confirmed district champion. Guaranteed top 4 seed in the region.
REGION 3
DISTRICT 7A-9
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 38.5 | Tampa Bay Tech | 4-0 |
| 37 | Durant | 3-1 |
| 33.29 | Bloomingdale | 3-1 |
| 33.14 | Plant City | 3-1 |
| 30.57 | East Bay | 2-3 |
| 27 | Strawberry Crest | 0-4 |
| 24.86 | Lennard | 0-5 |
DISTRICT 7A-10
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 39.5 | Pinellas Park | 3-0 |
| 38.17 | St. Petersburg | 0-2 |
| 33.67 | Countryside | 1-1 |
| 31.29 | East Lake | 1-1 |
| 20.6 | Seminole (Seminole) | 0-2 |
DISTRICT 7A-11
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 43.67 | Venice | 3-0 |
| 42.75 | Braden River | 2-1 |
| 39.5 | Palmetto | 2-1 |
| 36.2 | Lakewood Ranch | 1-2 |
| 30.86 | North Port | 0-3 |
| 32 | Sarasota | 1-2 |
DISTRICT 7A-12
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 34 | Gulf Coast | 1-0 |
| 32 | South Fort Myers | 1-0 |
| 29.86 | Riverdale | 0-2 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
No. 1 Venice
No. 2 Pinellas Park
No. 3 Tampa Bay Tech
No. 4 Gulf Coast
No. 5 Braden River
No. 6 Palmetto
No. 7 St. Petersburg
No. 8 Durant
PROJECTED PAIRINGS
No. 8 Durant vs. No. 1 Venice
No. 5 Braden River vs. No. 4 Gulf Coast
No. 6 Palmetto vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Tech
No. 7 St. Petersburg vs. No. 2 Pinellas Park
REGION 4
DISTRICT 7A-13
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 40 | Dwyer | 2-1 |
| 36.5 | Forest Hill | 2-1 |
| 33.14 | Palm Beach Lakes | 2-1 |
| 32.83 | Olympic Heights | 2-1 |
| 31.5 | West Boca Raton | 1-2 |
| 25.33 | Royal Palm Beach | 0-3 |
DISTRICT 7A-14
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 40.83 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 1-0 |
| 31 | Blanche Ely | 1-0 |
| 28.8 | Fort Lauderdale | 1-1 |
DISTRICT 7A-15
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 39 | Nova | 3-0 |
| 35 | South Broward | 2-2 |
| 33.2 | West Broward | 2-1 |
| 31.5 | Cooper City | 2-1 |
| 26.17 | Hollywood Hills | 1-2 |
| 22.33 | McArthur | 0-4 |
DISTRICT 7A-16
| Point Average | School | District Record |
| 40.14 | Doral | 6-0 |
| 34.83 | Mater Academy | 3-2 |
| 33.71 | Miami Sunset | 3-3 |
| 32.67 | Reagan | 3-2 |
| 32.67 | South Miami | 3-2 |
| 31.17 | Miami Springs | 3-2 |
| 30.17 | Goleman | 2-4 |
| 25.16 | Mourning | 1-4 |
| 19.17 | Westland Hialeah | 0-5 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 2 Doral Academy
No. 3 Dwyer
No. 4 Nova
No. 5 Forest Hill
No. 6 South Broward
No. 7 Mater Academy
No. 8 Miami Sunset
PROJECTED PAIRINGS
No. 8 Miami Sunset vs. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 5 Forest Hill vs. No. 4 Nova
No. 6 South Broward vs. No. 3 Dwyer
No. 7 Mater Academy vs. No. 2 Doral Academy
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