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PLAYOFF SCENARIOS: Breaking down each Class 6A, 5A and 4A district

Nov 06, 2015, 4:00 AM

Breaking down the playoff scenarios in every 6A, 5A and 3A district

PLAYOFF SCENARIOS: Breaking down each Class 6A, 5A and 4A district

Below is a breakdown of the district-by-district playoff scenarios entering Week 11 of the 2015 Texas high school football season. We have reflected as many tiebreaker situations as possible, but the scenarios below reflect how teams can clinch a playoff berth outright. Contact DCTF managing editor Greg Tepper with comments.Coming soon: playoff scenarios for 3A, 2A and 1A districts.CLICK HERE TO SKIP TO A DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION SKIP TO CLASS 6ASKIP TO CLASS 5A SKIP TO CLASS 4ACLASS 6A PLAYOFF SCENARIOSHow The Playoffs Work In Class 6A and 5A, the top four teams from each district — decided by district record — qualify for the playoffs. The two biggest playoff teams by school enrollment go to the Division I bracket; the two smallest playoff teams by school enrollment go to the Division II bracket. The two brackets do not interact. In Class 4A, 3A and 2A, the top four teams from each district — decided by district record — qualify for the playoffs. The classifications are pre-divided into Division I and Division II districts (example: District 1-4A DI and District 1-4A DII are comprised of different teams), so the playoff teams go to their respective division brackets. The two brackets do not interact. In Class 1A (six-man football), the top two teams from each district — decided by district record — qualify for the playoffs.The classification is pre-divided into Division I and Division II districts (example: District 1-1A DI and District 1-1A DII are comprised of different teams), so the playoff teams go to their respective division brackets. The two brackets do not interact. Key DI-1 — have clinched district's top Division I seed DI-2 — have clinched district's second Division I seed DII-1 — have clinched district's top Division II seed DII-2 — have clinched district's second Division II seed District 1-6AClinched: EP El Dorado (DI), EP Americas (DII) Still Alive: EP Montwood, EP Franklin, EP Eastwood Eliminated: EP Coronado, EP Socorro Breakdown: Montwood clinches a playoff spot with win Socorro OR a Franklin win over Eastwood. Franklin clinches a playoff spot with a win over Eastwood. Eastwood clinches a playoff spot with a win over Franklin AND a Montwood win over Socorro. District 2-6AClinched: Amarillo (DI-1), Amarillo Tascosa (DI-2), Wolfforth Frenship (DII-1), Lubbock Monterey (DII-2) District 3-6AClinched: Odessa Permian (DI-1), San Angelo Central (DII) Still Alive: Abilene, Midland Lee, Midland Eliminated: Odessa Breakdown: Abilene clinches a playoff spot with a win over Odessa OR a Midland Lee win over Midland. Midland Lee clinches a playoff spot with a win over Midland. Midland clinches a playoff spot with a win over Midland Lee AND an Abilene win over Odessa. District 4-6AClinched: Arlington Martin (DI-1), Arlington Lamar Still Alive: Arlington Bowie, Weatherford, Arlington Eliminated: North Crowley, Arlington Sam Houston, Fort Worth Paschal Breakdown: Bowie clinches a playoff spot with a win over Weatherford OR a Paschal win over Arlington. Arlington clinches a playoff spot with a win over Paschal AND a Bowie win over Weatherford. Weatherford clinches a playoff spot with a win over Bowie AND a Paschal win over Arlington. District 5-6AClinched: Denton Ryan (DI-1), Denton Guyer (DII-1), Keller Fossil Ridge (DII-2) Still Alive: Byron Nelson, Keller Timber Creek Eliminated: Keller, Keller Central, Justin Northwest Breakdown: Byron Nelson is in with a win over Fossil Ridge OR a Central win over Timber Creek OR a Keller win over Justin Northwest AND a Timber Creek win over Central. Timber Creek is in with a win over Central AND a Fossil Ridge win over Byron Nelson AND a Justin Northwest win over Keller. District 6-6AClinched: Allen (DI-1), Flower Mound Marcus (DII-1), Plano East (DI-2) Still Alive: McKinney Boyd, Lewisville, Hebron Eliminated: Plano, Plano West, Flower Mound Breakdown: Boyd clinches a playoff spot with a win over Hebron. Hebron clinches a playoff spot with a win over Boyd AND a Plano win over Lewisville. Lewisville cannot clinch a playoff spot outright; it must beat Plano and have Hebron beat Boyd to force a three-way tie, then rely on winning the tiebreaker. District 7-6AClinched: Euless Trinity (DI-1), Southlake Carroll (DII-1), Coppell (DI-2) Still Alive: Colleyville Heritage, Richland Eliminated: Haltom, Hurst Bell Breakdown: The winner of Colleyville Heritage vs. Richland gets the final playoff spot, the second DII seed. District 8-6AClinched: Mansfield (DII-1), Cedar Hill (DII-2), South Grand Prairie (DI), DeSoto (DI) Breakdown: DeSoto can clinch the top DI seed with a win Duncanville OR a Cedar Hill win over South Grand Prairie. South Grand Prairie can clinch the top DI seed with a win over Cedar Hill AND a Duncanville win over DeSoto. District 9-6AClinched: Dallas Jesuit (DII-1), Dallas Skyline (DI-1), Irving Nimitz (DII-2), Irving MacArthur (DI-2) District 10-6AClinched: Highland Park (DII-1), North Mesquite (DI-1), Mesquite Horn (DII-2), Lake Highlands (DI-2) District 11-6AClinched: Rockwall (DII-1), Rowlett, Sachse Still Alive: Garland, Tyler Lee Eliminated: Garland Lakeview Centennial, Garland Naaman Forest, North Garland Breakdown: Garland is in with a win over Rockwall OR a Rowlett win over Sachse OR a Naaman Forest win over Tyler Lee. Tyler Lee is in with a win over Naaman Forest AND a Rockwall win over Garland AND a Sachse win over Rowlett. District 12-6AClinched: Hewitt Midway (DII-1), Killeen Shoemaker (DI-1), Copperas Cove (DII-2) Still Alive: Killeen Ellison, Belton, Killeen Harker Heights Eliminated: Killeen Breakdown: Belton clinches a playoff spot with a win over Harker Heights. Ellison clinches a playoff spot with a win over Midway AND a Harker Heights win over Belton. Harker Heights can force a three-way tie for the final playoff spot with a win over Belton AND a Midway win over Ellison. District 13-6AClinched: Round Rock Cedar Ridge (DI), Round Rock (DI), Pflugerville Hendrickson (DII-1) Still Alive: Round Rock Stony Point, Round Rock McNeil, Pflugerville Eliminated: Leander Rouse, Round Rock Westwood Breakdown: Stony Point is in with a win over Pflugerville. McNeil is in with a win over Round Rock AND a Pflugerville win over Stony Point. Pflugerville can only force a three-way tie for the final playoff spot with a win over Stony Point AND a Round Rock win over McNeil. Round Rock can clinch the top DI seed with a win over McNeil OR a Westwood win over Cedar Ridge. Cedar Ridge can clinch the top DI seed with a win over Westwood AND a McNeil win over Round Rock. District 14-6AClinched: Lake Travis (DII-1), Austin Westlake (DI-1), Austin Bowie (DI-2), Austin High (DII-2) District 15-6AClinched: Klein Collins (DI), Spring, Spring Westfield (DII) Still Alive: Klein Oak, Montgomery Eliminated: Spring Dekaney, Klein, Klein Forest Breakdown: Oak is in with a win over Spring OR a Westfield win over Klein OR a Dekaney win over Montgomery. Montgomery is in with a win over Dekaney AND a Klein win over Westfield AND a Spring win over Oak. If Oak makes the playoffs, they will be DI-2 and Collins will be DI-1. Spring can clinch the top DII seed with a win over Oak OR a Klein win over Westfield. If Oak beats Spring AND Westfield beats Klein, there would be a coin flip between Spring and Westfield to determine the DII seeding. If Montgomery makes the playoffs, they will be DII-2 and Westfield will be DII-1, and Spring will be DI-1 and Collins will be DI-2. District 16-6AClinched: The Woodlands (DI-1), Humble Atascocita (DI-2), Humble Kingwood (DII-1), The Woodlands College Park (DII-2) District 17-6AClinched: Cypress Ranch, Cypress Falls (DI), Cypress Creek (DII) Still Alive: Cypress-Fairbanks, Cypress Woods, Langham Creek Eliminated: Cypress Ridge, Cypress Springs, Jersey Village, Cypress Lakes Breakdown: Cy-Fair is in with a win over Jersey Village OR the combination of a Ridge win over Langham Creek AND a Springs win over Woods. Langham Creek is in with a win over Ridge AND a Jersey Village win over Cy-Fair AND a Springs win over Woods. Woods is in with a win over Springs AND a Jersey Village win over Cy-Fair. If Cy-Fair makes the playoffs, they will go to Division I, and can clinch the top DI seed with a win over Jersey Village AND a Lakes win over Falls. Ranch would be DII-1, and Creek would be DII-2. If Langham Creek OR Woods makes the playoffs, that team will be DII-2. Ranch will be DI-1, Falls will be DI-2 and Creek will be DII-1. District 18-6AClinched: Aldine Eisenhower (DI-1), Aldine Davis (DII-1), Houston Memorial (DII-2) Still Alive: Aldine MacArthur, Aldine, Aldine Nimitz Eliminated: Houston Northbrook Breakdown: MacArthur clinches a playoff spot with a win over Nimitz. Aldine clinches a playoff spot with a win over Eisenhower AND a Nimitz win over MacArthur. Nimitz can force a three-way tie for the final playoff spot with a win over MacArthur AND an Eisenhower win over Aldine. District 19-6AClinched: Katy (DII-1), Katy Cinco Ranch (DI-1), Houston Strake Jesuit (DII-2) Still Alive: Katy Morton Ranch, Katy Seven Lakes Eliminated: Katy Tompkins, Katy Taylor, Katy Mayde Creek Breakdown: The winner of Morton Ranch vs. Seven Lakes will be the second DI seed. District 20-6AClinched: Houston Lamar (DI-1), Houston Reagan (DII-1), Houston Bellaire (DI-2), Houston Westside (DII-2) District 21-6AClinched: Galena Park North Shore (DI-1), La Porte (DII), Channelview Still Alive: Beaumont West Brook, Port Arthur Memorial Eliminated: Deer Park, Baytown Sterling Breakdown: West Brook, who is idle, is in with a North Shore win over Memorial OR a La Porte win over Channelview. Memorial is in with a win over North Shore AND a Channelview win over La Porte. If West Brook makes the playoffs, it will be DI-2, and Channelview vs. La Porte will be for DII playoff seeding — the winner is DII-1, the loser is DII-2. If Memorial makes the playoff, it will be DII-2, La Porte will be DII-1 and Channelview will be DI-2. District 22-6AClinched: Pearland (DI-1), Manvel (DII-1), Pearland Dawson (DII-2) Still Alive: Pasadena Dobie, Pasadena Memorial, Alvin Eliminated: Pasadena South Houston, Pasadena, Pasadena Rayburn Breakdown: Dobie is in with a win over Memorial OR the combination of a loss to Memorial by 10 or fewer points AND a South Houston win over Alvin. Memorial is in with a win over Dobie AND a South Houston win over Alvin. Alvin is in with a win over South Houston AND a Memorial win over Dobie by 11 points or more. District 23-6AClinched: Fort Bend Hightower (DII-1), Alief Taylor (DI-1), Alief Elsik (DI-2) Still Alive: Fort Bend Travis, Fort Bend Dulles Eliminated: Fort Bend Kempner, Fort Bend Austin, Alief Hastings, Fort Bend Clements Breakdown: The Travis-Dulles game is a play-in game — the winner is in as DII-2 seed, the loser is eliminated. District 24-6AClinched: Clear Creek (DII-1), Dickinson (DI-1) Still Alive: Friendswood, Clear Springs, Clear Brook Eliminated: Brazoswood, Clear Lake, Clear Falls Breakdown: Friendswood is in with a win over Clear Brook. Clear Springs is in with a win over Dickinson OR a Friendswood win over Clear Brook. Clear Brook is in with a win over Friendswood AND a Clear Springs win over Dickinson. Wins by Clear Brook and Dickinson would produce a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots. District 25-6AClinched: Cibolo Steele (DII-1), Converse Judson (DI), Smithson Valley (DI) Still Alive: Smithson Valley, Schertz Clemens, New Braunfels Eliminated: Converse Wagner, New Braunfels Canyon Breakdown: The winner of Clemens vs. New Braunfels makes the playoffs as DII-2; the loser is eliminated. Smithson Valley vs. Converse Judson will determine DI seeding; winner is DI-1, loser is DI-2. District 26-6AClinched: San Antonio Reagan (DI-1), San Antonio Johnson (DII-2) Still Alive: San Antonio MacArthur, San Antonio Lee, San Antonio Churchill Eliminated: San Antonio Roosevelt, San Antonio Madison Breakdown: Churchill is in with a win over Madison OR a Roosevelt win over Lee. Lee is in with the combination a win over Roosevelt AND EITHER a Johnson win over MacArthur OR a Madison win over Churchill. MacArthur is in with a win over Johnson OR a Roosevelt win over Lee OR a Madison win over Churchill. District 27-6AClinched: San Antonio O’Connor (DI-1), San Antonio Brennan (DII-1) Still Alive: San Antonio Stevens, San Antonio Clark, San Antonio Brandeis, San Antonio Taft Eliminated: San Antonio Clark, San Antonio Holmes, San Antonio Warren, San Antonio Jay, San Antonio Marshall Breakdown: This is a unique district that uses a two-zone structure. O’Connor vs. Brennan is for the district championship, but has no playoff impact. The winner of Stevens vs. Clark will be DI-2; the loser will be eliminated. The winner of Brandeis vs. Taft will be DII-2; the loser will be eliminated. District 28-6AClinched: Corpus Christi Carroll (DII-1) Still Alive: Corpus Christi King, San Antonio East Central, San Antonio Southwest, Corpus Christi Ray, South San Antonio Eliminated: None Breakdown: King is in with a win over Ray. East Central is in with a win over South San. Southwest is in with a win over Carroll OR the combination of a King win over Ray AND an East Central win over South San. South San is in with a win over East Central AND a Southwest win over Carroll AND a King win over Ray. Ray can clinch a playoff spot with a win over King AND a Carroll win over Southwest AND a South San win over East Central. If King beats Ray, Carroll beats Southwest and South San beats East Central, King would make the playoffs and there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between East Central, Southwest and South San. If Ray beats King, Carroll beats Southwest and East Central beats South San, East Central would make the playoffs and there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between King, Southwest and Ray. If Ray beats King, Southwest beats Carroll and South San beats East Central, Southwest would make the playoffs and there would be a four-way tie for the final two playoff spots between King, East Central, Ray and South San. If Ray beats King, Carroll beats Southwest and South San beats East Central, there would be a five-way tie for the final three playoff spots between King, East Central, Southwest, Ray and South San. District 29-6AClinched: Laredo United (DI), Del Rio Still Alive: Laredo LBJ, Laredo United South, Laredo Alexander Eliminated: Eagle Pass Breakdown: LBJ is in with a win over United South. United South is in with a win over LBJ OR a United win over Alexander. Alexander is in with a win over United OR a United South win over LBJ. Seeding is a total mess. District 30-6AClinched: McAllen Memorial Still Alive: McAllen, Mission, La Joya Palmview, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, La Joya, McAllen Rowe Eliminated: None Breakdown: McAllen is in with a win over Palmview OR a Memorial win over Mission. Mission is in with a win over Memorial AND McAllen win over Palmview. Palmview is in with a win over McAllen AND a Memorial win over Mission. Juarez-Lincoln is in with a win over La Joya AND EITHER a McAllen win over Palmview OR a Memorial win over Mission. La Joya is in with a win over Juarez-Lincoln AND EITHER a McAllen win over Palmview OR a Memorial win over Mission. If McAllen beats Palmview, Memorial beats Mission and Juarez-Lincoln beats La Joya, McAllen and Juarez-Lincoln would clinch, and there would be a four-way tie for the final playoff spot between Mission, Palmview, La Joya and Rowe. If McAllen beats Palmview, Memorial beats Mission and La Joya beats Juarez-Lincoln, McAllen and LA Joya would clinch, and there would be a four-way tie for the final playoff spot between Mission, Palmview, Juarez-Lincoln and Rowe. If Palmview beats McAllen, Mission beats Memorial and Juarez-Lincoln beats La Joya, there would be a four-way tie for the final three playoff spots between McAllen, Mission, Palmview and Juarez-Lincoln. If Palmview beats McAllen, Mission beats Memorial and La Joya beats Juarez-Lincoln, there would be a four-way tie for the final three playoff spots between McAllen, Mission, Palmview and La Joya. District 31-6AClinched: Weslaco East (DII-1), Weslaco (DI-1), PSJA North (DII-2) Still Alive: Edinburg Economedes, Edinburg North Eliminated: Edinburg, PSJA Memorial Breakdown: Economedes vs. Edinburg North is a play-in game — the winner is in as the DI-2 seed, the loser is out. District 32-6AClinched: Los Fresnos (DI), Harlingen (DI), San Benito (DII-1) Still Alive: Brownsville Veterans Memorial, Harlingen South Eliminated: Brownsville Hanna, Brownsville Lopez, Brownsville Rivera Breakdown: Vets is in with a win over Lopez OR a Harlingen win over Harlingen South. Harlingen South is in with a win over Harlingen AND a Lopez win over Vets. Harlingen clinches the top DI seed with a win over Harlingen South OR a Hanna win over Los Fresnos. Los Fresnos clinches the top DI seed with a win over Hanna AND a Harlingen South win over Harlingen. CLASS 5A PLAYOFF SCENARIOSHow The Playoffs Work In Class 6A and 5A, the top four teams from each district — decided by district record — qualify for the playoffs. The two biggest playoff teams by school enrollment go to the Division I bracket; the two smallest playoff teams by school enrollment go to the Division II bracket. The two brackets do not interact. In Class 4A, 3A and 2A, the top four teams from each district — decided by district record — qualify for the playoffs. The classifications are pre-divided into Division I and Division II districts (example: District 1-4A DI and District 1-4A DII are comprised of different teams), so the playoff teams go to their respective division brackets. The two brackets do not interact. In Class 1A (six-man football), the top two teams from each district — decided by district record — qualify for the playoffs.The classification is pre-divided into Division I and Division II districts (example: District 1-1A DI and District 1-1A DII are comprised of different teams), so the playoff teams go to their respective division brackets. The two brackets do not interact. Key DI-1 — have clinched district's top Division I seed DI-2 — have clinched district's second Division I seed DII-1 — have clinched district's top Division II seed DII-2 — have clinched district's second Division II seed District 1-5A Clinched: El Paso Chapin (DI-1), El Paso Andress (DI-2) Still Alive: El Paso Bowie, El Paso Burges, Canutillo, El Paso, El Paso Jefferson Eliminated: El Paso Irvin, El Paso Austin Breakdown: Bear with us, because this is messy. Bowie is in with a win over Jefferson. Burges is in with a win over Austin OR a Jefferson win over Bowie. Canutillo is in with a win over Irvin AND EITHER a Jefferson win over Bowie OR an Austin win over Burges. If Jefferson beats Bowie and Irvin beats Canutillo, Burges would clinch and there would be a three-way tie for the final playoff spot between Bowie, Canutillo and Jefferson. If El Paso beats Chapin, Bowie beats Jefferson, Austin beats Burges and Irvin beats Canutillo, Bowie would clinch and there would be a three-way tie for the final playoff spot between Burges, Canutillo and El Paso. District 2-5A Clinched: El Paso Eastlake, El Paso Del Valle (DI), El Paso Ysleta (DII) Still Alive: El Paso Bel Air, El Paso Parkland Eliminated: El Paso Hanks, El Paso Riverside, Clint Horizon Breakdown: Bel Air vs. Parkland is a play-in game; the winner clinches a playoff spot, the loser is eliminated. If Bel Air wins, seeds will be: Eastlake DII-1, Del Valle DI-1, Ysleta DII-1 and Bel Air DI-2. If Parkland wins, seeds will be: Eastlake DI-1, Del Valle DI-2, Ysleta DII-1 and Parkland DII-2.District 3-5A Clinched: Canyon Randall (DI-1), Canyon (DII-1), Dumas (DII-2), Amarillo Caprock (DI-2)District 4-5A Clinched: Lubbock Cooper (DII-1), Abilene Cooper (DI-1) Still Alive: Plainview, San Angelo Lake View, Lubbock Eliminated: None Breakdown: Plainview is in with a win over Abilene Cooper OR a Lake View win over Lubbock. Lake View is in with a win over Lubbock. Lubbock is in with a win over Lake View AND a Plainview win over Abilene Cooper. If Abilene Cooper beats Plainview and Lubbock beats Lake View, there would be a three-way tie for the final playoff spot between Plainview, Lake View and Lubbock. District 5-5A Clinched: Saginaw Boswell, Denton (DI) Still Alive: Wichita Falls Rider, Fort Worth Brewer, Azle, Saginaw Eliminated: Fort Worth Chisholm Trail, Wichita Falls Breakdown: Rider is in with a win over Azle OR a loss to Azle by 17 or fewer points OR a Saginaw win over Brewer. Brewer is in with a win over Saginaw AND EITHER a Rider win over Azle OR an Azle win over Rider by 17 or fewer points. Azle is in with a win over Rider AND a Saginaw win over Brewer. Saginaw is in with a win over Brewer AND a Rider win over Azle. If Brewer beats Saginaw and Azle beats Rider by 18 or more points, there would be a three-way coin flip between Rider, Azle and Brewer for the final two playoff spots. If Saginaw gets in, Boswell would go to Division I. Boswell would then clinch the top DI seed with a win over Chisholm Trail OR a Wichita Falls win over Denton. Denton would clinch the top DI seed with a win over Wichita Falls AND a Chisholm Trail win over Boswell. If Saginaw does not get in, Boswell will be DII-1, Denton will be DI-1, and the other two teams would take the second seeds in each division. District 6-5A Clinched: Lake Dallas (DII-1), Grapevine (DI-1) Still Alive: Fort Worth Dunbar, Birdville, Fort Worth Carter-Riverside Eliminated: Fort Worth Eastern Hills, Fort Worth Polytechnic Breakdown: Dunbar is in with a win over Lake Dallas OR a Birdville win over Carter-Riverside. Birdville is in with a win over Carter-Riverside. Carter-Riverside is in with a win over Birdville AND a Dunbar win over Lake Dallas. If Lake Dallas beats Dunbar and Carter-Riverside beats Birdville, there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Dunbar, Birdville and Carter-Riverside.District 7-5A Clinched: Fort Worth Arlington Heights (DI-1), Fort Worth South Hills, Fort Worth Wyatt (DII) Still Alive: Fort Worth Trimble Tech, Fort Worth Southwest, Fort Worth Western Hills Eliminated: Fort Worth North Side Breakdown: Trimble Tech is in with a win over Southwest. Southwest is in with a win over Trimble Tech AND an Arlington Heights win over Western Hills. If Western Hills beats Arlington Heights and Southwest beats Trimble Tech, there would be a three-way tie for the final playoff spot between Trimble Tech, Southwest and Western Hills. If Trimble Tech makes the playoffs, South Hills will go to DII, and the South Hills-Wyatt game would determine DII seeding — winner gets DII-1, loser gets DII-2. If Trimble Tech does not make the playoffs, South Hills will be DI-2, Wyatt will be DII-1 and either Southwest or Western Hills will be DII-2.District 8-5A Clinched: Aledo, Burleson (DII), Burleson Centennial (DI) Still Alive: Everman, Cleburne, Crowley Eliminated: Granbury, Joshua Breakdown: Cleburne is in with a win over Aledo OR the combination of a Granbury win over Crowley AND a Burleson win over Everman. Everman is in with a win over Burleson AND an Aledo win over Cleburne. Crowley is in (via positive points tiebreaker) with a win over Granbury AND a Burleson win over Everman AND an Aledo win over Cleburne.District 9-5A Clinched: Frisco Lone Star (DII-1), Frisco Wakeland (DI-1) Still Alive: Frisco Centennial, Frisco, The Colony Eliminated: Frisco Heritage, Frisco Liberty, Frisco Independence, Little Elm Breakdown: Centennial is in with a win over The Colony. The Colony is in with a win over Centennial AND a Frisco win over Liberty. Frisco is in with a win over Liberty OR a Centennial win over The Colony. If Liberty beats Frisco and The Colony beats Centennial, there will be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Frisco, Centennial and The Colony.District 10-5A Clinched: Wylie East, Lucas Lovejoy (DII) Still Alive: Wylie, Denison, Prosper, McKinney North Eliminated: McKinney, Sherman Breakdown: Wylie is in with a win over McKinney North OR a Denison win over Prosper. Denison is in with a win over Prosper AND EITHER a Wylie win over McKinney North OR a McKinney win over Lovejoy. Prosper is in with a win over Denison. McKinney North is in with a with a win over Wylie AND EITHER a Prosper win over Denison OR the combination of a Denison win over Prosper AND a Lovejoy win over McKinney.District 11-5A Clinched: Carrollton Creekview (DI-1), Dallas Wilson (DII), Dallas Adams (DII), Carrollton Smith (DI-2) Breakdown: Wilson vs. Adams is for DII playoff seeding — the winner is DII-1, the loser is DII-2.District 12-5A Clinched: Terrell (DII-1), Mesquite Poteet (DI-1), Rockwall-Heath (DI-2), Forney (DII-2)District 13-5A Clinched: South Oak Cliff (DII-1), Dallas Seagoville (DII-2), Dallas Kimball (DI-1) Still Alive: Dallas Adamson, Dallas Samuell, Dallas Spruce Eliminated: Dallas Molina Breakdown: Samuell is in with a win over Spruce OR a loss to Spruce by 13 or fewer points AND a South Oak Cliff win over Adamson. Adamson is in with a win over South Oak Cliff AND a Spruce win over Samuell. Spruce is in with a win over Samuell AND an Adamson win over South Oak Cliff. If Spruce beats Samuell by 14 or more points and South Oak Cliff beats Adamson, there would be a three-way coin flip for the final playoff spot between Adamson, Samuell and Spruce.District 14-5A Clinched: Mansfield Lake Ridge, Mansfield Summit (DI), Lancaster (DII) Still Alive: Waxahachie, Mansfield Timberview Eliminated: Mansfield Legacy, Arlington Seguin, Red Oak Breakdown: Waxahachie is in with a win over Lancaster OR the combination of a Summit win over Timberview AND a Red Oak win over Legacy. Timberview is in with a win over Summit AND a Lancaster win over Waxahachie. If Lancaster beats Waxhahachie, Summit beats Timberview and Legacy beats Red Oak, there would be a coin flip between Timberview and Waxahachie for the final playoff spot. If Waxahachie makes the playoffs, Lake Ridge would be DII-1, Summit would be DI-1, Lancaster would be DII-2 and Waxahachie would be DI-2. If Timberview makes the playoffs, Lake Ridge would be DI-2, Summit would be DI-2, Lancaster would be DII-1 and Timberview would be DII-2.District 15-5A Clinched: Marshall (DII-1), Longview (DI), Texas High (DI), Hallsville (DII-2) Breakdown: Longview clinches the DI-1 seed with a win over Hallsville OR a Mount Pleasant win over Texas High. Texas High clinches the DI-1 seed with a win over Mount Pleasant AND a Hallsville win over Longview. District 16-5A Clinched: John Tyler (DI-1), Lufkin (DI-2), Ennis (DII) Still Alive: Corsicana, Nacogdoches, Lindale Eliminated: Jacksonville, Whitehouse Breakdown: Corsicana is in with a win over Ennis OR the combination of an John Tyler win over Nacogdoches AND a Whitehouse win over Lindale. Nacogdoches is in with a win over John Tyler AND an Ennis win over Corsicana. Lindale is in on point differential tiebreaker with a win over Whitehouse AND a John Tyler win over Nacogdoches AND an Ennis win over Corsicana. Ennis can clinch the top DII seed with a win over Corsicana; Corsicana can clinch the top DII seed with a win over Ennis. District 17-5A Clinched: Temple (DI-1), Manor (DI-2), Hutto (DII), Waco (DII) Breakdown: Waco clinches the top DII seed with a win over Waco University OR a Manor win over Hutto. Hutto clinches the top DII seed with a win over Hutto AND a University win over Waco.District 18-5A Clinched: College Station (DII), A&M Consolidated, Bryan (DI) Still Alive: Huntsville, Willis Eliminated: Bryan Rudder, Livingston, Conroe Caney Creek Breakdown: Huntsville vs. Willis is a play-in game — the winner is in the playoffs, the loser is eliminated. If Huntsville makes the playoffs, A&M Consolidated will go to Division I, and can clinch the top DI seed with a win over Livingston OR a Rudder win over Bryan. Bryan can clinch the top DI seed with a win over Rudder AND a Livingston win over A&M Consolidated. College Station would be DII-1, and Huntsville would be DII-2. If Willis makes the playoffs, A&M Consolidated will go to Division II, and can clinch the top DII seed with a win over Livingston AND a Caney Creek win over College Station. College Station can clinch the top DII seed with a win over Caney Creek OR a Livingston win over A&M Consolidated. Bryan would be DI-1, and Willis would be DI-2.District 19-5A Clinched: Houston Stratford (DI-1), Magnolia (DII), Magnolia West (DII) Still Alive: Tomball, Waller, Brenham, Tomball Memorial Eliminated: Houston Spring Woods Breakdown: Tomball is in with a win over Memorial AND EITHER a Stratford win over Waller OR a Spring Woods win over Brenham. Brenham is in with a win over Spring Woods AND a Memorial win over Tomball. Memorial is in with a win over Tomball AND a Spring Woods win over Brenham. If Tomball beats Memorial, Waller beats Stratford and Brenham beats Spring Woods, there would be a three-way tie for the final playoff spot between Tomball, Waller and Brenham. Magnolia vs. Magnolia West is for DII seeding — the winner is DII-1, the loser is DII-2.District 20-5A Clinched: Houston North Forest (DII), Houston Sharpstown, Houston Madison (DI) Still Alive: Houston Waltrip, Houston Yates Eliminated: Houston Davis, Houston Austin, Houston Lee Breakdown: Waltrip is in with a win over Lee OR a Madison win over Yates. Yates is in with a win over Madison AND a Lee win over Waltrip. If Waltrip makes the playoffs, Sharpstown would go to Division II, and the North Forest-Sharpstown game would be for DII seeding — winner is DII-1, loser is DII-2. Madison would be DI-1, and Waltrip would be DI-2. If Yates makes the playoffs, Sharpstown would go to Division I, and Sharpstown could clinch the top DI seed with a win over North Forest AND a Yates win over Madison. Madison would clinch the top DI seed with a win over Yates OR a North Forest win over Sharpstown. North Forest would be DII-1, and Yates would be DII-2.District 21-5A Clinched: Crosby (DII-1), Houston C.E. King (DI-1), Dayton (DII-2), New Caney (DI-2)District 22-5A Clinched: Port Neches-Groves (DII-1), Nederland (DI-1), Lumberton (DII-2), Beaumont Central (DI-2)District 23-5A Clinched: Texas City (DII), Fort Bend Ridge Point, Fort Bend Elkins (DI) Still Alive: Galveston Ball, Fort Bend Bush Eliminated: Fort Bend Willowridge, Fort Bend Marshall, Santa Fe Breakdown: Ball vs. Bush is a play-in game — the winner is in, the loser is eliminated. If Ball gets in, Ridge Point would go to Division I, and could clinch the top DI seed with a win over Texas City OR a Santa Fe win over Elkins. Elkins could clinch the top DI seed with a win over Santa Fe OR a Texas City win over Ridge Point. Texas City would be DII-1, and Ball would be DII-2. If Bush gets in, Ridge Point would go to Division II, and the Texas City-Ridge Point game would be for DII seeding — the winner would be DII-1, the loser would be DII-2. Elkins would clinch the top DI seed with a win over Santa Fe; Bush would clinch the top DI seed with a Santa Fe win over Elkins.District 24-5A Clinched: Richmond George Ranch (DI-1), Richmond Foster (DI-2), Angleton (DII-1), Port Lavaca Calhoun (DII-2)District 25-5A Clinched: Cedar Park (DII-1), Cedar Park Vista Ridge (DI), Austin Vandegrift Still Alive: Leander, Georgetown, Dripping Springs Eliminated: Georgetown East View, Marble Falls Breakdown: Leander is in with a win over Dripping Springs OR the combination of a loss to Dripping Springs by 9 points or fewer AND a Vandegrift win over Georgetown. Georgetown is in with a win over Vandegrift AND a Dripping Springs win over Leander. Dripping Springs is in with a win over Leander of 10 or more points AND a Vandegrift win over Georgetown. If Leander makes the playoffs, Vandegrift would go to Division II, and the seeds would be set — Cedar Park DII-1, Vista Ridge DI-1, Vandegrift DII-2 and Leander DI-2. If Georgetown or Dripping Springs make the playoffs, Vandegrift would go to Division I, and would clinch a the top DI seed with a win over Georgetown OR a Cedar Park win over Vista Ridge. Vista Ridge would clinch the top DI seed with a win over Cedar Park AND a Georgetown win over Vandegrift. Cedar Park would be DII-1, and Georgetown or Dripping Springs would be DII-2.District 26-5A Clinched: Austin LBJ (DI-1), Austin Reagan (DII-1), Bastrop (DII-2) Still Alive: Austin McCallum, Bastrop Cedar Creek Eliminated: Austlin Lanier, Austin Crockett, Austin Travis Breakdown: McCallum vs. Cedar Creek is a play-in game — the winner is in as DI-2, the loser is eliminated.District 27-5A Clinched: Kerrville Tivy (DII-1), Boerne Champion (DII-2), San Antonio Alamo Heights (DI) Still Alive: Lockhart, San Marcos Eliminated: Seguin, Floresville, San Antonio Kennedy, San Antonio Memorial Breakdown: First things first: Alamo Heights is in. There is not a tiebreaker scenario that in which Alamo Heights misses the playoffs. As far as the final playoff spot is concerned, Lockhart is in with a win over San Marcos OR the combination of a loss to San Marcos by 8 or fewer points AND a Tivy win over Alamo Heights. San Marcos is in with a win over Lockhart AND an Alamo Heights win over Tivy, OR the combination of a Tivy win over Alamo Heights AND a win over Lockhart of 10 points or more. If Tivy beats Alamo Heights and San Marcos beats Lockhart by 9, there would be a coin flip for the final playoff spot between San Marcos and Lockhart. Alamo Heights can clinch the top DI seed with a San Marcos win over Lockhart AND EITHER a win over Tivy OR a San Marcos win over Lockhart by 7 to 11 points.District 28-5A Clinched: San Antoino Sam Houston (DII-1), San Antonio Highlands (DI-1), San Antonio Harlandale (DI-2), San Antonio McCollum (DII-2)District 29-5A Clinched: Somerset (DII-1), Medina Valley (DII-2) Still Alive: Uvalde, Laredo Nixon, Eagle Pass Winn, Laredo Martin Eliminated: San Antonio Southside, Laredo Cigarroa Breakdown: Uvalde is in with a win over Medina Valley OR a Nixon win over Martin OR a Somerset win over Winn. Nixon is in with a win over Martin. Martin is in with a win over Nixon AND a Somerset win over Winn. Winn is in with a win over Somerset AND a Uvalde win over Medina Valley AND a Martin win over Nixon. If Winn beats Somerset, Medina Valley beats Uvalde and Martin beats Nixon, there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Uvalde, Winn and Martin. District 30-5A Clinched: Corpus Christi Calallen (DII-1), Victoria West Still Alive: Alice, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, Victoria East, Gregory-Portland Eliminated: Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway, Corpus Christi Miller, Corpus Christi Moody Breakdown: Alice is in with a win over Flour Bluff AND EITHER a Tuloso-Midway win over Victoria East OR a Moody win over Gregory-Portland. Flour Bluff is in with a win over Alice AND EITHER a Tuloso-Midway win over Victoria East OR a Moody win over Gregory-Portland. Victoria East is in with a win over Tuloso-Midway OR the combination of a Flour Bluff win over Alice AND a Moody win over Gregory-Portland. Gregory-Portland is in with a win over Moody OR the combination of an Alice win over Flour Bluff AND a Moody win over Gregory-Portland. If BOTH Flour Bluff and Victoria East make the playoffs, Victoria West would go to Division II, taking the DII-2 seed. If EITHER Alice or Gregory-Portland make the playoffs, Victoria West would go to Division I, taking the DI-1 seed.District 31-5A Clinched: Edinburg Vela (DI), Mission Memorial (DI), Roma (DII), Sharyland (DII) Breakdown: Vela vs. Memorial is for DI seeding — the winner is DI-1, the loser is DI-2. Roma clinches the top DII seed with a win over Pharr Valley View OR a Rio Grande City win over Sharyland. Sharyland clinches the top DII seed with a win over Rio Grande City AND a Pharr Valley View win over Roma.District 32-5A Clinched: Donna (DI-1), Mercedes (DII-1), Edcouch-Elsa (DII-2), Brownsville Porter (DI-2) CLASS 4A PLAYOFF SCENARIOSHow The Playoffs Work In Class 6A and 5A, the top four teams from each district — decided by district record — qualify for the playoffs. The two biggest playoff teams by school enrollment go to the Division I bracket; the two smallest playoff teams by school enrollment go to the Division II bracket. The two brackets do not interact. In Class 4A, 3A and 2A, the top four teams from each district — decided by district record — qualify for the playoffs. The classifications are pre-divided into Division I and Division II districts (example: District 1-4A DI and District 1-4A DII are comprised of different teams), so the playoff teams go to their respective division brackets. The two brackets do not interact. In Class 1A (six-man football), the top two teams from each district — decided by district record — qualify for the playoffs.The classification is pre-divided into Division I and Division II districts (example: District 1-1A DI and District 1-1A DII are comprised of different teams), so the playoff teams go to their respective division brackets. The two brackets do not interact. Key 1 — have clinched district's No. 1 seed 2 — have clinched district's No. 2 seed 3 — have clinched district's No. 3 seed 4 — have clinched district's No. 4 seedDistrict 1-4A DIClinched: Pampa, Levelland Still Alive: Borger, Lubbock Estacado, Seminole Eliminated: None Breakdown: Pampa vs. Levelland will decide the top two spots — winner is No. 1, loser is No. 2. Borger clinches a playoff spot (and the No. 3 seed) with a win over Seminole.; Estacado, who is idle, would also clinch a playoff spot with a Borger win over Seminole. If Seminole beats Borger, there will be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Seminole, Borger and Lubbock Estacado. District 2-4A DIClinched: Andrews, Clint Still Alive: San Elizario, Fabens, Clint Mountain View Eliminated: None Breakdown: Andrews vs. Clint will decide the top two spots — winner is No. 1, loser is No. 2. San Elizario clinches a playoff spot (and the No. 3 seed) with a win over Mountain View; Fabens, who is idle, would also clinch a playoff spot with a San Elizario win over Mountain View. If Mountain View beats San Elizario, there will be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between San Elizario, Fabens, and Mountain View. District 3-4A DIClinched: Abilene Wylie (1), Brownwood (2), Snyder (3), Stephenville (4) District 4-4A DIClinched: Decatur, Mineral Wells, Graham Still Alive: Burkburnett, Gainesville, Wichita Falls Hirschi Eliminated: None Breakdown: Burkburnett is in with a win over Hirschi. Gainesville is in with a win over Mineral Wells AND a Hirschi win over Burkburnett. Hirschi can force a three-way tie for the final playoff spot between itself, Burkburnett and Gainesville if it beats Burkburnett AND Mineral Wells beats Gainesville. Decatur can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win over Graham. Graham can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win over Graham AND a Gainesville win over Mineral Wells. There would be a three-way tie for the No. 1 seed if Graham beats Decatur AND Mineral Wells beats Gainesville. District 5-4A DIClinched: Kennedale (1), Alvarado Still Alive: Springtown, Lake Worth, Fort Worth Castleberry Eliminated: Fort Worth Diamond-Hill Jarvis Breakdown: Springtown is in with a win over Castleberry. Lake Worth is in with a win over Alvarado OR a Springtown win over Castleberry. Castleberry is in with a win over Springtown AND a Lake Worth win over Alvarado. If Castleberry beats Springtown and Alvarado beats Lake Worth, there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Alvarado, Lake Worth and Castleberry. Alvarado can clinch the No 2 seed with a win over Lake Worth. Lake Worth can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Alvarado AND a Castleberry win over Springtown. If Lake Worth beats Alvarado and Springtown beats Castleberry, Alvarado, Lake Worth and Springtown would all clinch, and there would be a three-way tie for the No. 2 seed. District 6-4A DIClinched: Sanger, Argyle, Dallas Carter, Wilmer-Hutchins Breakdown: Sanger vs. Argyle is for the No. 1 seed — the winner is the No. 1 seed, the loser is the No. 2 seed. Carter vs. Wilmer-Hutchins is for the No. 3 seed — the winner is the No. 3 seed, the loser is the No. 4 seed. District 7-4A DIClinched: Texarkana Liberty-Eylau, Pittsburg, Princeton Still Alive: Paris, Paris North Lamar Eliminated: Quinlan Ford Breakdown: Paris vs. North Lamar is a play-in game — the winner is the No. 4 seed, the loser is out. Liberty-Eylau can clinch the top seed with a win over Princeton. Princeton can clinch the top seed with a win over Liberty-Eylau AND a Ford win over Pittsburg. If Princeton beats Liberty-Eylau and Pittsburg beats Ford, there would be a three-way tie for the top seed between Liberty-Eylau, Pittsburg and Princeton. District 8-4A DIClinched: Kaufman (1), Athens (2), Van, Crandall Breakdown: Crandall can clinch the No. 3 seed with a win over Mabank OR a Kaufman win over Van. Van can clinch the No. 3 seed with a win over Kaufman AND a Mabank win over Crandall. District 9-4A DIClinched: Kilgore (1), Carthage, Brownsboro, Tyler Chapel Hill Breakdown: Carthage can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Carthage AND a Palestine in over Brownsboro. If Chapel Hill beats Carthage and Brownsboro beats Palestine, there will be a three-way for the No. 2 seed between Chapel Hill, Carthage and Brownsboro. District 10-4A DIClinched: Jasper, Silsbee, Bridge City Still Alive: Huffman Hargrave, Little Cypress-Mauriceville Eliminated: Cleveland, Splendora Breakdown: Huffman Hargrave vs. LC-M is a play-in game — the winner is in, the loser is out. Huffman Hargrave can clinch the No. 3 seed with a win over LC-M and a Splendora win over Bridge City and can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over LC-M, a Splendora win over Bridge City AND a Jasper win over Silsbee. If LC-M gets in, they will be the No. 4 seed. Bridge City can clinch the No. 3 seed with a win over Splendora. Silsbee can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win over Jasper. Jasper can clinch the No. 1 seed with win over Silsbee. District 11-4A DIClinched: Navasota (1), Sealy Still Alive: Houston Wheatley, Houston Sterling, Houston Furr Eliminated: Houston Washington Breakdown: Sterling is in with a win over Furr. Wheatley is in with a win over Sealy OR a Sterling win over Furr. Furr is in with a win over Sterling AND a Wheatley win over Sealy. If Sealy beats Wheatley and Furr beats Sterling, there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Wheatley, Sterling and Furr. Sealy can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Wheatley. Wheatley can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Sealy AND a Furr win over Sterling. Sterling can clinch the No. 3 seed with a win over Furr. District 12-4A DIClinched: Stafford (1), El Campo Still Alive: West Columbia, Needville, Bay City Eliminated: Houston Washington Breakdown: Needville is in with a win over Bay City. West Columbia is in with a win over El Campo OR a Needville win over Bay City. Bay City is in with a win over Needville AND a West Columbia win over El Campo. If El Campo beats West Columbia and Bay City beats Needville, there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between West Columbia, Needville and Bay City. El Campo can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over West Columbia. West Columbia can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over El Campo AND a Bay City win over Needville. Needville can clinch the No. 3 seed with a win over Bay City. District 13-4A DIClinched: Waco La Vega (1), China Spring, Gatesville Still Alive: Burnet, Robinson, Lampasas Eliminated: None Breakdown: Burnet can clinch a playoff spot with a win over Lampasas. Robinson can clinch a playoff spot with a win over La Vega AND a Lampasas win over Burnet. Lampasas can only hope to force a three-way tie for the final playoff spot with a win over Burnet AND a La Vega win over Robinson. China Spring vs. Gatesville is for the No. 2 seed — the winner is the No. 2 seed, the loser is the No. 3 seed. District 14-4A DIClinched: Liberty Hill (1), Taylor (2), Boerne, Fischer Canyon Lake Breakdown: Boerne vs. Canyon Lake is for the No. 3 seed — the winner is the No. 3 seed, the loser is the No. 4 seed. District 15-4A DIClinched: La Vernia (1), Gonzales Still Alive: Rockport-Fulton, Beeville Jones, Pleasanton Eliminated: Robstown Breakdown: Rockport-Fulton clinches a playoff spot with a win over Pleasanton. Jones clinches a playoff spot with a win over Gonzales OR a Rockport-Fulton win over Pleasanton. Pleasanton clinches a playoff spot with a win over Rockport-Fulton AND a Jones win over Gonzales. If Pleasanton beats Rockport-Fulton and Gonzales beats Jones, there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Rockport-Fulton, Jones and Pleasanton. Gonzales can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Jones. Jones can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Gonzales AND a Pleasanton win over Rockport-Fulton. If Jones beats Gonzales and Rockport-Fulton beats Pleasanton, there would be a three-way tie for the No. 2 seed between Gonzales, Rockport-Fulton and Jones. District 16-4A DIClinched: La Feria (1), Kingsville King (2), Zapata, Rio Grande City La Grulla Breakdown: Zapata vs. Grulla is for the No. 3 seed — the winner is the No. 3 seed, the loser is the No. 4 seed. District 1-4A DIIClinched: None Still Alive: Dalhart, Iowa Park, Bushland, Perryton, Vernon Eliminated: None Breakdown: This is as crazy a district as you will ever see, with a real possibility of all five teams finishing at 2-2. Here are the basics: Dalhart is in with a win over Perryton OR an Iowa Park win over Vernon; Iowa Park is in with a win over Vernon OR a Dalhart win over Perryton; Bushland (who is idle) is in with a Dalhart win over Perryton OR an Iowa Park win over Vernon; Vernon is in with a win over Iowa Park OR a Dalhart win over Perryton; and Perryton is in with a win over Dalhart AND an Iowa Park win over Vernon. Past that, my head hurts. District 2-4A DIIClinched: Sweetwater (1), Monahans (2), Pecos, Midland Greenwood Breakdown: Pecos vs. Greenwood is for the No. 3 seed — the winner is the No. 3 seed, the loser is the No. 4 seed. District 3-4A DIIClinched: Celina, Aubrey, Krum, Anna Breakdown: Celina clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Krum. Krum clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Celina AND an Anna win over Aubrey. If Krum beats Celina and Aubrey beats Anna, there would be a three-way tie for the No. 1 seed between Celina, Aubrey and Krum. If Celina beats Krum and Anna beats Aubrey, Celina would be the No. 1 seed and there would be a three-way tie for the No. 2 seed between Aubrey, Krum and Anna. District 4-4A DIIClinched: Dallas Madison (1) Still Alive: Dallas Lincoln, Venus, Godley, Ferris Eliminated: Dallas Roosevelt Breakdown: This is actually a little less daunting than it looks! We’ll start with how to get in. Lincoln is in with a win over Madison OR a Venus win over Godley. Venus is in with a win over Godley OR a Madison win over Lincoln. Godley is in with a win over Venus OR the combination of a Lincoln win over Madison AND a Roosevelt win over Ferris. Ferris is in with a win over Roosevelt OR a Madison win over Lincoln OR a Godley win over Venus. Now, on to how to get the No. 2 seed — the best any of the teams can attain. Lincoln can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Madison AND a Godley win over Venus AND a Roosevelt win over Ferris. Venus can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Godley AND a Roosevelt win over Ferris. Godley can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Venus AND a Madison win over Lincoln. Ferris can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win over Roosevelt AND EITHER a Lincoln win over Madison OR a Venus win over Godley. District 5-4A DIIClinched: Gilmer (1), Bullard, Canton, Emory Rains (4) Breakdown: Bullard vs. Canton is for the No. 2 seed — the winner is No. 2, the loser is No. 3. District 6-4A DIIClinched: Center, Atlanta, Gladewater Still Alive: Texarkana Pleasant Grove, Longview Spring Hill, Tatum Eliminated: None Breakdown: Pleasant Grove clinches a playoff spot with a win over Tatum. Spring Hill clinches a playoff spot with a win over Atlanta AND a Tatum win over Pleasant Grove. If Tatum beats Pleasant Grove and Atlanta beats Spring Hill, there would be a three-way tie for the final playoff spot between Tatum, Pleasant Grove and Spring Hill. Center can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win over Gladewater. Gladewater can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win over Center AND a Spring Hill win over Atlanta. If Gladewater beats Center and Atlanta beats Spring Hill, there would be a three-way tie for the No. 1 seed between Center, Atlanta and Gladewater. District 7-4A DIIClinched: Fairfield, Lorena Still Alive: Mexia, Groesbeck, Waco Connally, Rusk Eliminated: None Breakdown: Mexia is in with a win over Groesbeck OR a Rusk win over Connally. Groesbeck is in with a win over Mexia AND a Rusk win over Connally. Connally is in with a win over Rusk AND a Mexia win over Groesbeck. If Mexia beats Groesbeck and Rusk beats Connally, Mexia would be in and there would be a three-way tie for the final playoff spot between Groesbeck, Connally and Rusk. If Groesbeck beats Mexia and Connally beats Rusk, there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Mexia, Groesbeck and Connally. Fairfield vs. Lorena is for the No. 1 seed — the winner is No. 1, the loser is No. 2. District 8-4A DIIClinched: Coldspring-Oakhurst (1), Shepherd (2), Diboll, Cleveland Tarkington Breakdown: Diboll vs. Tarkington is for the No. 3 seed — the winner is No. 3, the loser is No. 4. District 9-4A DIIClinched: West Orange-Stark (1), Hamshire-Fannett, Orangefield Still Alive: Liberty, Hardin-Jefferson Eliminated: None Breakdown: Hamshire-Fannett vs. Orangefield is for the No. 2 seed — the winner is No. 2, the loser is No. 3. Liberty vs. Hardin-Jefferson is a play-in game — the winner is the No. 4 seed, the loser is eliminated. District 10-4A DIIClinched: La Marque (1), Houston Worthing (2), Houston Kashmere (3) Houston Scarborough (4) Breakdown: In this unique four-team district — made that way when Houston Davis dropped athletics in 2014 — the four teams have already clinched playoff berths. District 11-4A DIIClinched: Giddings, Caldwell, La Grange (3) Still Alive: Smithville, Salado Eliminated: None Breakdown: Giddings vs. Caldwell is for the No. 1 seed — the winner is No. 1, the loser is No. 2. Smithville vs. Salado is a play-in game — the winner is the No. 4 seed, the loser is eliminated. District 12-4A DIIClinched: Bellville (1), Wharton, Still Alive: Columbus, Sweeny, Brookshire Royal Eliminated: None Breakdown: Columbus is in with a win over Royal. Sweeny is in with a win over Wharton OR a Columbus win over Royal. Royal is in with a win over Columbus AND a Sweeny win over Wharton. If Wharton beats Sweeny and Royal beats Columbus, Wharton would be in and there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Columbus, Sweeny and Royal. Wharton clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Sweeny. Sweeny clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Wharton AND a Royal win over Columbus. If Sweeny beats Wharton and Columbus beats Royal, Wharton, Columbus and Sweeny would clinch, and there would be a three-way tie between those three for the No. 2 seed. District 13-4A DIIClinched: Geronimo Navarro (1), Wimberley (2) Still Alive: Lytle, Llano, Hondo Eliminated: None Breakdown: Lytle is in (as the No. 3 seed) with a win over Hondo. Llano is in with a win over Navarro OR a Lytle win over Hondo. Hondo is in with a win over Lytle AND a Llano win over Navarro. If Navarro beats Llano and Hondo beats Lytle, there would be a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between Lytle, Llano and Hondo. Llano can clinch the No. 3 seed with a win over Navarro AND a Hondo win over Lytle. District 14-4A DIIClinched: Devine, Crystal City, Pearsall Still Alive: Poteet, Carrizo Springs Eliminated: None Breakdown: Poteet vs. Carizzo Springs is a play-in game — the winner is in as the No. 4 seed, the loser is eliminated. Devine can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win over Pearsall. If Pearsall beats Devine, there would be a three-way tie for the No. 1 seed between Devine, Pearsall and Crystal City, who is idle. District 15-4A DIIClinched: Sinton (1), Cuero (2), Yoakum (3), Ingleside (4) District 16-4A DIIClinched: Orange Grove (1), Rio Hondo (2), Port Isabel, Raymondville Breakdown: Port Isabel vs. Raymondville is for the No. 3 seed — the winner is No. 3, the loser is No. 4.

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