Put up or shut up this week in district play

With just one week left in district play, the playoff picture has become a lot clearer in most districts; while a few districts are still to be decided this week.

With the Florida-Georgia game in town this week, like usual all games including Gateway Conference teams will be played on Thursday this week.

Here is a run down of each district who has clinched a playoff spot and who has to do what to clinch a playoff spot.

 

District 6-1A

Champion: Fort White (6-2, 3-0)

Runner-up: TBD

Outlook: Union County (4-4, 2-1) at Baldwin (5-2, 2-1) play Thursday to decide the runner-up berth.

 

District 2-2A

Champion: University Christian (5-2, 3-0)

Runner-up: TBD

Outlook: Harvest (3-5, 1-1) at Cedar Creek (1-6, 1-1) meet Friday to decide the runner-up spot.

 

District 2-3A

Champion: TBD

Runner-up: TBD

Outlook: Both teams are already in the playoffs when Trinity Christian (5-3, 1-0) travels to Episcopal (8-0, 1-0) Friday in a winner take all game for the district title, the loser will be the runner-up.

 

District 2-4A

Champion: TBD

Runner-up: TBD

Outlook: Raines (6-0, 2-0) travels to Bolles (7-0, 2-0) to decide the district title, the loser is the runner-up

 

District 3-4A

Champion: TBD

Runner-up: TBD

Schedule

Interlachen (4-3, 2-1) at Bradford (5-1, 3-0)

Santa Fe (3-4, 2-1) at Keystone Heights (2-5, 1-2)

Scenarios

A. Bradford and Santa Fe both win, Bradford wins the district and Santa Fe is the runner-up.

B. Bradford and Keystone both win, Bradford wins the district and Keystone, Santa Fe and Interlachen will play in a three-way tiebreaker at Interlachen to decide runner-up berth.

C. Interlachen and Santa Fe win, a three-way tiebreaker between Bradford, Santa Fe and Interlachen would be played at Bradford to decided the district title and runner-up berth.

D. Interlachen and Keystone win, Interlachen wins the district title and Bradford would be the runner-up.

 

District 3-5A

Champion: TBD

Runner-up: TBD

Schedule

Yulee (5-2, 3-0) at Ribault (3-3, 2-1)

Scenario

A. Yulee wins, Yulee is the district champion, Suwannee is the runner-up

B. Ribault wins, three-way tiebreaker between Yulee, Ribault and host Suwannee (6-3, 3-1) to decide the district title and runner-up berth.

 

District 4-5A

Champion: Ponte Vedra (7-0, 3-0)

Runner-up: TBD

Schedule

Bishop Kenny (4-3, 2-1) at Wolfson (1-7, 1-2)

Scenario

A. Bishop Kenny wins, BK is the runner-up

B. Wolfson wins, a three-way tiebreaker between Bishop Kenny, Wolson and Westside ( 3-4, 2-2) would be at BK for the runner-up berth.

 

District 5-5A

Champion: Baker County (7-0, 4-0)

Runner-up: TBD

Schedule

Clay (5-3, 3-1) at Palatka (3-3, 2-2)

Orange Park (4-3, 1-3) at Menendez (3-5, 2-2)

Scenario

A. Clay beats Palatka, Clay is the runner-up

B. Palatka beats Clay, Orange Park wins, Palatka is the runner-up

C. Palatka beats Clay, Menendez wins, three-way tiebreaker at Palatka for the runner-up berth

 

District 4-6A

Champion: TBD

Runner-up: TBD

Outlook: St. Augustine (7-1, 3-0) travels to Middleburg Friday to decide the district title, the loser is the runner-up

 

District 13-6A

Champion: Mainland

Runner-up: TBD

Outlook: Deltona (6-2, 3-1) travels to Matanzas (5-2, 2-2) Friday with the winner clinching the runner-up berth.

 

District 2-7A

Champion: TBD

Runner-up: TBD

Schedule

Thursday

Lee (5-1, 3-0) at Fletcher (6-1, 2-1)

Columbia (4-3, 2-1) at First Coast (3-4, 1-2)

Scenario

A. Fletcher and First Coast win, Fletcher is the district champion, Lee is the runner-up

B. Fletcher and Columbia win, three-way tiebreaker between Lee, Fletcher and Columbia at Fletcher to decide both playoff spots

C. Lee and First Coast win, Lee is the district champion and a three-way tiebreaker would be played between First Coast, Fletcher and Columbia at Fletcher to decide the runner-up spot

D. Lee and Columbia win, Lee is the district champion and Columbia is the runner-up

 

District 3-7A

Champion:  Buchholz

Runner-up: TBD

Outlook: Bartram Trail (4-4, 2-1) travels to Oakleaf (5-2, 2-1) Friday with the winner clinching the runner-up berth

 

District 1-8A

Champion: TBD

Runner-up: TBD

Schedule

Thursday

Deland (2-6, 0-3) at Sandalwood (5-1, 2-1)

Palm Coast (2-5, 1-2) at Mandarin (5-1, 2-1)

Scenario

A. Sandalwood and Mandarin win, three-way tiebreaker at Mandarin between Spruce Creek (5-3, 3-1), Sandalwood (to decide both district champion and runner-up.

B. Sandalwood and Palm Coast win, Sandalwood is the district champion, Spruce Creek is the runner-up

C. Mandarin and Deland win, Spruce Creek is the district champion, Mandarin is the runner-up

D. Deland and Palm Coast win, Spruce Creek is the district champion and Palm Coast, Sandalwood and Mandarin will play in a three-way tiebreaker at Mandarin to decide the runner-up berth

 

 

 

Thursday 

Providence at Atlantic Coast

Union County at Baldwin

Nease at Englewood

Columbia at First Coast

Lee at Fletcher

St. Joseph at Florida Deaf

Palm Coast at Mandarin

Stanton at Paxon

Yulee at Ribault

Deland at Sandalwood

Spruce Creek at Winter Park

Bishop Kenny at Wolfson

 

Friday

Raines at Bolles

Interlachen at Bradford

Harvest at Cedar Creek

Bradenton Christian at Christ Church

Buchholz at Creekside

Providence at Duval Charter

Trinity at Episcopal

Ed White at Fleming Island

Hawthorne at Fort White

Eagle’s View at Hilliard

Santa Fe at Keystone

Deltona at Matanzas

Orange Park at Menendez

St. Augustine at Middleburg

Bartram Trail at Oakleaf

Clay at Palatka

Parker at Ponte Vedra

Baker County at Ridgeview

Dixie County at University Christian

ACD at Wakulla

Jackson at West Nassau

 

 

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