Which high school football teams would make playoffs if season ended today? Five area squads

The Florida High School Athletic Association will release the updated playoff points on Tuesday. But we tabulated the numbers a day early to give you a sneak peek at what to expect for Manatee County area programs.

Teams are in order of points, except when determining district champion slots, as of Monday. When deciding district champions for Class 8A-5A, the team with the best district record entering Week 10 was chosen in lieu of a team already clinching. The points average decides tiebreakers unless the teams with identical district records played head-to-head.

Double asterisks signal teams that have clinched a district title.

Here’s a look at each teams district record and total points:

Class 8A-Region 2

DISTRICT 5

Dr. Phillips 3-0 38.50**

Olympia 2-1 34.75

Oak Ridge 2-1 31.50

Freedom 1-3 26.67

Cypress Creek 0-3 24.63

DISTRICT 6

Sarasota Riverview 5-0 39.87**

Newsome 3-1 37.00

Manatee 4-1 35.17

Steinbrenner 1-4 31.25

Alonso 2-3 30.29

Palm Harbor University 0-4 29.83

Riverview 1-3 28.71

DISTRICT 7

Kissimmee Osceola 3-0 42.50**

Ridge Community 2-1 40.00

George Jenkins 1-2 33.00

Gateway 2-2 31.67

Haines City 0-3 27.50

DISTRICT 8

Vero Beach 2-0 44.50

Centennial 0-2 34.71

Treasure Coast 1-1 33.33

Fort Pierce Central 1-1 30.33

PROJECTED SEEDS

1. Vero Beach, 44.50

2. Kissimmee Osceola, 42.50

3. Sarasota Riverview, 39.87

4. Orlando Dr. Phillips, 38.50

5. Haines City Ridge Community, 40.00

6. Lithia Newsome, 37.00

7. Manatee, 35.17

8. Orlando Olympia, 34.75

PROJECTED FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS

Orlando Olympia at Vero Beach; Haines City Ridge Community at Orlando Dr. Phillips; Manatee at Kissimmee Osceola; Lithia Newsome at Sarasota Riverview.

Notes: Big jump for Manatee, which sat 11th last week. The Hurricanes surged four spots with a victory coupled with St. Lucie West Centennial’s makeup game loss to Melbourne. The Canes can do some more damage with their own makeup game against district foe Lithia Newsome on the horizon.

Class 7A-Region 3

DISTRICT 9

Tampa Bay Tech 5-0 40.57**

Durant 3-2 35.88

Bloomingdale 4-1 33.88

East Bay 3-3 32.38

Plant City 3-2 31.50

Strawberry Crest 0-5 24.25

Lennard 0-5 23.63

DISTRICT 10

Pinellas Park 3-0 38.86**

St. Petersburg 0-3 35.29

East Lake 2-1 32.75

Countryside 1-2 30.29

Seminole 1-1 23.00

DISTRICT 11

Venice 4-0 41.71

Braden River 3-1 41.20

Palmetto 3-1 38.86

Lakewood Ranch 1-3 35.67

Sarasota 0-3 31.71

North Port 0-3 30.86

DISTRICT 12

Gulf Coast 1-0 31.80

South Fort Myers 1-0 31.20

Riverdale 0-2 28.63

PROJECTED SEEDS

1. Venice, 41.71

2. Tampa Bay Tech, 40.57

3. Pinellas Park, 38.86

4. Naples Gulf Coast, 31.80

5. Braden River 41.20

6. Palmetto 38.86

7. Plant City Durant 35.88

8. Lakewood Ranch 35.67

PROJECTED FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS

Lakewood Ranch at Venice; Braden River at Naples Gulf Coast; Plant City Durant at Tampa Bay Tech; Palmetto at Pinellas Park.

Notes: Palmetto and Lakewood Ranch both rose a spot, while Braden River stood pat with the highest wild-card points average. The Tigers and Mustangs rise is a result of multiple teams in other districts faltering last week. Lakewood Ranch, though, doesn’t have much wiggle room with two games left.

Class 5A-Region 3

DISTRICT 9

Lakewood 2-0 37.00

Tarpon Springs 2-0 35.00

Gibbs 0-2 27.50

Dunedin 0-2 24.86

DISTRICT 10

Jefferson 2-0 35.29

Jesuit 2-0 35.33

Middleton 1-2 29.75

Robinson 2-1 29.00

Spoto 0-4 26.63

DISTRICT 11

Hardee 3-1 35.00

Southeast 3-1 34.33

Booker 3-1 30.88

Bayshore 1-3 28.50

DeSoto 1-3 26.83

Lemon Bay 1-3 26.29

DISTRICT 12

Immokalee 4-0 41.29**

Dunbar 3-1 37.00

Clewiston 2-1 34.00

Cypress Lake 1-3 31.00

Lely 1-2 28.67

Mariner 0-4 28.43

PROJECTED SEEDS

1. Immokalee, 41.29

2. St. Petersburg Lakewood, 37.00

3. Tampa Jefferson 35.29

4. Wauchula Hardee, 35.00

5. Fort Myers Dunbar, 37.00

6. Tampa Jesuit, 35.33

7. Tarpon Springs, 35.00

8. Southeast, 34.33

BUBBLE

9. Clewiston, 34.00

10. Fort Myers Cypress Lake, 31.00

11. Sarasota Booker, 30.88

12. Tampa Middleton, 29.75

13. Tampa Robinson, 29.00

14. Naples Lely, 28.67

15. Bayshore, 28.50

PROJECTED FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS

Southeast at Immokalee; Fort Myers Dunbar at Wauchula Hardee; Tarpon Springs at St. Petersburg Lakewood; Tampa Jesuit at Tampa Jefferson.

Notes: Southeast’s loss in Wauchula sent the Seminoles tumbling to the No. 8 seed as the last wild-card team, leading by 0.33 points over Clewiston. Bayshore’s latest close loss effectively eliminated the Bruins from a playoff berth.

Class 3A-Region 3

Clearwater Central Catholic 41.75

Tampa Catholic 38.67

Lakeland Christian 38.17

Calvary Christian 35.83

Trinity Catholic 34.71

Berkeley Prep 34.29

St. Petersburg Catholic 30.57

Cardinal Mooney 29.57

PROJECTED SEEDS

1. Clearwater Central Catholic, 41.75

2. Tampa Catholic, 38.67

3. Lakeland Christian, 38.17

4. Clearwater Calvary Christian, 35.83

PROJECTED FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS

Clearwater Calvary Christian at Clearwater Central Catholic; Lakeland Christian at Tampa Catholic.

Notes: Not much more can be said about Cardinal Mooney’s forfeited losses severely impacting its playoff chances. With only four playoff berths in the lower classifications per region, the Cougars were in a must-win scenario for the final three weeks. Their loss puts them at the bottom and needing lots of help.

This story was originally published October 23, 2017 at 4:52 PM with the headline "Which high school football teams would make playoffs if season ended today? Five area squads."