Mountain Valley: If Ashe can beat Starmount, they will win the 2A division and be seeded in the tier of 1 seeds, if Ashe loses to Starmount, then the door would be open for Wilkes Central to jump to the 1 seed if they run the table, which includes a trip to East Wilkes
Western Highlands: Hendersonville controls their own destiny to be the seeded in the tier of 1 seeds, but Mountain Heritage beating Mitchell last week changed the whole complexion of things here, giving MH a chance to be the outright 1 in the league overall, and of course in the 2A division, but they still need Polk to beat Hendersonville for that to happen, and if that happens, then Hendersonville would drop from the tier of 1 seeds to a Wild Card, assuming Polk also beats Owen this week
WNC Athletic: Franklin has already clinched the 2A division, only question is whether or not they will finish undefeated in conference, Smoky Mountain has already clinched a playoff berth, but will be a wild card (and not a 2 or 3 seed) unless they beat both Pisgah and North Henderson
South Mountain: Shelby & Crest will play for the outright conference title, but regardless of what happens that night, the Golden Lions are looking good for the 1 seed from the 2A division....for them to drop, they would have to lose to Draughn and Crest AND have East Burke run the table, beating Chase and Kings Mountain, East Burke has essentially clinched a wild card berth though, as will the winner of the RS Central/East Rutherford game, the loser of the RSC/ER game can still get in if they win their other remaining game, Draughn is currently one of my last 5 in, they could become a lock with an upset of Shelby this week but I don't think anybody is going to bet the farm on that one
Big South: Strange situation as described by Sasha98 i believe it was a couple of weeks ago on a different thread, and I could be wrong, but I think it has taken an even crazier turn: While Huss is in a position to lose the rest of their games and still be considered the winner of the 2A division, they will only have a 30% winning percentage in their overall record, unless they beat either Forestview or Ashbrook, if Huss wins one of those, then they will be in the tier of 1 seeds, but the way I read the NCHSAA handbook for this year's football playoff qualifiers, it appears that if Huss finishes 3-8, they will not be taken as a 1 seed or even as a wild card, and will be left out of the playoffs, Cramer should get a wild card berth even if they don't win another game, it's not looking good for LKN Charter either, they would need to beat both Ashbrook and North Gaston to get in the playoff discussion, and by the way, IF that happened, they would be a 1 seed, not a wild card, unless Cramer also rose up at the end with a big upset win or two
Western Piedmont: The 1 spot will come down to the Carver/West Stokes game this Friday, and the loser would be 2, North Surry appears to be in the best spot for the 3, which they would clinch by running the table, which appears very possible with South Stokes and Forbush left, Forbush needs to win at least one of their remaining games to get in the playoff mix, Surry Central needs to win both, going to be impossible for all three of these to make it because they play each other, very possible that no wild cards come out of this league, unless it's North Surry, but if they take care of business they would be a 3, not a wild card
Southern District 7: The East Lincoln/Maiden game this Friday is for first place, and the Lincolnton/Maiden game next week can still play a role in it, but these three teams are the ones vying for the 1/2/3 spots, it's hard to pick against East Lincoln, since they haven't lost a game in forever, but note that Maiden would drop from being tied for first right now to the 3 if they lose both of these games, West Caldwell is also going to be a playoff team, and could jump to a seeded spot and not a wild card, only if they run the table, which includes Lincolnton, Newton-Conover needs two wins to lock themselves in (though it's mathematically possible with just 1), and their schedule is favorable to that, playing the two teams at the bottom over the next two weeks, West Lincoln is in the same boat, I like their chances to beat Bandys this week but it'll be a different story next week East Lincoln...my projections right now have WL as one of the last five in if they finish 5-6, 2-5, but a couple of surprise winners in other conferences could bump them out, as 2-5 (only a .286 win%) would lose tiebreaker to a team that's 5-6, 2-3 in conference or 5-6, 2-4 i conference
Rocky River: The Monroe/Forest Hills game will decide the 1/2 seeds, the 3 will be decided by the Parkwood/Mt. Pleasant game, CATA has to either Forest Hills or Parkwood to get in the discussion or both to be locked in (not many betting on that happening), West Stanly has to beat Monroe this week to stay alive, then beat Mount Pleasant next week to get in, which could actually make them the 3 if that happened, but not many folks are going to bet on that happening
Central Carolina: Your guess is as good as mine on how it's going to shake out, very good chance for a three way tie for either 1st or 2nd, maybe 3rd...Salisbury and West Davidson are for all intents and purposes locked out of playoff contention, they play each other this week but both can play spoiler to others' hopes next week: The Thomasville/North Rowan game would clinch a 1 seed for North Rowan if they can win it, as they've already beaten Lexington, but if Thomasville beats NR, they would also have to beat Lexington to avoid a three way tie, unless Lexington slips against East Davidson, who will be most likely be a wild card even losing to Lexington, as long as they beat West Davidson (see above)
Western Highlands: Hendersonville controls their own destiny to be the seeded in the tier of 1 seeds, but Mountain Heritage beating Mitchell last week changed the whole complexion of things here, giving MH a chance to be the outright 1 in the league overall, and of course in the 2A division, but they still need Polk to beat Hendersonville for that to happen, and if that happens, then Hendersonville would drop from the tier of 1 seeds to a Wild Card, assuming Polk also beats Owen this week
WNC Athletic: Franklin has already clinched the 2A division, only question is whether or not they will finish undefeated in conference, Smoky Mountain has already clinched a playoff berth, but will be a wild card (and not a 2 or 3 seed) unless they beat both Pisgah and North Henderson
South Mountain: Shelby & Crest will play for the outright conference title, but regardless of what happens that night, the Golden Lions are looking good for the 1 seed from the 2A division....for them to drop, they would have to lose to Draughn and Crest AND have East Burke run the table, beating Chase and Kings Mountain, East Burke has essentially clinched a wild card berth though, as will the winner of the RS Central/East Rutherford game, the loser of the RSC/ER game can still get in if they win their other remaining game, Draughn is currently one of my last 5 in, they could become a lock with an upset of Shelby this week but I don't think anybody is going to bet the farm on that one
Big South: Strange situation as described by Sasha98 i believe it was a couple of weeks ago on a different thread, and I could be wrong, but I think it has taken an even crazier turn: While Huss is in a position to lose the rest of their games and still be considered the winner of the 2A division, they will only have a 30% winning percentage in their overall record, unless they beat either Forestview or Ashbrook, if Huss wins one of those, then they will be in the tier of 1 seeds, but the way I read the NCHSAA handbook for this year's football playoff qualifiers, it appears that if Huss finishes 3-8, they will not be taken as a 1 seed or even as a wild card, and will be left out of the playoffs, Cramer should get a wild card berth even if they don't win another game, it's not looking good for LKN Charter either, they would need to beat both Ashbrook and North Gaston to get in the playoff discussion, and by the way, IF that happened, they would be a 1 seed, not a wild card, unless Cramer also rose up at the end with a big upset win or two
Western Piedmont: The 1 spot will come down to the Carver/West Stokes game this Friday, and the loser would be 2, North Surry appears to be in the best spot for the 3, which they would clinch by running the table, which appears very possible with South Stokes and Forbush left, Forbush needs to win at least one of their remaining games to get in the playoff mix, Surry Central needs to win both, going to be impossible for all three of these to make it because they play each other, very possible that no wild cards come out of this league, unless it's North Surry, but if they take care of business they would be a 3, not a wild card
Southern District 7: The East Lincoln/Maiden game this Friday is for first place, and the Lincolnton/Maiden game next week can still play a role in it, but these three teams are the ones vying for the 1/2/3 spots, it's hard to pick against East Lincoln, since they haven't lost a game in forever, but note that Maiden would drop from being tied for first right now to the 3 if they lose both of these games, West Caldwell is also going to be a playoff team, and could jump to a seeded spot and not a wild card, only if they run the table, which includes Lincolnton, Newton-Conover needs two wins to lock themselves in (though it's mathematically possible with just 1), and their schedule is favorable to that, playing the two teams at the bottom over the next two weeks, West Lincoln is in the same boat, I like their chances to beat Bandys this week but it'll be a different story next week East Lincoln...my projections right now have WL as one of the last five in if they finish 5-6, 2-5, but a couple of surprise winners in other conferences could bump them out, as 2-5 (only a .286 win%) would lose tiebreaker to a team that's 5-6, 2-3 in conference or 5-6, 2-4 i conference
Rocky River: The Monroe/Forest Hills game will decide the 1/2 seeds, the 3 will be decided by the Parkwood/Mt. Pleasant game, CATA has to either Forest Hills or Parkwood to get in the discussion or both to be locked in (not many betting on that happening), West Stanly has to beat Monroe this week to stay alive, then beat Mount Pleasant next week to get in, which could actually make them the 3 if that happened, but not many folks are going to bet on that happening
Central Carolina: Your guess is as good as mine on how it's going to shake out, very good chance for a three way tie for either 1st or 2nd, maybe 3rd...Salisbury and West Davidson are for all intents and purposes locked out of playoff contention, they play each other this week but both can play spoiler to others' hopes next week: The Thomasville/North Rowan game would clinch a 1 seed for North Rowan if they can win it, as they've already beaten Lexington, but if Thomasville beats NR, they would also have to beat Lexington to avoid a three way tie, unless Lexington slips against East Davidson, who will be most likely be a wild card even losing to Lexington, as long as they beat West Davidson (see above)
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