1A D1 District 8

Class 1A · Texas high school football · 2026

The model has Sterling City winning 1A D1 District 8 at 5-0 in league play. The top four advance to the playoffs. Fans decide the rest, so tap a team and tell us who is really taking it.

Projected finish

1 Sterling City 5-0 district 9-1 overall 2 Veribest 3-2 district 5-5 overall 3 Water Valley 2-3 district 4-6 overall 4 Irion County 2-3 district 4-6 overall 5 Eden 2-3 district 4-6 overall 6 Menard 1-4 district 4-5 overall

Top four in green advance. Projection only, from the Friday Night Picks model. No games have been played yet.

The games that decide it

The five league games our model is least sure about.

Oct 9 Eden at Veribest Veribest 55% Oct 16 Menard at Eden Eden 55% Oct 23 Eden at Water Valley Water Valley 55% Nov 6 Irion County at Eden Eden 55% Oct 16 Water Valley at Irion County Irion County 55%

Beat the model on every 1A game.

Pick every district game, report scores from the stands, and settle it with your own fans.

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