5A D1 District 8

Class 5A · Texas high school football · 2026

The model has Midlothian winning 5A D1 District 8 at 4-3 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 Midlothian 4-3 district 5-5 overall 2 Mansfield Legacy 4-3 district 6-4 overall 3 Lancaster 4-3 district 5-5 overall 4 Mansfield Summit 4-3 district 4-7 overall 5 Cleburne 3-4 district 3-7 overall 6 Cedar Hill 3-4 district 4-6 overall 7 Burleson Centennial 3-4 district 4-6 overall 8 DeSoto 3-4 district 3-7 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.

Sep 18 DeSoto at Burleson Centennial Burleson Centennial 55% Sep 25 Burleson Centennial at Cleburne Cleburne 55% Oct 9 Burleson Centennial at Mansfield Legacy Mansfield Legacy 55% Oct 16 Midlothian at Burleson Centennial Burleson Centennial 55% Oct 23 Burleson Centennial at Lancaster Lancaster 55%

Beat the model on every 5A game.

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

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