5A D1 District 9

Class 5A · Texas high school football · 2026

The model has Port Arthur Memorial winning 5A D1 District 9 at 8-0 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 Port Arthur Memorial 8-0 district 10-0 overall 2 Baytown Sterling 7-1 district 9-1 overall 3 La Porte 6-2 district 6-4 overall 4 Beaumont United 5-3 district 7-3 overall 5 Baytown Goose Creek Memorial 3-5 district 5-5 overall 6 New Caney 3-5 district 3-7 overall 7 Lufkin 2-6 district 3-7 overall 8 Beaumont West Brook 2-6 district 2-8 overall 9 Galveston Ball 0-8 district 0-10 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 17 Baytown Goose Creek Memorial at New Caney New Caney 50% Oct 23 Beaumont United at La Porte La Porte 50% Oct 23 New Caney at Beaumont West Brook Beaumont West Brook 51% Oct 1 Lufkin at New Caney New Caney 51% Nov 5 Beaumont United at Baytown Sterling Baytown Sterling 54%

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

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