5A D2 District 8

Class 5A · Texas high school football · 2026

The model has Killeen Ellison winning 5A D2 District 8 at 3-2 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 Killeen Ellison 3-2 district 4-6 overall 2 Belton 3-2 district 4-6 overall 3 Waco University 3-2 district 7-4 overall 4 Waco 2-3 district 3-7 overall 5 Bryan Rudder 2-3 district 6-4 overall 6 Brenham 2-3 district 5-5 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 Bryan Rudder at Belton Belton 55% Oct 16 Belton at Waco Waco 55% Oct 23 Killeen Ellison at Belton Belton 55% Oct 29 Waco University at Belton Belton 55% Nov 6 Belton at Brenham Brenham 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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