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11-5A FOOTBALL STANDINGS
Quick look: The final week of the 11-5A season holds plenty of intrigue with four teams still fighting over a pair of playoff berths.
Sachse, at 3-2, and Rowlett, Lakeview and Naaman Forest, all at 2-3, are separated by a game in the standings, and as fate would have it, they are matched up against one another on the final day of the regular season.
There are several different scenarios that can unfold, with the most straightforward solution starting with a Mustang victory over the Rangers on Friday at Williams Stadium.
A Naaman Forest victory, however, would complicate things, as that would create a three-way tie for the final two spots.
If the Rangers win and Rowlett defeats Lakeview, the tie would be between those two teams and Sachse, with all three posting a 1-1 record against one another.
The secondary tiebreaker is point differential with a 14-point cap. The Eagles are already set at plus-11 due to their 37-7 victory over Naaman Forest (+14) and 23-20 loss to Sachse (-3). That would be enough to assure them of one of the postseason spots.
Sachse (+3) enters the game with a better point differential than Naaman Forest (-14), meaning the Rangers would have to win by nine points to flip that difference and claim the fourth and final berth.
If the Rangers win and the Patriots defeat Rowlett, Sachse would be the odd team out due to losses to both Naaman Forest and Lakeview, leaving those two teams with the final two spots.
Garland has already secured the 11-5A championship and will be the top seed in the Division I bracket where it will meet Horn in a rematch of an early-season clash won by the Jaguars, 42-0.
South Garland has a bye this week but has already clinched the top seed in the Division II bracket.
If Sachse makes the playoffs, it will be the second seed in the Division I bracket and take on 12-5A champion Mesquite in the bi-district round.
That would leave the second seed in the Division II bracket to either Rowlett or Naaman Forest.
If the Mustangs do not make the playoffs, Rowlett, or possibly Naaman Forest would be the second seed in Division I.
--Devin Hasson
STANDINGS
xy-Garland 5-0 5-4
x-South Garland 4-2 6-4
Sachse 3-2 7-2
Rowlett 2-3 3-6
Lakeview 2-3 5-4
Naaman Forest 2-3 2-7
North Garland 0-5 1-8
x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched district title
Last Week's Results
Sachse 38, South Garland 21
Rowlett 38, North Garland 14
Garland 33, Naaman Forest 14
Lakeview, bye
Thursday's Games
Garland vs. North Garland
7 p.m. at Williams Stadium
Friday's Games
Sachse vs. Naaman Forest
7:30 p.m. at Williams Stadium
Rowlett vs. Lakeview
7:30 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium
South Garland, bye
Shifting gears: Rowlett overcomes slow start to down North Garland, move to within a win of playoffs
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