1A D1 District 8

Class 1A · Texas high school football · 2026

The model has Menard winning 1A D1 District 8 at 4-1 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 Menard 4-1 district 7-2 overall 2 Water Valley 4-1 district 7-3 overall 3 Veribest 3-2 district 6-3 overall 4 Sterling City 2-3 district 5-5 overall 5 Irion County 2-3 district 5-5 overall 6 Eden 0-5 district 1-9 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 16 Water Valley at Irion County Water Valley 51% Oct 9 Sterling City at Irion County Irion County 53% Oct 30 Menard at Irion County Menard 53% Oct 9 Menard at Water Valley Water Valley 53% Oct 16 Veribest at Sterling City Sterling City 53%

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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