5A D1 District 8

Class 5A · Texas high school football · 2026

The model has Burleson Centennial winning 5A D1 District 8 at 7-0 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 Burleson Centennial 7-0 district 9-1 overall 2 Lancaster 5-2 district 6-4 overall 3 Midlothian 5-2 district 7-3 overall 4 Mansfield Summit 4-3 district 5-5 overall 5 DeSoto 4-3 district 4-5 overall 6 Mansfield Legacy 2-5 district 2-8 overall 7 Cleburne 1-6 district 1-9 overall 8 Cedar Hill 0-7 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.

Sep 25 Midlothian at DeSoto Midlothian 51% Oct 16 Mansfield Summit at DeSoto DeSoto 51% Oct 30 Lancaster at Midlothian Midlothian 51% Oct 15 Cedar Hill at Mansfield Legacy Mansfield Legacy 52% Oct 30 Cedar Hill at Cleburne Cleburne 52%

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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