4A East football playoff projections

Fifteen down, one to go.

Only one spot in the Class 4A east-side playoffs derby remains unclaimed.

Clinton (3-5) has the inside track. The River Kings are playoff-bound if they defeat Pleasant Valley in the final week of the regular season Friday.

Should Clinton fall (and Pleasant Valley is the favorite), it could open the door for Cedar Rapids Prairie. The Hawks play at Iowa City High. If Clinton loses and the Hawks win, they are in.

If both lose, the bid reverts back to Clinton, even if the River Kings and Dubuque Hempstead tie at 3-6 and 310 points.

That clarifies the bottom of the lineup. How about the top?

Linn-Mar (8-0) most likely earns the No. 1 seed if it wins at Cedar Rapids Xavier. The MVC Mississippi Division-champion Lions are projected to score 430 points, Cedar Falls (8-0) is projected at 425.

The Tigers host Iowa City West (6-2), with the winner earning the Valley Division crown.

Regarding the 10, 11 and 12 seeds: Cedar Rapids Xavier, Dubuque Wahlert and Cedar Rapids Kennedy all would finish with 5-4 records and 355 points. Xavier would have the top strength of schedule (opponents' records of 46-35), followed by 45-36 for Wahlert and 39-42 for Kennedy.

Here are projected first-round matchups, with this week's results projected by the BC Moore rankings:

#16 CLINTON (3-6, 310 points) at #1 LINN-MAR (9-0, 430 points)

#9 CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON (6-3, 370 points) at #8 IOWA CITY WEST (6-3, 375 points)

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#12 CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY (5-4, 355 points) at #5 IOWA CITY HIGH (7-2, 395 points)

#13 MUSCATINE (5-4, 345 points) at #4 NORTH SCOTT (8-1, 405 points)

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#11 DUBUQUE WAHLERT (5-4, 355 points) at #6 PLEASANT VALLEY (7-2, 385 points)

#14 WATERLOO EAST (5-4, 345 points) at #3 BETTENDORF (8-1, 405 points)

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#10 CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (5-4, 355 points) at #7 DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION (7-2, 385 points)

#15 DAVENPORT CENTRAL (4-5, 330 points) at

#2 CEDAR FALLS (9-0, 425 points)