The race is certainly anyone's game throughout the Red, White and Blue.

With a big win over Philly-Whitemarsh last weekend New York Athletic Club clinched the White Conference title and a playoff berth, while in the Blue, Boston looks on pace to take the top spot, depending on Charlotte’s performance in its final two matches.

However, the biggest piece of the puzzle still left unsolved lies inside the Red competition, where the playoff hopes of the majority of the conference hang in the balance, pending this weekend’s results.

Heading into the final round of play, there is a possibility of four Red teams emerging to the post-season – Belmont Shore, OMBAC, Denver and SFGG each have 20 points or more and neither of the remaining conferences have more than one team above the 20 point mark.

After kicking off to tumultuous starts this season, Old Mission Beach Athletic Club and San Francisco Golden Gate have continued to gain momentum through week seven. Wins for both California clubs propelled them into a four-way conference tie at 4-2 with fellow RSL strong forces Belmont Shore and the Denver Barbarians.

This week, OMBAC travels to Long Beach to close out the season against Belmont Shore. The San Diego squad continues to improve each week and has a shot at winning the conference if it can muscle out one more win over Belmont.

If this happens, Belmont would remain at 22 and possibly finish in fourth place in the standings, provided Denver defeats Old Puget Sound Beach and SFGG defeats Santa Monica – creating the potential for the two wild cards to emerge from the Red Conference.

Week 8 matches:
OPSB at Denver
OMBAC at Belmont Shore
SFGG at Santa Monica
NYAC at Chicago Lions
Dallas Harlequins at Philadelphia-Whitemarsh
Washington at Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Charlotte at St Louis Bombers
Chicago Griffins at Old Blue
PAC at Boston

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