Arizona teams are on the rise in the latest MaxPreps high school flag football rankings (updated twice a week), including No. 12
Marana (Tucson), No. 19
Mountain View (Mesa) and newcomer
Hamilton (Chandler), which enters at No. 22 after an impressive 4-0 start.
Freshman quarterback
Marlie Phillips has already thrown for over 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns. Her primary target is junior
Samaya Taylor-Jenkins, who has 28 receptions for 312 yards and six TDs.
Huntington Beach (Calif.) quarterback
Roxie Shaia is on absolute tear this season. The sophomore has thrown for 5,310 yards and 74 TD passes. The Oilers beat No. 20
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) 39-14 on Saturday behind Shaia's 386 yards and six scoring strikes.
MaxPreps has recently
partnered with USA Football to recognize a national player of the week. In order to be considered, statistical information has to be submitted to MaxPreps.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia and Illinois sanction flag football in the fall. Georgia has just begun its season and has not played enough games to be included in the rankings.
Samaya Taylor-Jenkins has 28 receptions for 312 yards and six touchdowns in just four games for newly-ranked Hamilton of Arizona. (Photo: Steve Paynter)
Record: 18-0
2. (2) Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.)Record: 19-2
3. (7) Perspectives Leadership (Chicago, Ill.)Record: 16-0
Record: 9-1
