STOCKTON, CALIF. — Nov. 6, 2024 — Senior
Victory Bragg of
St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) is the USA Football/MaxPreps Girls High School Flag Football Player of the Week for Oct. 28–Nov. 3. Bragg led the Rams to wins in the first round and quarterfinals of the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs last week.
St. Mary's (22-5) entered the playoffs as the No. 6 seed and defeated No. 11 Gregori and No. 3 Tokay. Up next is No. 2 Del Oro today in the semifinals with a spot in Saturday's championship game on the line.
In the two games, Bragg completed 54 of 68 pass attempts for 960 yards and eight touchdowns.
Against Gregori she completed 35 out of 39 passes for 650 yards and six touchdowns in the 46-36 win.
In the quarterfinals against Tokay, Bragg completed 19 of 29 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns in the 15-8 upset. Tokay entered the game with a 22-0 record, including a Sept. 7 win over St. Mary's.
Victory Bragg evades a defender during last year's Sac-Joaquin Section Division 2 championship game. (File photo: Anthony Brunsman)
• Passed for 960 yards and eight touchdowns in two playoff games last week.
• Completed 35 of 39 passes for 650 yards and six touchdowns in the 46-36 win against Gregori.
• Completed 19 of 29 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns as St. Mary's handed undefeated Tokay its first loss of the season in a 15-8 upset.
• Tops the MaxPreps leaderboard this fall season with 9,002 passing yards.
As the Player of the Week, Bragg will receive a complimentary invitation to a USA Football Talent ID Camp of her choosing to be further evaluated through USA Football's National Team Development Program. The development program is part of the premier pathway to USA Football's U.S. National Teams, which represent our country in international competitions such as World Championships and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Talent ID Camp attendees are eligible to receive invitations to future U.S. National Teams Trials. USA Football recently announced 14 upcoming Talent ID Camps.
This season, Bragg has completed 540 of 661 pass attempts (81.7 percent) for 9,002 yards, 76 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. As of Tuesday, she leads all girls flag football players on the MaxPreps leaderboard in passing yards during the fall season and is the only quarterback in the country to pass for more than 6,000 yards while throwing fewer than 10 interceptions.
USA Football is the sport's governing body in the United States and the organization that creates and leads the U.S. National Teams that represent our country in international competitions, including the Olympics. USA Football partnered with MaxPreps to start the Girls High School Flag Football Player of the Week award and continue to bring attention to the exploding popularity of flag football throughout the country.
USA Football and MaxPreps will announce an award winner each week during the fall and spring high school girls' flag football seasons based on game statistics entered by coaches into MaxPreps. This award celebrates the achievements of the athletes that are helping to drive flag football at the high school level. USA Football research shows more than 1.6 million athletes ages 6-17 played the sport in 2023, representing a 36.2% increase in participation over the past decade. Much of that growth is being driven by girls and women. Participation among girls ages 6-12 increased by approximately 222% from 2014 to 2023.
Opportunities for girls and women to play flag football competitively for high school and college programs are increasing. Thirteen states sanction girls' flag football as a varsity sport for current or future seasons. Women's flag football at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level features college scholarships and a national championship.
Previous Flag Football Player of the Week Winners:WEEK 1 –
Deja Smith,
St. Mary's Academy (Inglewood, Calif.)WEEK 2 –
Katia Slama,
King City (King City, Calif.)WEEK 3 –
Breana Saunders,
Millennium (Goodyear, Ariz.)WEEK 4 –
Bren David,
Milpitas (Milpitas, Calif.)About USA Football:
USA Football is the governing body of American football in the United States, the sole U.S. member of the International Federation of American Football, and a recognized sports organization of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Its non-profit mission includes designing and delivering premier educational, development, and competitive programs for American football, including tackle and flag football. USA Football is the only organization that selects and organizes men's and women's U.S. National Teams in federation-sanctioned international competition.
About MaxPreps:
MaxPreps is the nation's leading high school sports destination, offering fans the most comprehensive coverage with the latest scores, statistics, news, rankings, photos, and more. MaxPreps aspires to cover every high school team, game and player by partnering with more than 100,000 coaches throughout the country. A unit of Paramount and a CBSSports.com site, MaxPreps was founded in August 2002 and is headquartered in El Dorado Hills, Calif.
