A total of 28 states are in various stages of making high school girls flag football a sanctioned sport, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. Florida (FHSAA) has been leading the charge for nearly 20 years but 11 other states will have flag football as a recognized scholastic sport during the 2024-2025 school year.
Flag football is played in the spring or fall. States like Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia and Illinois will kick off their seasons in August.
Below is a look at 20 players to watch this fall. These athletes were selected based on statistical information provided to MaxPreps, local honors and a combination of other factors. If you have a player to keep an eye on, a coach who needs access to provide data to MaxPreps, know a top team to watch, or have general questions about our coverage of flag football, please email
steve.montoya@paramount.com.
Tamiyah Carter, St. Anne-Pacelli (Columbus, Ga.) Senior
Position: QB
Combined to run and throw for 34 touchdowns in 2023 while leading her team to a 23-0 record.
Madison Coger, Campo Verde (Gilbert, Ariz.)Year: Senior
Position: WR
Led the country last fall with over 2,400 yards receiving, snaring 22 touchdowns and averaging over 17 yards per reception in the process.
Paula Nicole Cruz, Calexico (Calif.)Year: Senior
Position: WR
Had over 100 receptions as a junior, 24 going for touchdowns.
Geianna Gonzales, St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.)Year: Sophomore
Position: WR
Piled up over 1,800 yards and 23 touchdowns as a freshman.
Gerritt Griggs, Central (Phenix City, Ala.)
Year: Senior
Position: QB
The Alabama softball commit can do it all, including making things happen on the football field. She led her squad to a state title after throwing for 32 TDs and rushing for another 16.
Maia Helmar, Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Year: Senior
Position: ATH
Impacts things on both sides of the ball for one of the top squads in the country. She plays quarterback and is one the top defenders for the Sailors.
Serenity Hickman, Columbus (Ga.)
Year: Senior
Position: QB
Threw for over 3,100 yards with 55 touchdowns as a junior, leading the Blue Devils to a 20-1 record.
Kenzie Horton, Greenbrier (Evans, Ga.)
Year: Senior
Position: QB
Led her team to a state title in 2023, tossing 44 TDs and completing well over 60 percent over her passes.
Katelyn Jewell, Canyon View (Waddell, Ariz.)
Year: Senior
Position: QB
Watch her 2023 game reel and you will see she's the real deal. Jewell threw for over 3,600 yards and 55 TDs.
Aria Kahn, Tokay (Lodi, Calif.)
Year: Senior
Position: QB
Threw for 4,497 yards and 57 touchdowns last season, including a pair of 300-yard games.
Madilyn Lam, Esperanza (Anaheim, Calif.)
Year: Junior
Position: QB
Lit it up for the undefeated Aztecs in 2023, throwing for over 5,500 yards and a nation-best 91 touchdowns.
Ava Liaga, Corona (Calif.)
Year: Sophomore
Position: WR
Led the country as a freshman with 48 touchdowns last fall. Liaga had two or more TDs in 15 games.
Alexandria Lofton, Columbus (Ga.)Year: Senior
Position: WR
A major weapon for the 20-1 Blue Devils, taking 29 of her 69 receptions to the house.
Natayla Odom, Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet, Ga.)Year: Junior
Position: WR
Hauled in 22 TDs for the top team in the country in 2023. She totaled 62 receptions and averaged over 13 yards per catch.
Natalie Sanders, Calvary Day (Savannah, Ga.)Year: Senior
Position: ATH
Finished the 2023 season with 36 sacks, which was good for second in the country.
Allyson Schmida, Crean Lutheran (Irvine, Calif.)Year: Sophomore
Position: S
To say she was all over the place on defense is a bit of an understatement. Schmida picked off 27 passes as a freshman.
Nami Singer, Marana (Tucson, Ariz.)Year: Junior
Position: ATH
As a sophomore, Singer was in the backfield chasing quarterbacks all season long. She finished with 34 total sacks.
Lotolelei Sivas, Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.)Year: Junior
Position: WR
When not crushing it on the softball diamond, you can catch Sivas hauling in touchdown passes in Southern California. As a sophomore, she had 27.
Samaya Taylor, Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)Year: Junior
Position: WR
One of the best wide out threats in flag football, Taylor put up over 1,600 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2023.
Alaina Valmassei, Lane Tech (Chicago, Ill.)Year: Senior
Position: QB
Led her team to a championship after throwing for 71 touchdowns. She had three or more TD passes in 14 games last fall.
