MaxPreps is recognizing outstanding performers in high school flag football to close out the fall 2026 season by naming the top player in each state. Selections are based on team success and individual excellence in addition to local and state accolades.
Bri Parrent of
Colony (Palmer) is the 2026 MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year. The sophomore quarterback led the Knights to an 18-3 record and state runner-up finish.
Parrent topped the Alaska leaderboards with 6,397 passing yards and 73 touchdown passes. She added 2,431 yards and 21 scores on the ground, helping her break a state record with 533 points scored.
Defensively, Parrent pulled 103 flags and had a state-leading 26 interceptions.
As a freshman, Parrent accounted for 6,866 yards and 77 touchdowns.
Participation in flag football topped 100,000 athletes nationwide for the first time during the 2025-26 school year, an increase of 48.7 percent over 2024-25 alone. More than 20 states will sanction championships through the fall, winter and spring seasons in 2026-27.
Each state's MaxPreps Player of the Year will be considered for inclusion in the MaxPreps All-America Team, which will be released at the end of the spring season.
MaxPreps Alaska Players of the Year
2024 – Jade Skipps, North Pole
2025 – Jillian Preston, South Anchorage
