Flag Football
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Towers Hosting Flag Football Preseason Jamboree on September 27
The Towers Titans girls’ flag football team has invited five other DeKalb teams to partake in the Clash of the Titans preseason jamboree on Wednesday, September 27 at Avondale Stadium. [...]
Redan Falls 20-6 to Harris County in Second Round of State Playoffs
Redan's Londyn Felder (1) makes the first of her two interceptions in Redan's 6-0 playoff win over Maynard Jackson. (Photo by Mark Brock) The Redan Lady Raiders picked [...]
Six DeKalb Flag Football Teams Go into State Playoff Action Today
The Redan Lady Raiders host a regional in the Class A-4A flag football state playoffs today at Hallford Stadium. Redan opens at 5:30 against Maynard Jackson. Area 8 [...]
Towers Improves to 8-2 with 20-0 Win over Elite Scholars Academy
Towers Macada McDonald (1) runs past Elite Scholars' defender Tyler Brown (5) for one of her two touchdowns on the night in Towers 20-0 win. (Photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Tucker Sweeps Clarkston, North Atlanta in Area Flag Football
Tucker's Amala Lindquist threw 2 touchdown passes and intercepted a pass to set up one in the final 29 seconds of the first half to rally Tucker past Clarkston [...]
Greenbrier Shuts Out Dunwoody in Division 2 Flag Football Quarterfinals
Dunwoody's Hayden Woods cuts up field against Greenbrier in the Division 2 flag football quarterfinals. Greenbrier held off Dunwoody 6-0 to advance. (Photo by Mark Brock) The Dunwoody [...]
Dunwoody Defense Propels Wildcats into Flag Football Elite 8 Playoff Spot
Dunwody's Courtney Craft (on ground) gets one of several Wildcat sacks on Eagle's Landing quarterback Savanna Salter (4) in a defensive struggle won 2-0 by Dunwoody in the Division [...]
Five DeKalb Teams Headed to Flag Football State Playoffs
Tucker, Lakeside, Lithonia and Dunwoody (clockwise from top left) along with Columbia head to Flag Football State Playoffs on Tuesday. Division 2 Area 5 champion Dunwoody leads five [...]
Dunwoody Defeats 21-0 Lakeside to take Lead in Area 5 Flag Football Race
Dunwoody's Lily Garrigan (left) scores a touchdown for the Wildcats. Lakeside's Jemia Johnson (right) hauls in a pass for the Vikings. Dunwoody won the Area 5 showdown 21-0. (Photos [...]
Tucker Sweeps Druid Hills and McNair in Girls Flag Football Action
Tucker quarterback Na'Riya Hardy-Briscoe had two touchdowns, three one-point conversions and an interception in Tucker's 27-6 win over McNair. (Photo by Mark Brock) The Tucker Tigers picked up [...]
Lakeside Rallies Past Miller Grove for Flag Football Sweep
DCSD flag football action (l-r) Lakeside's Lily McMahan makes an interception; Miller Grove's Taniyah Scott knocks down a pass; and Southwest DeKalb's Charlia Varner looks for running room. (Photos [...]
McNair Scores Twice in Final Minutes to Defeat Dunwoody
Dunwoody's Courtney Craft (left) makes a tackle on McNair's Kei'Asia Clayton (2) during second half action of McNair's 19-6 win. (Photo by Mark Brock) The McNair Lady Mustangs [...]
Flag Football Records Updated
Dunwoody leads the three teams playing their inaugural seasons of girls' flag football with a 4-4 record. Lakeside and McNair are also competing in DeKalb's first year of participation. [...]
History
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) began offering girls’ flag football as a competitive sport in 2019.
DeKalb County School District got into play in 2020 as three teams opted to play despite the Coivd-19 Pandemic with Dunwoody, Lakeside and McNair making history as the inaugural teams from DeKalb.
Teams get the opportunity to play in Area play to qualify for the state playoffs. The championship game is played during the high school state football championship weekend at Georgia State University’s Center Parc Stadium.
McNair (3-3) and Dunwoody (4-5) earned playoff berths in their first season as the No. 3 and No. 4 seed, respectively, from Area 5 – Division 1 behind Pace and Decatur.