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Back-to-Back: Penn Finishes 18-0, Beats Lawrence North 34-28 for Indiana’s State Crown
The Penn Kingsmen are Indiana’s dynasty in the making. Penn beat Lawrence North 34-28 on October 17 at Grand Park in Westfield to win its second straight Indiana girls flag football state championship and finish the season 18-0.
Quarterback Quinn Driscoll was the star of the final, throwing five touchdown passes — three to Alivia Dawson and two to Alexis Werner. The Kingsmen reached the title game with a 33-27 semifinal win over Fort Wayne Snider, and they never lost all season.
The championship caps the second year of flag football as an IHSAA emerging sport, a season that drew 108 teams across Indiana with support from the Indianapolis Colts. Full sanctioning could come as soon as a May 2027 vote.
For now, the road to the title runs through Mishawaka — and through Driscoll, Dawson and Werner, who made sure it stayed there.
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Alabama Runs Deep: Undefeated Moody, Central and Montgomery Catholic All Sit in the National Top 15
If you want to find the center of the high school flag football universe, check Alabama. Three Alabama programs sit in the USA TODAY Super 25 national rankings — and the state’s No. 2 team hasn’t lost in 30 games.
Moody (17-0) is the streak story of the fall. The defending AHSAA Class 1A-5A champions picked up their 30th consecutive win this week, are ranked No. 7 in the Super 25 and No. 8 in the MaxPreps national rankings, and recently outscored three opponents 146-0 in a single week. Sophomore Sophie White put up 472 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns in one doubleheader. The Blue Devils’ title DNA is real: last December at Protective Stadium, quarterback Serenity Rutledge threw three touchdown passes — to Zoey Terry, White and Kennedy Hockman — and Cheyenne Moore returned an interception 48 yards for a score in a 27-18 final win over Montgomery Catholic.
Central of Phenix City (11-2) is Alabama’s No. 1 and the nation’s No. 5, powered by Savannah Sevier, who recently stacked 301 yards, four touchdowns, six flag pulls and four pass breakups in a single week. Montgomery Catholic (12-1), ranked No. 15 nationally, is right back in the hunt behind senior Hayden Fitts, who ran for three touchdowns and threw for another against Spain Park.
With Spain Park, Vestavia Hills, Boaz and Brewbaker Tech also ranked in the state Super 10, Alabama’s playoffs this winter might be the toughest tournament in the country.
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