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Florida’s Block Party Sinks Defending Champion Texas A&M in Four Sets

Florida matched its season high with 16 blocks and knocked off the defending national champions on their home floor Friday night.

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10 hours ago

October 22, 2026

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Florida's Block Party Sinks Defending Champion Texas A&M in Four Sets

Florida brought the wall to College Station on Friday night, matching its season high with 16 team blocks in a 25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 25-16 win over defending NCAA champion Texas A&M in front of 6,464 fans at Reed Arena.

Briscoe led the block party with seven rejections. Alec Rothe added six blocks, nine kills on .438 hitting and a season-high six digs, while setter Parks set a career high with six blocks of her own to go with 36 assists and four aces. Chaney led the offense with 12 kills, Logan King recorded her second double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs, and Hayes picked up 14 digs.

Florida served 10 aces and outhit the Aggies .186 to .112, even though Texas A&M finished with more kills, 48-44.

Kyndal Stowers led the Aggies with 17 kills and 11 digs. Texas A&M, which entered the night 8-1 at home this season, fell to 10-8 overall and 3-3 in the SEC. Florida improved to 14-2.

Photo: Texas A&M Athletics

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Alabama Runs Deep: Undefeated Moody, Central and Montgomery Catholic All Sit in the National Top 15

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October 22, 2026

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Moody quarterback Serenity Rutledge (0) runs against Montgomery Catholic during the AHSAA state championship game at Protective Stadium.

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.