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Ten Straight: Tampa Robinson Beats Miami Northwestern 42-34 for Its 10th Consecutive Florida State Title
There are dynasties, and then there is Tampa Robinson flag football. The Knights beat Miami Northwestern 42-34 in the FHSAA Class 2A state championship game on May 16 at the AdventHealth Training Center to win their 10th consecutive state title — and their 11th championship in 12 years.
Northwestern, one of Florida’s proudest football schools, pushed the Knights in a shootout, but Robinson’s championship pedigree told in the end. Ten straight titles is a streak with few equals in any Florida high school sport, built year after year by a program that reloads instead of rebuilding.
Florida is the blueprint state for girls flag football — a fully sanctioned FHSAA sport with hundreds of programs and a college pipeline to match. Its newest wrinkle, an Open Division bringing the state’s best together regardless of class, begins this school year.
The rest of Florida knows the truth: the road to the 2A title still runs through Robinson — as it has for a decade.
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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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