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World Flag Series Makes History in Tampa, Then Goes Back-to-Back in Toronto
Professional women’s flag football didn’t wait for the NFL. The World Flag Series launched this summer, staging the first professional women’s flag football events — and crowning the same champion twice.
WFS1 debuted July 25 at Suncoast Credit Union Stadium in Tampa, bringing together three teams and 30 athletes from 10 countries. Team H.E.R. won the inaugural event, beating the Glitter Bombs 12-7 in the final. Among the signees was Arizona State club standout Rylen Bourguet, part of a wave of college club stars getting their first professional opportunity.
The series crossed the border for WFS2 on September 19 in Toronto, and H.E.R. did it again, defeating the Midnight Ballers 14-7 to go back-to-back across the first two events in the sport’s professional history.
With the NFL and TMRW Sports building their own league for launch later this decade, the World Flag Series has already proved the concept: elite women players, international rosters and a paying audience for professional flag football.
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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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