Adding to the fall and winter selections, the spring winners include NFHS-member associations where flag is sanctioned: Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, New York, Ohio and Tennessee.
Nevada and Washington are the only states that play flag football in the winter season. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia and Illinois are fall states where the sport is officially sanctioned.
Alabama
Harrison stepped into a new role this season as the starting quarterback for the Red Devils and there was no let down. The senior tossed 80 touchdowns, ran for another 18 and was a huge reason Central secured its third consecutive state title.
Alaska
Helped lead the Wolverines to the school’s first state championship in the fall. Preston threw for 56 touchdown passes and over 3,500 yards.
Arizona
The do-it-all player is the back-to-back Arizona Player of the Year after capping her career with a second-straight undefeated season and state championship. The senior hauled in 32 touchdown passes and was also a force on defense with 14 interceptions.
California
Threw for 7,934 yards with 112 touchdowns and ran for 1,149 yards with 11 more scores. She accumulated 230 passing TDs and more than 18,600 total yards in leading McClatchy to a 51-7 record over her two-year varsity career.
Colorado
Akey earns state POY honors after another perfect season capped with a state championship. She finished her two-year career with 171 touchdown passes, 35 rushing TDs, 131 flag pulls and 13 interceptions as a defensive back.
Iyanna Sheets, Jr., Manchester
Helped Manchester to back-to-back state championships after a finals performance that included three passing touchdowns, a rushing score, 216 total yards and an interception on defense. She tallied 1,563 passing yards with 39 TDs and 920 rushing yards with seven total picks on the other side of the ball for the 12-1 Red Hawks.
Aubrey Fogel, Jr., Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee)
Shined in
the Class 3A title game, completing 31 of 41 pass attempts for with 291 yards and four
touchdowns to help bring the Hawks their second straight state
championship. Fogel finished with 5,185 passing yards and 78 TDs for the
top-ranked team in the country this spring.
Georgia
Completed 15 of 25 pass attempts for 229 yards and five touchdowns in the state title game, guiding her team to a Division 3 championship. Cooper and the Titans finished as the top-ranked team in Georgia this fall.
Taimane Amisone, Sr., Kapolei
Led the state in passing and rushing while leading Kapolei to the Division 2 state championship. Piled up 4,681 passing yards with 74 touchdowns against just nine
interceptions while also tallying 1,012 rushing yards and
14 more TDs. Amisone has received multiple college offers.
Illinois
Made her case for POY honors by throwing three touchdown passes and rushing for another during her team’s 26-3 win over Whitney Young (Chicago) in the state championship game.
Indiana
Led her team to an undefeated season and Indiana’s first-ever state championship, throwing for over 2,000 yards and 41 touchdowns while adding another eight on the ground.
Lani McDoniel, Sr., George County (Lucedale)
McDoniel threw a walk-off touchdown
pass in the final seconds of the state title game to give George County
its first state crown. In nine
games, threw for 648 yards and 21 touchdowns without an interception. Also had a punt return touchdown
and three interceptions defensively.
Montana
Allen walks away as a four-time state champion and a dominant player on both sides of the ball. She signed to play at Milligan University in Tennessee. Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for another in the Class AA title game.
Jaylani Palmer, Jr., Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas)
Helped the Mustangs earn their third state title in four years. Palmer had 1,886 receiving yards, 35 total touchdowns and a state-leading 23 interceptions. She scored at least one touchdown in all three state championship games.
Ellie Edwards, Jr., Pioneer (Yorkshire)
Led unbeaten Pioneer (19-0) to back-to-back Class C state titles with 2,041 passing yards, 1,407 rushing yards and 76 total
touchdowns.
North Carolina
Guided her squad to a perfect 27-0 season and the school’s first flag championship. Threw for 3,400 yards and 57 touchdowns while piling up 15 more on the ground.
Haydn Paul, Sr., Nordonia (Macedonia)
Paul was the MVP of the inaugural OHSAA
state championship game after sandwiching two defensive interceptions
around three touchdown passes. She had 2,049 passing yards with 42
touchdowns and led her team with 44 flag pulls and 19 interceptions. She is committed to play both flag and basketball at John Carroll University.
Caroline Merville, Sr., Ravenwood (Brentwood)
A repeat as
Tennessee Player of the Year after leading the Raptors to back-to-back
TSSAA state championships. Ravenwood had a 21-2 record while Merville
scored 84 total touchdowns (44 rushing, 40 passing). She also nabbed 10
interceptions on defense.
Teuaililo Time, Sr., Lincoln (Tacoma)
Threw for 4,076 yards 90 touchdowns while also picking off 20 passes defensively for the Abes, who ended the season with 21 straight wins and the Class 3A state title.
