A high school in the North Bay is scraping together a girl’s flag football team and in just a few short months, the sport piqued the interest of nearly 40 students.
Now, the team is looking to the community to meet the high demand and keep them afloat.For the first time, the 2028 US Olympic Games in Los Angeles will have women and men’s flag football and now it’s a growing trend in Bay Area high school s.At San Rafael High School , the demand was so high to create a girl’s flag football team at the start of the school year, nearly 40 girls showed up to play.
"We haven’t won one yet but every time we go out, we are better," said McClure.Freshmen and seniors alike, the team is a family."For the range of ages, I’d said we’re pretty close," said junior Brisa Briseno.The Bulldogs followed in the footsteps of the trailblazing Terra Linda Trojans across town, who were the first in the school district to build out a girls team last year.Their head coach, Roy Leon, said they grew from 14 players to 33 players this season.
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