This school year marked an important one for some girls who love to play football. This is the first year girls can play flag football as an official sanctioned sport in Arizona.
On Saturday morning, students from Sandra Day O’Connor High School were hard at work on the football field, marking the end of their first week on the team.
For some of the girls, being on a football team is what they dreamed of. Especially senior Mia Maldonado, who wanted to be a quarterback.The Arizona Interscholastic Association approved girls' flag football as an official sport late last year. This fall marks the inaugural season. There are 55 teams in two different conferences.“I just feel appreciated. A lot of girls have the ability to play but not a lot of them show it.
“I think this is awesome all the way around. It's creating [a] great opportunity for girls who want to play another sport, more or less, a sport that's never really been offered to the ladies,” Webber said.
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