Fort Worth is the first district in the state to have girls flag football teams. Wednesday night, the best teams are playing for the 3rd, 2nd, and Championships titles.
"They are overprepared for this moment and they're excited," North Side Girls Flag Football Head Coach Kylie Johnson said."They're just gonna go out there and play our best."finished the regular season undefeated this year. Last year, the first season for girls flag football, they finished 2-5.
"We want to have that drive that it's not just the boys that can play this sport. Girls can too," junior wide receiver/safety Savanna Johnson said."And we have fun while we do it, too," junior wide receiver/safety Ti'Yanna Johnson added. FWISD has 16 girls flag football teams; 8 in Division 1 larger schools, and 8 in Division 2 smaller schools. Wednesday night's final 3 games match the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st seeded teams in each division against each other.
"It's a testament to the girls," North Side Girls Flag Football Assistant Coach Irwin Garcia said."They play their hearts out and they've absolutely taken the challenge that we've given them."
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