The pressure of 62 consecutive wins did not affect the 23 girls 2,087 miles from their homes in Phenix City on the flag football field in Chula Vista, Calif., on Friday. It was a powerful unbeaten team from Merced that ended the Red Devils’ streak with a 20-12 win in the MaxPreps Flag Football Showdown.

In what was the first meeting between the two schools since the sport was sanctioned, the Mavericks took down the Eagles 47-0.

Nex and NFL launch NFL FLAG Football, a new motion-powered flag football game exclusively on Nex Playground and featuring all 32 NFL clubs.

Central-Phenix City (AL) has won 57 straight flag football games, collecting three state titles along the way. Here’s how the Red Devils have created a dynasty.

Central-Phenix City flag football coach Mitchell Holt has looked for tough competition outside the borders of Alabama to test his Red Devils for the past three years. This year, out-of-state competition came looking for him.

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Newport Harbor cracked the Top 3 in USA TODAY Sports’ Super 25 rankings for the first time this week, and a standout performance by Guyser helped them get there. The junior threw 12-for-15 in the Sailors’ blowout win over Los Alamitos, finishing with 134 yards and four touchdowns through the air alongside 59 yards on the ground.

Even with the outgoing transfers, Hester inherited a good roster at Orange Lutheran, which was 24-3 last season. The Lancers lost to JSerra, 25-23, in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship game.

Three Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League flag football games slated to take place at Aptos High on Wednesday evening were postponed due to excessive heat. Soquel was slated to face Santa Cruz at 5 p.m.

The NFL has announced a major milestone for girls flag football.