Central Ohio flag football teams put perfect records on line at regional

An undefeated regular season excites Westerville North flag football players, but more than that, a defense that allows just 8. 6 points per game gives the Warriors hope of ending their first season with a state championship. “Oh yeah, we have a good defense,” junior Gabby Connor said with a wide smile.

“We don’t want people to score on us. It makes us mad when they do, so we try really hard to lock it down. Maybe sometimes we’re too aggressive so we have to lay back and sit in our zones or man.

Coach [Stanley Jackson] has taught us zones others might not have learned yet. ” With nine wins in as many games this spring, North is the 11th seed in the Cleveland Browns Girls High School Flag Football league’s 16-team regional tournament May 11 at the University of Akron. North and fourth-seeded Fairbanks (10-0) will represent central Ohio in the event, which is comprised of 11 division champions and five wild-card qualifiers.

The top four teams advance to the state tournament May 16 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, site of the tackle football state finals, against the top four teams from the Cincinnati Bengals’ league. It is the first year of the Ohio High School Athletic Association sponsoring the state tournament . North will play another unbeaten in No.