Photos: Missouri girls flag football
University City High School girls flag football quarterback Maryanna Allen, center, rushes up field with the ball as Hazelwood West’s Patience Lee, center and Lynn Ano, right, pursue her during a game at Hazelwood West on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
STEAM’s Camani Howard, left, reaches to grab the flag of Lutheran South’s Cameron Slinkard during a girls flag football game at Hazelwood West High School on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
University City High School girls flag football senior Ra’Mir Jones, center, leads her team in a cheer after a game at Hazelwood West on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
University City High School girls flag football player Dreu Mills keeps her hands clutched for warmth as she watches the action on the field from the sideline during a game at Hazelwood West on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
Members of STEAM Academy cheer after they scored a touchdown against Lutheran South during a game at Hazelwood West on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
University City High School’s girls flag football quarterback Maryanna Allen yells to get her teammates fired up coming out of a time out in a game against Lutheran South at Hazelwood West on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
University City High School’s girls flag football quarterback Maryanna Allen listens to instructions from her coach during time out in a game against Lutheran South at Hazelwood West on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
STEAM Academy’s Tyesha Phillips, left, and Bri Robinson celebrate a touchdown during a game against Lutheran South at Hazelwood West High School on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
Hazelwood West’s London Beard, center, shakes hands with members of the University City High School girls flag football team after a game at Hazelwood West on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
Hazelwood West’s Anyae Crutcher, center left, tries to elude University City’s Makayla Thomas, left, Cha’ziyah Walker, center right, and Rylei Austin, right, during a game at Hazelwood West on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
Hazelwood West’s Chanell Mason watches the action on the field from the sideline during a girls flag football game at Hazelwood West on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
University City High School’s girls flag football players Ra’Mir Jones, left, and Maryanna Allen flip and tumble back to their sideline after they shook hands with Hazelwood West at the end of a game on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
University City High School girls football coach Suzanne Goodwin, right, talks to her team at the end of game against Lutheran South on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
David Carson | Post-Dispatch
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Twenty St. Louis-area high schools are competing in flag football for the first time this spring.Ìý“With them seeing it more, the girls want to play."
