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Athletes run group drills during the fifth annual Girls Flag Football Showcase hosted by the Atlanta Falcons on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The sport will spread to 27 new Georgia high schools this year. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

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27 Georgia high schools add flag football for 2026 season

The sport has continued to grow rapidly in Georgia since the GHSA sanctioned it in 2020. Girls flag football surpassed 300 schools last season.

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As flag football booms at college level, Georgia seen as prospect hotbed

Flag football is now a path to attending college and no longer a "secondary sport" to softball, basketball and other sports at Georgia high schools.

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GHSA modifies football championship schedule for 2026, condenses flag football games

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PHOTOS: AJC SUPER 11 Class of 2026

Meet the 42nd AJC Super 11 team. Three of the 11 are the first Super 11s for their schools. Seven are from metro Atlanta, two from Middle Georgia and two from South Georgia.

Photos: Behind the scenes of the AJC Varsity Super 11 TV show

AJC Varsity worked with Score Atlanta to reveal the 2026 Super 11 class during two TV shows on Atlanta News First.

Georgia commit Kelsey Adams Jr. is paving the way at Langston Hughes

Georgia commit Kelsey Adams Jr. is the only Bulldog in the 2026 AJC Super 11. Read more on AJC Varsity.

Kamarui Dorsey is putting Hampton football on the map

Kamarui Dorsey is making history at Hampton High School as the program's first AJC Super 11 selection and first major Division I football recruit.

Kwame 'KJ' Green Jr. is building on Stephenson's legacy of elite defensive players

Kwame "KJ" Green Jr. is one of the most dominant defensive players in Georgia high school football.

Super 11 Kwame ‘KJ’ Green Jr. Q&A: Boosting Stephenson’s elite edge legacy

The LSU commit believes he’s the best edge to play for Stephenson, which is saying something on a list that includes NFL players Montez Sweat, Preston Smith and D.J. Wonnum.

Super 11 Kelsey Adams Jr. Q&A: The Georgia football commit is staying home

Hughes offensive tackle Kelsey Adams is the only UGA commit among this year’s Super 11.

Super 11 Kamarui Dorsey Q&A: Hampton standout could play both ways in college

Dorsey, an avid ‘College Football 25′ player, thinks he should be at least an 80 overall.

Former Parkview high track coach arrested, accused of theft

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Former Parkview coach charged with stealing $65K from booster club, police say

Former track coach Matthew Henson took the money between January 2018 and December 2025, officials said.