Data: NFHS ; Map: Brad Jennings/Axios Girls flag football has become the fastest-growing high school sport, as tens of thousands take up a game that barely had a varsity footprint a few years ago. Why it matters: Few girls high school sports have moved from niche to mainstream so quickly, broadening athletic opportunities in the process. By the numbers: More than 102,000 girls played high school flag football in 2025-26, a 551% increase in the past four years, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations . Catch up quick: In 2024, just 12 states sanctioned high school girls flag football, viewed as a safer, more accessible version of America's most popular spectator sport. - Today, 23 states plus Washington,…
Marshall Manning, the freshman son of Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, made his high school football debut on ESPN2, completing a pass on his very first varsity snap for Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The younger Manning entered Baylor's season-opener against Nashville-based Brentwood Academy midway through the second quarter, spelling starting quarterback Keegan Croucher, […] The post Peyton Manning's son Marshall completes first varsity pass in ESPN2 debut for Baylor School appeared first on American Almanac .
Marshall Manning, the freshman son of Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, made his high school football debut on ESPN2, completing a pass on his very first varsity snap for Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The younger Manning entered Baylor's season-opener against Nashville-based Brentwood Academy midway through the second quarter, spelling starting quarterback Keegan Croucher, an Ole Miss commit. On his first play under center, Manning rolled right and threw a six-yard completion over a Brentwood Academy linebacker's outstretched arms to junior receiver Antwaun Adams, picking up a first down. Baylor ran the ball on the next play, and Croucher returned to finish the drive. The national broadcast on ESPN2 gave the moment an…Open
At least three seniors who were on teams in Europe during the school year will be striving to compete for NCAA Division I teams during as college freshmen.