MaxPreps

Atlanta – September 11, 2026 -- MaxPreps and iFlag will stage the inaugural MaxPreps Flag Football Showdown Sept. 11-12, 2026, bringing 18 top-ranked girls' flag football programs and more than 350 student-athletes to the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in California.

Field pulls elite programs from California, Alabama and Montana

Teams were selected using national rankings, season performance and competitive resumes, with the roster including Central of Phenix City, Ala., JSerra Catholic, Huntington Beach and Newport Harbor. Four nationally ranked individual players are set to compete: No. 1 Makena Cook and No. 2 Ava Irwin of Sierra Canyon, No. 6 Tessa Russell of JSerra Catholic and No. 8 Savannah Sevier of Central of Alabama.