The first NC high school girls’ flag football state championships are today at Lenoir-Rhyne. We’ll have complete coverage here.
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The Carolina Panthers bring the sport to state, starting with sponsoring a Charlotte girls’ league and championship at its Bank of America Stadium home. The team helped push the sport statewide and last spring the N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted to make the sport official.
Six teams today will play for historic first championships in each class at Lenoir-Rhyne. A quick look at each game and a live scoreboard:
Roxboro Community (14-1) vs. Berry (13-8), 11 a.m.
The skinny: Two of the unlikeliest finalists in the NCHSAA’s first girls flag football championships meet in the opener. Berry, a No. 16 seed from Charlotte, has won six straight and beat three of the West region’s top four seeds on the road. Its playoff run includes wins over Olympic (13-2), Brevard (12-6), Union Academy (20-19), Rockingham County (31-0) and No. 3 East Rowan (20-13) in Wednesday’s regional final. Against East Rowan, freshman quarterback Laila Monroe threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another. Senior receiver Annabella Hall caught both TD passes, and she had 129 receiving yards and a score in coach Kelvin Brim’s win over Union Academy. Roxboro Community, a 2A school coached by Mike Dodson, didn’t have a team before this season. The Bulldogs have won 14 straight since an opening loss to Riverside, most recently a 7-6 win over previously unbeaten top seed Eastern Guilford. Senior quarterback Katie Mann threw the winning touchdown to sophomore Kylie Bowers and the one-point conversion to Karsyn Dodson. Many of the Bulldogs also played on the softball team that won the school’s first state title in any sport in May.
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Streaming: NFHS network
Wakefield (20-1) vs. Palisades (16-2), 2 p.m.
The skinny: Palisades has made a habit of coming from behind this postseason and did it again Wednesday. The Pumas trailed No. 1 Providence 14-7 at halftime, then scored three times in the third quarter to win the West final 27-14. The win was their seventh straight and avenged a 14-0 loss to Providence on Sept. 30. Wakefield, a No. 2 seed like Palisades, reached the final by beating Apex 18-6 in the East final.
Streaming: NFHS Network
Holly Springs (18-0) vs. Cox Mill (22-0), 5 p.m.
The skinny: The night game is a matchup of unbeatens, with No. 2 seeds on both sides. Cox Mill coach Brandon Berry’s team is led by his daughter, senior quarterback Allie Berry, an All-State pick and Gardner-Webb commit. The Chargers’ defense has posted shutouts in three of their four playoff games, including Wednesday’s 7-0 West final win over Grimsley. Allie Berry threw a 15-yard TD pass to Kinsie Carvin for the only score of that game. Jael Coleman and Elizabeth Radack had interceptions, and Mazari Little had two sacks. Holly Springs beat Fuquay-Varina and Riverside by identical 41-0 scores. In the East final, Ashley erased the Golden Hawks’ 12-0 halftime lead, but Holly Springs scored with about two minutes left to win 18-14 and hand Ashley its first loss. Junior quarterback Ella Suciu, receiver Catalina Garrido, junior Adaora Mogbo and freshman running back Jade Kirschner lead the offense, and sophomore Dijah Diallo leads the pass rush.
Streaming: NFHS network
All games at Lenoir-Rhyne, Hickory
CLASS 8A
Palisades (16-2) vs. Wakefield (20-1), 2 p.m.
CLASS 7A
Holly Springs (18-0) vs. Cox Mill (22-0), 5 p.m.
Class 1A-6A
Roxboro Community (14-1) vs. Berry (13-8), 11 a.m.
This story was originally published November 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM with the headline “NCHSAA flag football: Get live scores, updates from historic first state championships.”
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