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On Tuesday, the New Orleans Saints and the Mississippi High School Activities Association announced it is sanctioning high school flag football there.

This groundbreaking initiative is set to begin in the Spring of 2025, with the inaugural season slated to kick off in late March.

Games will be played at Southwest Mississippi Community College in Summit and Picayune Memorial High School’s Lee-Triplett Stadium. Mississippi will be the 14th state to sanction the girts flag football as an official high school varsity sport.

St. Martin, George County, Vancleave, East Central and Picayune will all field teams from the Coast as part of the inaugural season, which is scheduled to begin in late March. Brandon, McComb, Meridian, Oak Grove, Perry Central, Richland and South Pike round out the list of year-one teams.

The New Orleans Saints and the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) have announced today the official sanctioning of Girls High School Flag Football in Mississippi. The groundbreaking initiative is set to begin in the spring with the inaugural season scheduled to kick off in late March.