New Orleans Saints and the MHSAA announced the sanction of girls flag football for 12 schools around the Mississippi starting in the spring 2025.

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.

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

Girls at four, Pine Belt-area high schools will have the opportunity to play football this spring. The New Orleans Saints, in collaboration with the Mississippi High School Activities Association, announced Wednesday the official sanctioning of girls high school flag football in Mississippi.