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College flag football opens door for Orlando area player of the year Kiera Knight and other standouts

Girls flag football is on the rise, with the number of high school teams across the country growing each year and the first college scholarship programs having been launched.

Perfect timing for Kiera Knight, a prolific Apopka High quarterback who is the 2021 Orlando Sentinel flag football Player of the Year. Knight, who excelled on both offense and defense in four seasons as a starter for the Blue Darters, signed last month to play her favorite sport for Thomas University of Thomasville, Ga., which is slated to kick off its inaugural women’s flag football season in 2022.

“A lot of female athletes are overlooked.