High School SportsThursday, November 12
Xavier beats Bay Port to win Wisconsin's first girls flag football title
The Good Day Appleton team
If you missed it: Appleton's Xavier girls flag football team made history. The Hawks beat Bay Port 19-6 on Sat., Nov. 7 to win Wisconsin's first girls flag football state championship. The trophy is inscribed "Forever The First."
Xavier beat Divine Savior Holy Angels, then Bay Port, to win it all
Wisconsin Girls Flag Football State Championship
Semifinals
Final
Source: WLUK
View as table
| Round | Game | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | 2 Xavier vs. 6 Divine Savior HA | Xavier 26–12 |
| Semifinals | 1 Milw. Languages vs. 4 Bay Port | Bay Port 27–6 |
| Final | 2 Xavier vs. 4 Bay Port | Xavier 19–6 |
- Bay Port's semifinal: 27-6 over Milwaukee School of Languages
- Bay Port football: beat Waunakee 21-0 in a sectional semifinal
- Xavier football: eliminated in Level 1 of the Division 4 playoffs
Girls flag football isn't a WIAA sanctioned sport, but high schools and the Green Bay Packers have been working to make it official, including through the weekend's tournament at Titletown. Xavier and Bay Port were the only Northeast Wisconsin teams in the field.
Xavier won its two games to take the first title
- 6
- teams in the first state tournament
- 19-6
- Xavier's final score over Bay Port
- 26-12
- Xavier's semifinal win over Divine Savior Holy Angels
Source: WLUK
Sources: The Post-Crescent, WLUK