Girls flag football, with its 7-on-7 setup, is inherently a quarterback’s game.
As its fourth year as an official Arizona Interscholastic Association sport begins, those passes are traveling further in the air and receivers’ route concepts are more sophisticated. Two transfers from the Class of 2028 have reshaped the landscape north of Loop 101.
But there is a veteran quarterback in the area that is used to being overshadowed and also used to winning big games. O’Connor senior Kylie Pruitt is a third-year starter who threw for 3,314 yards and 29 touchdowns as the Eagles reached the 6A quarterfinals.
