Congrats to Our Champion Flag Football Team!

5/19/2025 4:03 pm

What happens when you take student-athletes from volleyball, soccer, softball, track, and basketball (and a Redcoat!) and throw them onto a football field with flags on their waist? Answer: Champions.

This past Saturday morning, our Heights High School Flag Football team conquered Westbury by a score of 19-6 to clinch the HISD Flag Football championship. The team, formed by Coaches Idlebird and Vizcarra halfway through the spring semester, bested schools such as Lamar, Austin, and Scarborough on their phenomenal title run. After a dominant 3-1 regular season group play performance, the Bulldogs only had two teams left standing in their path to glory: Wheatley and Westbury.

After the Dogs made easy work of Wheatley, they persevered through a challenging first half and dominated the rest of the game, scoring 19 unanswered points. The game was highlighted by stellar performances from sophomores Emma Syphard and Victoria Cruz. Cruz’s speed and agility on offense was enough to shake off the Husky defenders and rack up yardage effortlessly. Syphard’s quick reflexes and versatility on both sides of the ball helped her earn the honor of the game’s Most Valuable Player.

In their inaugural season, the Heights Girls Flag Football team was crowned champions of HISD. But what’s next? With many seniors on the squad, there’ll need to be a revamping of the team, but with confidence and leadership from this year’s title, finding replacements won’t be so hard.

A big thank you goes out to Coach Idlebird and Coach Vizcarra for making this dream come true for my classmates, and also to the football players who sacrificed and offered their time to help the team in practice and in game. Thank you all for inviting me.

Just like the Texans’ branding: They’re Next.

by Mateo Aguirre

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