HT Girls’ Flag Football Team Dismantles UIC Prep, 27-0

HT Girls’ Flag Football Team Dismantles UIC Prep, 27-0

written by Coach Gladden

The girls Flag Football team evened their record to 2-2 with a 27-0 win against UIC Prep on Tuesday, Sept. 9th at McKinley Park. The victory proved the adage, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog,” to be true, as the team secured the victory with only eight players, one over the minimum. Once again, the Lady Tigers put together a solid effort on defense to keep the UIC Firecats out of the end zone.

Highlighted by Angelina Mora’s three interceptions, including a pick six (her second of the season), and Linh Nguyen’s four sacks, the undermanned Lady Tigers disrupted the UIC offense throughout the game. The Tiger offense was able to move the ball consistently with a combination of running and passing that kept UIC’s defense off balance. Hope Shelton, Lilia Velez, and Michalah Powell contributed to the scoring to help the Tigers get to their second highest offensive output of the season. The team will play two games next Tuesday, Sept. 16 against Rich Township and MSA at Perspectives High School, 8522 South Lafayette Ave. in Chicago.

Go Tigers!