Flag football season opens next week
Clinton High School’s girls flag football team is set to kick off its inaugural season this spring.
The Lady Dragons will open March 3 when they host Carter at Dragon Stadium. They’ll follow with another home game March 6 against Rhea County.
Before the regular season begins, Clinton will compete in a preseason tournament Saturday in Cleveland, giving the Lady Dragons an early tuneup before their historic opener.
Anderson County will begin its second season as girls flag football enters a new era under the TSSAA. The organization officially moved the sport to the spring for its inaugural sanctioned season. Full state championship status started with the 2025-26 school year after the Legislative Council approved the change in June 2025 following the sport’s emerging status.
The Lady Mavericks fielded their first team during the 2024 fall season in the Knox County Flag Football League and now compete in the spring format.
Anderson County opens its 2026 campaign at home March 2 against Farragut. The Lady Mavericks will remain at home to host South-Doyle on March 10, closing out a season-opening two-game homestand as they look to build on the foundation established during their debut season.
