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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — For Alicia and Taylor Jones, whether they would play football in high school was never really a question. When the identical twins stepped foot onto the football field as freshmen in 2023, they became the fourth and fifth daughters in their family to carry on the family tradition of playing flag football. It’s all happened at the girls flag football dynasty built by Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida, a program that’s racked up 10 state championships.

“Our sisters tried so hard, they put in all the work,” said Taylor. “So it lets us do the same thing.”

They’re hardly alone. Girls flag football is rapidly spreading through high schools in the U.S., with 14 states sanctioning it as an official high school sport in the las

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