Mooks flag footballers compete in state tourney

The Mooks girls flag football team got eliminated from the state championship tournament by South Salem High School on Saturday, May 11, falling by a score of 45-7. South Salem went on to win all three games on Saturday to claim the state title.

Tillamook advanced to the championship tournament by winning district one, which included Seaside and Astoria. Overall, Tillamook went 4-2 on the season, including matchups in the jamboree event to start the campaign.

“I had a lot of fun with this experience, I hope our girls did too,” Coach Kye Johnson said. “I didn’t really know what to expect because Rex (Metcalfe) coached it last year so I came in with not very much context. But we have some really competitive players and 12 of the 16 will be back next year.

Actually, we are a really sophomore and freshman heavy team so we’ll get a few seasons with these girls. I’m excited for that - hopefully this sport keeps growing and OSAA can continue to get more schools involved.