Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Central Florida Girls Flag Football Player of the Week (3/13/2024)?

We’ve selected 15 candidates for your voting consideration

Central Florida girls’ flag football players continue to make big plays all over the field as they tackle competitive opponents.

We looked at teams from multiple counties and nominated 15 athletes for the SBLive Central Florida Girls Flag Football Player of the Week for March 4-9, 2024.

We ask you, the fan, to decide who should be the top player selected. Voting will conclude on Sunday, March 17, at 11:59pm and will be announced in next week’s poll.


Congratulations to last week’s winner: SBLive congratulates Boone senior wide receiver/defensive back Eliana Higbe-Long for winning Central Florida Girls Flag Football Player of the Week for Feb. 26-March 2, 2024.


Editor’s note: Our corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. The poll is specifically for fans to vote on the players that have been nominated and in no way discredits any other player that may not be mentioned in our poll.

Here are this week's nominees:

Jarlene Duarte, Quarterback, Timber Creek: Star senior threw three touchdown passes to lead the Wolves past Colonial (Orlando), 21-0. Earlier, she passed for two TDs in a 26-6 win against Edgewater (Orlando).

Kaylynn Jean-Gilles, Defensive Back, Timber Creek: Senior returned an interception for a TD to guide the Wolves past Edgewater (Orlando), 26-6.

Jhenelle Francis, Quarterback, Apopka: Threw two TD passes and ran for another score to propel the Blue Darters past Evans (Orlando), 20-0.

Kylie Walters, Quarterback, Boone: Senior threw for 109 yards and two TDs to lead the Braves past Cypress Creek (Orlando), 27-0.

McKenna Murphy, Defensive Back/Wide Receiver, Boone: Senior basketball star stepped up big for the girls’ flag football team, making three tackles and returning an interception for a TD in a 27-0 victory against Cypress Creek (Orlando).

Chloe Waldo, Athlete, Spruce Creek: Sophomore star scored a touchdown and made a tackle and two interceptions to lead the Hawks past Mainland (Daytona Beach), 13-6.

Zion Wilis, Defense, Spruce Creek: Junior made four tackles and two sacks to guide the Hawks past Mainland (Daytona Beach), 13-6.

Desi Lemay, Athlete, DeLand: Sophomore made a tackle and two interceptions to lead the Bulldogs past Taylor (Pierson), 6-0.

Kayla Hill, Defensive Back/Wide Receiver/Athlete, DeLand: Senior turned in a stellar defensive game with seven tackles and one interception, guiding the Bulldogs past Taylor (Pierson), 6-0.

Lexi Lowe, Wide Receiver/Defensive Back/Athlete, Taylor: Senior made a whopping three interceptions in a loss to DeLand.

Emma Corr, Quarterback, New Smyrna Beach: Junior ran for 91 yards and passed for 73 yards to propel the Barracudas past Seabreeze (Daytona Beach), 13-7.

Ansley DeVos, Quarterback, Oviedo: Junior passed for 120 yards and two TDs and ran for 33 yards to push the Lions past Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 18-2.

Jada Joy, Defense, Oviedo: Sophomore made a whopping nine tackles to lead the Lions past Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 18-2.

Jacey Steamer, Athlete, Lake Howell: Junior rushed for 40 yards and a TD, caught a 23-yard TD pass, and made four tackles to lead the Silver Hawks past Hagerty (Oviedo), 14-6.

Madison Ngeth, Wide Receiver/Defensive Back, East Ridge: Senior scored two TDs to lift the Knights past Lake Minneola, 20-6, in a Lake County showdown.


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Jeff Gardenour
JEFF GARDENOUR

Jeff Gardenour is a Florida native and long-time resident of the Sunshine State. He is a journalism veteran of more than four decades, having worked in a number of news divisions through the years for multiple media outlets, including Gannett and Tribune Company. A University of Florida journalism graduate, Jeff has covered every level of sports, including MLB, USFL, XFL, WNBA, NCAA, IMSA, high schools and more. He is a former award-winning sports editor of the Sebring News-Sun and current freelance writer for SBLive Sports, PrepVolleyball.com and The Orlando Sentinel. Jeff is married with two children and resides in Oviedo, FL. He can be reached at jgardenour1962@gmail.com and followed on Twitter @JMarkG1962.