To salute the 2025 girls’ flag high school football season, the NFL‘s New Orleans Saints are saluting a Coach of the Week and a Player of the Week.
After beginning with ten schools last season, the league grows to 20 teams this season. Below are the schools taking part in the 2025 season.
- Academy of Our Lady
- Archbishop Chapelle High School
- Ben Franklin High School
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School
- Booker T. Washington High School
- De La Salle High School
- East Jefferson High School
- Edna Karr High School
- John Curtis Christian School
- John Ehret High School
- Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
- Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orleans
- McDonogh 35 Senior High School
- Sarah T. Reed Senior High School
- Sophie B. Wright Charter School
- St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
- St. Mary’s Dominican High School
- The Willow School
- Warren Easton Charter High School
- West Jefferson High School
Below are the COTW and POTW winners for the 2025 season with a snippet of each from the neworleanssaints.com.
2025 Coach of the Week winners
Week 1 – Brandon Godfrey, John Curtis HS
Coach Brandon Godfrey of John Curtis coached the Patriots to a 27-0 victory over the St. Katharine Drexel Yellow Jackets. Throughout the game, he displayed great communication with his players, was attentive and supportive on the sidelines, and did an incredible prepping his players for the season opener. Although they walked away with a big win, Coach Godfrey’s post-game speech to his team preached the importance of correcting mistakes and staying humble.
Congratulations to Brandon Godfrey from John Curtis for being named Week 1 @Saints Girls Flag Coach of the Week presented by @OchsnerHealth! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/oTyayWb5By
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) April 1, 2025
Week 2 – Danielle Allen, McDonogh 35
Congratulations to Danielle Allen from McDonogh 35 for being named Louisiana Week 2 @Saints Girls HS Flag Football Coach of the Week presented by @OchsnerHealth! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/iZWomHlb7Y
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) April 7, 2025
Week 3 – Cedric Washington, John Ehret HS
Congratulations to Cedric Washington from John Ehret for being named Louisiana Week 3 @saints Girls HS Flag Football Coach of the Week presented by @OchsnerHealth! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/XeAYeTu7j4
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) April 14, 2025
Week 4 – Chad LaRose, Dominican HS
Congratulations to Chad LaRose from Dominican for being named Louisiana Week 4 @saints Girls HS Flag Football Coach of the Week presented by @OchsnerHealth! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/ciaxXRmO4f
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) April 28, 2025
Week 5 – Jennifer Whitehead, Sarah T. Reed HS
Congratulations to Jennifer Whitehead from Sarah T. Reed for being named Louisiana Week 5 @saints Girls HS Flag Football Coach of the Week presented by @OchsnerHealth! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/kOhM8gdtn4
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) May 2, 2025
2025 Player of the Week winners
Week 1 – Azelyah Henderson, Edna Karr HS
In her first Saints High School Girls Flag Football game against the Kenner Discovery Swamp Owls, #2 Azelyah Henderson of the Edna Karr Cougars had an impressive performance. She recorded a punt return for a touchdown, caught one touchdown pass with 100 all-purpose yards for the day, earning her the this week’s title.
Congratulations to Azelyah Henderson from Edna Karr for being named Week 1 @Saints Girls HS Flag Football Player of the Week presented by @OchsnerHealth! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/iXBHZsCg4R
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) April 1, 2025
Week 2 – Page Zippert, The Willow School
Congratulations to Paige Zippert from The Willow School for being named Louisiana Week 2 @Saints Girls HS Flag Football Player of the Week presented by @OchsnerHealth! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/7UdKsucRmw
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) April 7, 2025
Week 3 – Kevbrasia Thomas, Booker T. Washington HS
Congratulations to Kevbrasia Thomas from Booker T. Washington for being named Louisiana Week 3 @saints Girls HS Flag Football Player of the Week presented by @OchsnerHealth! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/tYmpu7oogv
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) April 14, 2025
Week 4 – Avery Johnson, Ben Franklin HS
Congratulations Avery Johnson from Ben Franklin for being named Louisiana Week 4 @saints Girls HS Flag Football Player of the Week presented by @OchsnerHealth! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/dTbdor1mT0
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) April 28, 2025
Week 5 – Rylie Lawrence, Warren Easton HS
Congratulations to Rylie Lawrence from Warren Easton for being named Louisiana Week 5 @saints Girls HS Flag Football Player of the Week presented by @ochsnerortho! #playfootball #girlsflag pic.twitter.com/Ry8R5QRIbR
— New Orleans Saints Community (@SaintsinComm) May 2, 2025
