2nd season of Girls Flag Football in New Jersey is underway

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The second season of the New York Jets X Nike Girls Flag Football League officially underway. The season began on Tuesday with Harrison taking on Hawthorne in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. 

The NJIC played its inaugural season last spring with eight schools. This year’s season has ballooned to 43 schools with over 1,000 participants. In addition to the Garden State, there are teams playing on Long Island.

After playing 31 games in the inaugural season last year, the league will total 167 games this season across five conferences.

Related: Jets help expand Girls’ Flag Football in Jersey & on Long Island

Passaic County Technical Institute was crowned the first-ever girls’ flag champions in the state of New Jersey last year after defeating Irvington in the championship game at MetLife Stadium.

This year, each team will play six to eight games in the regular season, followed by a traditional playoff format in each conference. The semifinals and championship games will be held at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on June 4th.

To view the entire 2022 schedule, please click here.

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