Will Cook County News

By Claude Martinez.

Villa Park – On October 18, Willowbrook High School hosted the 2nd IHSA Flag Football State Championship.

The title game featured the 26-3 Maine South Hawks against the 22-5 Whitney Young Dolphins.

Maine South scored first when Aribella Spandiary threw a 26-yard pass to Amelia Fernandez, who dodged two flag pulls.

Next, in the second quarter, Spandiary found Laila Abukhalaf outside the numbers, and she raced to the house for six more points on a 59-yard pass.

Whitney Young responded with a 39-yard pass from Georgia Lang to DeTanae Dudley, with 34 seconds remaining in the half.

From that point on, the Hawks added two more touchdowns (one from Spandiary to Abukhalaf for a 24-yard touchdown and another from Spandiary on an 18-yard run) and went on to win the IHSA State Championship.

FINAL: Maine South 26, Whitney Young 6

The WCCN Player of the Game went to senior quarterback Aribella Spandiary. She had four touchdowns, with three passing and one rushing. She completed 22 of 30 passes for 221 yards and rushed for 57.

A flag football veteran, Spandiary has been playing since she was in third grade. She spoke about the game, the girls on the team, and her favorite memory.

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