Girls' Flag Football Playoffs Open in City Section

Panorama, Cleveland, Birmingham and several other City Section teams won Wednesday's girls' flag football first-round playoff games.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Football

Girls' Flag Football Playoffs Open in City Section

City Section girls' flag football first-round playoff games were played Wednesday, with Panorama defeating Verdugo Hills 19-0 in Division I. Quarterfinal games are scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

Why it matters

The first round opens the City Section girls' flag football postseason across Division I, II, III and IV in the Los Angeles area. Results determine which teams advance to the quarterfinals later this week.

First-round scores ranged from Bernstein's 14-12 win over Collins Family to Taft's 39-0 rout of Angelou in Division II. The extraction does not yet confirm which winners will advance past the quarterfinals.

The players

City Section

The City Section is the governing body for public high school athletics in the Los Angeles Unified School District area, overseeing playoff brackets and competition divisions.

The details

Wednesday's first-round games included Cleveland's 13-6 win over Jefferson, Birmingham's 13-6 win over L.A. Roosevelt, Garfield's 32-0 win over San Fernando, and GALA's 12-0 win over Venice in Division I. Division II first-round results included Bell's 14-0 win over SOCES and Arleta's 50-12 win over Contreras.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026: City Section girls' flag football first-round playoff games played.
Thursday, November 5, 2026: Open Division and Division III quarterfinal games scheduled.
Friday, November 6, 2026: Division I, II and IV quarterfinal games scheduled.

Season Trajectory

The City Section's divisional playoff structure, which places Open, I, II, III and IV teams into separate brackets, governs how this first round advances. Results from these brackets determine which teams compete for the City Section championship later in the postseason.

Teams that won Wednesday advance toward Thursday and Friday quarterfinals, and any team that lost is out of the City Section girls' flag football postseason. Fans following Los Angeles high school flag football can track the remaining brackets as the quarterfinals begin.

The takeaway

Close margins such as Bernstein's 14-12 win show that single games can decide advancement in the City Section girls' flag football playoffs. Follow the quarterfinal results to see which teams remain in contention.

What happens next

Quarterfinal games are scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026, for the Open Division and Division III, and Friday, November 6, 2026, for Divisions I, II and IV.