Flag football: Tampa Bay area buzz — March 6

Tampa Bay top 10 rankings

Robinson, the defending state Class 1A champion, starts off at No. 1. The top five teams are all undefeated after the first week of the season, though there could some movement next week, especially with a lot of matchups involving top 10 teams.

Rank/schoolRecord
1. Robinson1-0
2. Alonso2-0
3. Hillsborough2-0
4. Lennard3-0
5. Steinbrenner2-0
6. Plant1-2
7. Bloomingdale1-3
8. Riverview0-2
9. Gibbs2-1
10. Newsome1-2
On the bubble: Sickles (2-0, Leto (2-0), Durant (2-0).

Today’s games

What to watch
St. Petersburg (1-0) at Clearwater (1-0), 7

Both teams got off to strong starts with wins in their season openers. Expect a low-scoring game. The Green Devils and the Tornadoes allowed a combined 15 points last week.

County schedules
Hernando County

Nature Coast at Hernando, 6

Hillsborough County

Alonso at Tarpon Springs, 5:30

Pinellas County

Alonso at Tarpon Springs, 5:30

Osceola at Countryside, 7

St. Petersburg at Clearwater, 7

Tampa Bay area stat leaders

Here are the statistical standouts for offense and defense in Hernando, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. The list was compiled from MaxPreps.

Offense
Passing yards

620 Abby Elwall, Lennard (7 TDs, 1 INT)

612 Isabella Recktenwald, Plant City (5 TDs, 7 INTs)

458 Mady Culver, Tampa Catholic (2 TDs, 3 INTs)

423 Mieke Rowe, Alonso (8 TDs, 1 INT)

276 Haidyn Spano, Robinson (3 TDs, 2 INTs)

264 Layla West, Hillsborough (5 TDs, 2 INTs)

234 Emma Clough, Newsome (1 TD, 2 INTs)

220 Haleigh Self, Wharton (2 TDs, 1 INT)

195 Maggie Lauber, Durant (0 TDs, 4 INTs)

157 Elyse Thornton, Steinbrenner (2 TDs, 2 INTs)

Rushing yards

159 Maggie Lauber, Durant (3 TDs)

120 Anaya Johnson, Gibbs (0 TDs)

98 Riley Eason, Countryside (0 TDs)

90 Layla West, Hillsborough (2 TDs)

83 Abby Elwall, Lennard (1 TD)

72 Sienna Zaccardo, East Lake (0 TDs)

71 Isabella Recktenwald, Plant City (0 TDs)

61 Maddysin Bryant, Armwood (2 TDs)

58 Jalaya Scott, Middleton (1 TD)

52 Ayanna Helms, Plant City (1 TD)

Receiving yards

316 Alyssa Stahl, Plant City (3 TDs)

194 Avery Parrish, Plant City (2 TDs)

173 Makenna Sturgis, Alonso (4 TDs)

165 Avery Magann, Tampa Catholic (0 TDs)

152 Kate Keith, Lennard (0 TDs)

141 Alyssa Bongiovanni, Steinbrenner (3 TDs)

140 Katejion Robinson, Robinson (2 TDs)

138 Layla Crawford, Lennard (2 TDs)

130 Angely Semedie, Leto (0 TDs)

120 Zakylah Segarra, Newsome (2 TDs)

Defense
Tackles

17 Eryn Klaus, Alonso

17 Gabriela Ruiz, Plant City

16 Layla Crawford, Lennard

15 Lamya Mack, Gibbs

14 Ayanna Helms, Plant City

13 Janiya Roberts, Hillsborough

13 Jocelyn Brush, Lennard

12 Kate Keith, Lennard

11 McKayla Hubbard, Durant

11 Lakechia Canadaite, Gaither

Sacks

7 Lamya Mack, Gibbs

5 Yazmyne Williams, Armwood

4 Jexenisse Turos, Wharton

4 Maddie Bridges, Steinbrenner

3 Isabella Salgado, Bell Creek Academy

3 Rodneta Joseph, Middleton

3 Ava Brantley, Steinbrenner

3 Olivia D’Elia, Steinbrenner

3 Tolaisha Perry, Plant City

Interceptions

4 Aaralyn Schweitzer, Leto

3 Amaya Simpson, Armwood

3 Bella Styppman, Leto

3 Maggie Lauber, Durant

3 Layla West, Hillsborough

3 Alyssa Stahl, Plant City

2 Tatyana Ngouin-Claih, Gaither

2 Alyssa Bongiovanni, Steinbrenner

2 Layla White, Durant

2 Sydney Elizondo, Lennard

2 Gabriela Ruiz, Plant City