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2026 season

Week 5 Medallion Winners

Ten outstanding student-athletes earned Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year Award Medallions for their performances across Arizona.

Announced October 21

Meet the Week 5 recipients.

Each recipient is now qualified for consideration for the 2026 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year Award.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Jhaylah Scisson of Verrado
01 So. · WR/S

Jhaylah Scisson

Verrado

Scisson caught 7 passes for 74 yards and 1 touchdown, adding 7 flag pulls, 6 interceptions for 143 return yards and 12 passes defended against Copper Canyon and Willow Canyon. She also returned 2 punts for 22 yards and rushed once for 2 yards.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Izzy Restivo of Arete Prep
02 Sr. · WR/LB

Izzy Restivo

Arete Prep

Restivo recorded 12 receptions for 129 yards and 1 touchdown, 18 flag pulls and 1 interception against Arizona Lutheran and Heritage Academy Mesa. She added 108 yards on 2 punt returns, rushed 4 times for 22 yards and converted all 5 extra-point attempts.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Regan Nickle of Arizona College Prep
03 So. · QB

Regan Nickle

Arizona College Prep

Nickle completed 27 of 45 passes for 433 yards and 7 touchdowns, adding 131 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on 16 carries against Desert Edge and Maricopa. She also caught 2 passes for 26 yards, accounting for 10 touchdowns during the week.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Sophia Silverstein of Marana
04 So. · WR/LB

Sophia Silverstein

Marana

Silverstein caught 11 passes for 138 yards and 4 touchdowns against Liberty, adding 5 flag pulls, 1 interception and 1 pass defended.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Emma Reynolds of Queen Creek
05 Sr. · QB

Emma Reynolds

Queen Creek

Reynolds completed 16 of 23 passes for 297 yards and 5 touchdowns, adding 89 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns to account for 8 touchdowns.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Mikaela Oberstein of Eastmark
06 Sr. · WR/S

Mikaela Oberstein

Eastmark

Oberstein recorded 12 receptions for 213 yards and 4 touchdowns against St. Mary’s and Crismon, adding 5 solo flag pulls and 1 pass defended.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Lacie Nemchick of Highland
07 Sr. · QB

Lacie Nemchick

Highland

Nemchick completed 26 of 36 passes for 454 yards and 8 touchdowns without an interception in Highland’s 63–0 win over Mesa. She also rushed once for 20 yards and converted all 5 extra-point attempts.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Kynsley Mueller of ALA–Gilbert North
08 So. · R

Kynsley Mueller

ALA–Gilbert North

Mueller recorded 7 solo flag pulls, including 6 for loss, and 4 sacks.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Raeleigh Burgett of Cienega
09 Jr. · WR/K/P

Raeleigh Burgett

Cienega

Burgett caught 3 passes for 40 yards and 1 touchdown against Sabino, adding 5 flag pulls (4 solo), 2 flag pulls for loss, 2 sacks and 5 quarterback hurries. She recorded 2 interceptions for 68 return yards and 1 pass defended, converting all 5 extra points and her lone field goal.

Week 5 Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year medallion recipient Kayla Tacker of Casa Grande
10 Sr. · WR/DB/ATH

Kayla Tacker

Casa Grande

Tacker caught 5 passes for 78 yards and 3 touchdowns, adding 3 solo flag pulls, including 1 for loss, and 1 sack.

2026 season timeline

How the Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year Award unfolds.

The Week 5 medallion recipients are the current girls featured for the 2026 award pool. The complete Week 3 watch list and every official announcement remain available in the archive.

Flag Football Player of the Year

The road to the statewide honor

Ten Week 5 medallion recipients are recognized for games played October 11–17. Week 4 and the 75-player Week 3 watch list remain in the News archive.

  1. OCTOBER 6

    Week 3 Watch List · Complete

    The statewide list identified 75 players across the 3A through 6A divisions. The complete list remains available in the archive.

  2. OCTOBER 14

    Week 4 Medallions · Announced

    Nine recipients from nine schools earned medallions for outstanding performances in games played October 4–10.

  3. OCTOBER 21

    Week 5 Medallions · Announced

    Ten recipients from ten schools earned medallions for outstanding performances in games played October 11–17.

  4. THROUGH NOVEMBER 12

    Weekly Medallions

    Weekly announcements recognize standout performances. A player must earn a medallion to qualify for the award pool.

  5. AFTER NOVEMBER 12

    Qualified Award Pool

    The medallion winners become the qualified candidates for Arizona High School Flag Football Player of the Year.

  6. DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

    Player of the Year

    Final award details will be posted when the public announcement date is confirmed.

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