CHICAGO — Kenwood Academy High School senior Kennedy Scott started tossing around the football with her twin brother in 2021 when he was getting ready to play tackle football for Urban Prep Academy.
“I trained with him and then all of a sudden, my school had a flag football program. So I joined,” she said. Last Saturday Scott did her part as wide receiver for Kenwood’s girls’ flag football team, at a state championship tournament for four high school girls flag football teams at Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. For someone who played basketball in her freshman year, it’s now all about football.
Scott’s mother Darlena James said the switch happened at a time when wearing a mask in basketball was “very challenging” for her. Football played outside was a good outlet, James said. She was on the sidelines at Halas Hall cheering for No. 19 with her twin sister Marlena James. The pair attend the majority of Scott’s games.
