P-CEP Prowlers Bring Girls Flag Football to Canton

New high school club team aims to grow the sport in the community.

Apr. 6, 2026 at 8:07pm

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An abstract, energetic painting in neon colors depicting the motion and action of a girls flag football game, with players' forms blurred into vibrant brushstrokes.The P-CEP Prowlers' first practice showcases the growing enthusiasm for girls flag football in the local community.Salem Today

The P-CEP Prowlers, a new girls flag football club team at Canton High School in Massachusetts, held their first practice on March 18. Led by senior quarterback Charlie Lindstrom, the team of seven players is working to introduce and grow the sport of girls flag football in the local community.

Why it matters

Girls flag football is an emerging high school sport that provides more athletic opportunities for young women. The P-CEP Prowlers are part of a growing movement to establish girls flag football programs and build interest in the sport at the grassroots level.

The details

During the March 18 practice, Lindstrom led her teammates through drills and plays as they prepare to compete against other area high schools. The Prowlers are the first girls flag football club team at Canton High School, which hopes to make it an official varsity sport in the future.

  • The P-CEP Prowlers held their first practice on March 18, 2026.
  • The team plans to compete against other local high schools in the coming months.

The players

Charlie Lindstrom

A senior at Salem High School and the quarterback for the P-CEP Prowlers girls flag football club team.

P-CEP Prowlers

A new girls flag football club team at Canton High School in Massachusetts, aiming to grow the sport in the local community.

Canton High School

The high school where the P-CEP Prowlers girls flag football club team is based, with hopes of making it an official varsity sport in the future.

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What they’re saying

“OK, ready, BREAK!”

— Charlie Lindstrom, Senior quarterback

What’s next

Canton High School plans to continue supporting the P-CEP Prowlers club team and explore making girls flag football an official varsity sport in the coming years.

The takeaway

The launch of the P-CEP Prowlers girls flag football club team represents a grassroots effort to introduce and grow the sport for young women in the local community, providing more athletic opportunities and building interest in this emerging high school sport.