Plata's Jessica Chevez Earns 10 College Flag Football Scholarship Offers

Jessica Chevez, a 17-year-old from La Plata, Maryland, has drawn attention in girls flag football after receiving 10 official college scholarship offers as she enters her senior year. The article says she started playing girls flag football only two years ago and has quickly become one of the state’s top recruits in a fast-growing sport. Reported conversations with Chevez, her mother Gloria M. Sewell-Chevez, and Maryland Divas head coach Daniel “Coach Scrap” Daras describe her development as driven by a willingness to learn and ask questions. Chevez previously participated in cheerleading, dance, and soccer, and also played coed flag football, which helped ease the transition. She has scheduled plans to play flag football in her senior year after contacting her school’s coaches. Offers mentioned include Bridgeport, Post University, High Point, Cedar Crest, and Holy Family, with more continuing to arrive.