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Well, that was emphatic.

Those in California wondering just how popular girls flag football has become, got a clear and present answer Friday from the state's governing high school sports agency. 

The Federated Council of the California Interscholastic Federation voted by a vote of 146-0 to officially sanction the sport. 

That means a form of America's most popular sport, accented with testosterone, pigskin and contact, now is highlighted by females and flags, and will start in the fall. 

Some of the state's 10 sections has already been playing the sport — San Francisco Section has been crowning champions since 2013 — but now every one is on board in California with recent popularity. 

According to the NFHS study, girls flag football in high schools had doubled to 11,000 over the previous decade leading up to 2018-19. The pandemic didn't help numbers, but now they are on the rise again. 

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