Lady Riders JV Flag football begin Inaugural Season

 

This season marks a historical milestone for the Lady Riders program, as 2026 is the inaugural year for Roosevelt’s JV girls’ flag football team.

The Roosevelt Rough Riders JV flag football team defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 28-19 on September 10, 2026.

 

  • The 2026 inaugural season for the Roosevelt JV flag football squad finally became reality on September 10th when the Lady Riders hosted Cleveland High School. For the past weeks JV games were canceled due to heat temperatures and schools not having JV teams. The Lady Riders were anxiously waiting to start the season off and were practicing hard and waiting on their moment while the varsity squad had already opened up the season. 

The Lady Riders were led by offensive quarterback Isabell Diaz #11 who controlled the game throwing two touchdowns. The offense was led by Natalie Santamaria #3 WR, Camille Gonzalez #15 RB, Aleylanny Martinez #25 WR, Laila Melgar #4 WR who all scored touchdowns in the victory.

The defense was led by Brianna De La Cruz #27 safety , Desiray Villalobos #24 rusher, Bianca Cardenas #7 rusher and Itzel Tadeo #9 cornerback.

Roosevelt will open up Eastern League play as they travel to South Gate on Wednesday September 23rd and host the Rams Thursday at 2:30pm followed by Varsity 4pm.
Captains 2026 
Itzel Tadeo 
Isabel Castillo 
Natalie Santamaria 
Anabella Barrera 
Head Football Coach – Alvaro Rios 
2026 JV Flag Football Roster   

Itzel Tadeo, #9, CB

Bianca Lardenas, #7, rusher

Natalie Santamara, #3, WR

Angela Diaz, #6, WR

Camille Gonzalez, #15, RB

Desiray Villalobos, #24, rusher

Elizabeth Estrada, #16, CB

Isabella Diaz, #11, QB

Haylee Fores, #22, center

Angie Sanchez, #2, Safety

Isabella Ruelas, #5, WR

Alejandra Carmona, #18, rusher

Kaylie Ibarra, #21, QB

Anabella Barrera, #14, WR

Brianna de la Cruz, #27, Safety

Unique Hernandez, #8, CB

Sirenia Maya, #17, Safety

Isabel Castillo, #13, Safety

Elizabeth Estrada, #16, CB

Elyssa Pimentel, #10, CB

Zoe Serrano, #23, RB

Crysil Gonzalez, #19, WR

Laila Melgar, #4, WR

Sherlyn Aviles, #22, rusher

Camila Velasquez Majica, #20

High school girls’ flag football is experiencing an explosive, historic growth wave, with state athletic associations across the country officially sanctioning the sport. Because the sport is expanding so rapidly, “inaugural games” are happening dynamically at thousands of schools initiating their first-ever Junior Varsity (JV) and Varsity programs.

 

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