Fifty-one teams competed in Minnesota’s new Vikings-sponsored girls flag football league this spring, building on the success of a four-team pilot league that ran last year.

Rosemount came away winners last spring. This year, a new champion will be crowned at Monday’s state tournament, a series of rapid hour-long games hosted at TCO Stadium in Eagan. Twelve teams qualified via an eight-game regular season and two section playoff games.

Meet one player to watch out for on each team, sorted by the school’s tournament seeding. All reported stats are sourced from RAC Sports.

Presley Albers

No. 1 Mahtomedi • senior

Albers has hauled in the fifth-most amount of receiving yards this spring, with 757. The Zephyrs soccer and basketball player caught 40 of her 51 targets for 12 touchdowns and seven extra points.

Savannah Klinski

No. 2 La Crescent-Hokah • senior

Klinski is an offensive threat in the air and on the ground for the Lancers. She rushed for an averaged 11 yards per carry, totaling 727 yards and 10 touchdowns. She also snagged 22 touchdown passes and became the Lancers’ first player to receive a full-tuition NAIA scholarship offer for flag.

Maddy Freking

No. 3 Anoka • senior

The St. Thomas softball commit leads the state with 53 passing touchdowns and 2,381 passing yards, with the best completion percentage (60.71%) of any player with over 200 passing attempts.

Nadia Chose

No. 4 Minnetonka • sophomore

Chose has come up with clutch interceptions for the Skippers, snagging a Bloomington pass in overtime in the regular season, and another during Waterville’s extra-point attempt to retake the lead in section playoffs. Chose’s communication and flag-pulling has made her an all-around defensive pillar for Minnetonka.

Madi Brinkman

No. 5 Park of Cottage Grove • senior

Brinkman is a two-way threat for Park. She has 34 receptions for 373 yards and receiving six touchdowns, plus is the Wolfpack’s No. 1 target on extra points. She’s also caught seven interceptions this season.

Nora Helvig

No. 6 Centennial • senior

Committed to Minnesota Duluth for soccer, Helvig swaps between running back, quarterback and safety for the Cougars. Put her on the field just about anywhere, and she’ll make an impact for Centennial.

Tamari Christopher

No. 7 Simley • sophomore

Christopher is a go-to rusher and receiver for the Spartans’ flag team, while recording 17 regular-season tackles. She simultaneously helped their softball program to a Class 3A state tournament this spring.

Macie Miller

No. 8 Bloomington • senior

Headed to Wisconsin-Eau Claire to play basketball, Miller is another two-way player that can defend in the air and on the ground, plus is an aerial target for junior quarterback Allie Sheehan.

Avery Krumwiede

No. 9 Burnsville • senior

When not playing basketball, softball or tennis for the Blazes, Krumwiede is leading the state in rushing, with 1150 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground. She’s also added seven receiving touchdowns this season.

Edy Halverson

No. 10 Two Rivers • senior

Double-booked with the school’s graduation, Halverson had to miss Two Rivers’ section playoff win, but she heads into the state tournament with 57 receptions for 737 yards and 18 touchdowns — icing on the cake for a talented Warriors team.

Piper Larson

No. 11 Eagan • sophomore

Larson — who also participates in tackle football, track and trap shooting for Eagan — quarterbacked the Wildcats to a section championship win over Rosemount, the winners of last year’s four-team state tournament. With sharp, accurate passes under pressure, Larson threw for 1866 yards and 39 touchdowns.

Keely Gugissberg

No. 12 Sartell • junior

An aerial threat in more ways than one, Gugissberg totaled a team-high 212 receiving yards and nine touchdowns for the Sabres, along with a team-high nine interceptions. She was another player doing double-duty with softball this spring.