High School Sports

The Ledger-Enquirer High School Girls Athlete of the Week poll winner is . . .

Jada Flournoy is the Ledger-Enquirer High School Girls Athlete of the Week, based on our online poll.

As an eighth-grader on the Russell County High School flag football team, despite the Warriors losing 19-6 at home loss Sept. 24 to Opelika, Jada produced five receptions for 100 yards, six flag pulls and three pass breakups.

Through the first 10 games of the seasion, Jada led the team in receptions (27), receiving yards (507) and flag pulls (40). She also had five interceptions.

Jada Flournoy
Jada Flournoy Russell County High School Provided by Mori Thomas

We invited the athletics director at each public and private high school in Muscogee County, Harris County, Chattahoochee County, Phenix City, Russell County and Smiths Station to nominate a female athlete for this poll.

Among this week’s seven nominees, Jada received 45% of the 12,719 votes from our readers. Voting started Monday and ended at noon Friday. The poll has no limit on the number of times a person can vote. Here are the complete final results:

Here are the complete final results for the Ledger-Enquirer High School Girls Athlete of the Week poll. Nominees were submitted by Columbus area coaches. There wasn’t a limit to the number of times L-E readers could vote online between Sept. 29 and the noon Oct. 3 deadline.
Here are the complete final results for the Ledger-Enquirer High School Girls Athlete of the Week poll. Nominees were submitted by Columbus area coaches. There wasn’t a limit to the number of times L-E readers could vote online between Sept. 29 and the noon Oct. 3 deadline. Mark Rice mrice@ledger-enquirer.com

This story was originally published September 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM.

Mark Rice
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Mark Rice is the Ledger-Enquirer’s editor. He has been covering Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley for more than 30 years. He welcomes your local news tips, feature story ideas, investigation suggestions and compelling questions.
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