Ron Wolfley, Dave Pasch to call broadcast of Cardinals’ flag football game Tuesday

Arizona Cardinals radio broadcasters Ron Wolfley and Dave Pasch will be back on the call for the first Cardinals Girls High School Flag Football Game of the Week of 2024.

The debut of the NFL squad’s collaboration with Arizona’s Family Sports to broadcast eight high-profile matchups in 2024 will feature Hamilton High School visiting Xavier College Preparatory at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The Cardinals in August announced their plans to shine the light on eight games this season with a broadcast. Arizona’s Family Sports and State Farm are partnering to promote the sport.

“It’s an Olympic sport in LA in ’28,” said Pasch when he joined Arizona Sports’ Wolf & Luke on Monday. “It’s a sport that’s on the rise. Wolf and I are going to have a lot of fun getting a chance to celebrate these young ladies tomorrow.”

Pasch (play-by-play) and Wolfley (analyst) will be joined on the broadcast by Cardinals reporter Dani Sureck, who will report from the sidelines.

Eleven states currently offer girls high school flag football. The 2023 season was the first of the sport being officially sanctioned by the Arizona Interscholastic Association.

The AIA had 57 schools participate last year with more than 100 expected to play in 2024.

The debut of the series includes 2023 Cardinals Girls High School Flag Football Offensive Player of the Year Samaya Taylor-Jenkins of Hamilton. She recorded 92 receptions for 1,625 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2023.

Xavier is led by Grace Ledoux, who recorded 40 catches for 320 yards and six touchdowns last season.

Seven other games of the week on Arizona’s Family Sports will take place on Tuesday or Thursday nights through Nov. 7.

How to watch the Cardinals’ broadcast of girls high school flag football

Arizona’s Family Sports can be found on COX channel 13, DirecTV channel 32 and Dish channel 44.

Full listings can be found here.

The Cardinals will also stream the game live on their website.

“We think it’s an exciting way really to elevate these athletes and put a spotlight on them,” Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill told KTAR News 92.3 FM in August. “We think other NFL teams will follow us maybe even this season … certainly next season. This game is continuing to grow at an exponential rate and it’s exploding here in Arizona.”

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