Brooklyn Saunders

Butler High School

The High School Female Flag Football Student-Athlete of the Year Award is new in 2023 and honors a female flag football player who distinguishes herself on the field and in the areas of scholarship, sportsmanship, citizenship, and leadership.

The 2023 High School Female Flag Football Student-Athlete of the Year Award goes to Butler High School’s Brooklyn Saunders.

A true multi-sport athlete, Saunders not only distinguished herself on the football field but stars for Butler’s Women’s Basketball team earning Southwest 4A All-Conference honors and Team MVP for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

Saunders is credited by coaches and school officials with being a major factor in the growth of the school’s flag football program, spending countless hours helping teammates learn plays and develop their skills.

In the classroom, Saunders is a member of the National Technical Honor Society and National Honor Society and was a recipient of the Delta Sigma Theta Excellence in Youth Award.

Saunders serves in numerous leadership roles at Butler High School. She is an active member of the Student Government. She serves on the Junior Board and is a Captain of the Student Athletic Advisory Council.

In the community, Saunders volunteers with Butler Buddies, the Brace YMCA, Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House, the Levine’s Children’s Hospital and is a Youth Member at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church.

It is with great pleasure that the Carolina Panthers and the Charlotte Touchdown Club present Brooklyn Saunders with the High School Female Flag Football Student-Athlete of the Year Award.