--- title: "Year 8 Pupil Chases the American Dream with NFL Flag Football " url: "https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2026-03-15-year-8-pupil-chases-the-american-dream-with-nfl-flag-football" school: "Penwortham Priory Academy" --- # Year 8 Pupil Chases the American Dream with NFL Flag Football ![Image of Year 8 Pupil Chases the American Dream with NFL Flag Football ](https://files.schudio.com/penwortham-priory-academy/images/news/Penwortham_Priory_(Preston)_023593_this_one.jpg) 15 March 2026 Year 8 Isla has dreams of playing NFL in America! Isla plays for Lancashire Buccaneers NFL Flag, an Under 14s American football team, based in Croston at Bishop Rawstorne. “I played in a tournament at primary school and my coach there coached at the Buccaneers,” said Isla. “I was interested so I decided to have a go and I attended sessions at the start of Year 8. “It is a fun thing at the moment, I play running back and safety, but my dream would be to play for Great Britain and then go to America.” [PE & Sport](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/pe-sport) [Year 8](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/year-8) [Personal Development](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/personal-development) [ Record Demand for Places Sees Priory Oversubscribed for 2026 Admissions](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2026-03-14-record-demand-for-places-sees-priory-oversubscribed-for-2026-admissions) [Farewell to Mrs Small and a Heartfelt Thank You from Priory’s Japanese Club ](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2026-03-18-farewell-to-mrs-small-and-a-heartfelt-thank-you-from-priory-s-japanese-club) ### Penwortham Priory Academy Crow Hills Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JE 01772 320250 ### Useful Links - [New Year 7 Transition](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/transition) - [The School Day](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/the-school-day) - [Facility Hire](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/facility-hire-at-priory) - [Term Dates](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/termdates) - [Letters](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/letters) ### Useful Links - [Newsletters](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/newsletters) - [OFSTED](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/ofsted-report) - [Online Payments](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/internet-payments) - [Staff Contact](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/staff-contact-list) - [Vacancies](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/vacancies) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/priorystc) - [X](https://twitter.com/@priorystc) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/penworthampriory/) Penwortham Priory Academy Trust is operating as a single academy trust. It is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England with Company Number 08133703 School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)