Colony's Parrent wins MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year

What you need to know:

• Colony sophomore quarterback Bri Parrent was named the 2026 MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year despite the Knights falling 26-21 to North Pole in the state championship game.
• Parrent led the nation with 8,828 total yards, including 6,397 passing and 2,431 rushing, while scoring 94 touchdowns and setting an Alaska single-season scoring record with 533 points.
• Parrent threw a touchdown pass in all 21 games, rushed for a score in 14 and contributed defensively with 103 flag pulls. She also returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown in the state title game.
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By Van William
Alaska Sports Report

Bri Parrent and the Colony flag football team didn’t get the ending they wanted after losing in the state title game, but she received a prestigious consolation prize this week after being named MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year.

The sophomore signal caller ranked among the national leaders in total yards and touchdowns this season as she broke the state’s single-season scoring record with 533 points.

Parrent finished her season ranked No. 1 nationally with 8,828 yards – 6,397 passing and 2,431 rushing. She scored 94 touchdowns and was a threat to score on any given snap. She lined up in shotgun and was so effective that the Knights didn’t even have a running back, opting for another wide receiver instead.

She was also a force on defense with 103 flag pulls and special teams, returning a punt 67 yards for a TD against North Pole in a 26-21 loss in the state title game.

Flag Football

MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year
2026 – Bri Parrent, Colony
2025 – Jillian Preston, South
2024 – Jade Skipps, North Pole

As a freshman, Parrent threw for 4,693 yards and ran for another 1,903 and people may have thought those stats would be tough to top. Hold my cleats, she said.

She threw for a TD in each of her team’s 21 games and rushed for a score in 14 games. She finished with season highs of 421 passing yards against West Valley and 189 rushing yards against Wasilla. She also threw for as many as eight TDs in a game.