Kyle Palmer  - Football

These 3 Johnson County schools won Kansas state football titles Saturday — including a first

Players for Blue Valley Northwest celebrate after their Kansas Class 6A state championship game victory over Derby Saturday. The title was the school's first football trophy ever. Image via Blue Valley Northwest High School Athletics Twitter account.

Three Johnson County schools took home Kansas state football titles on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, including a first-ever trophy for Blue Valley Northwest.

The Huskies trounced three-time defending state champ Derby 41-21 Saturday in Emporia to take home the Class 6A title.

Hi! I'm Kyle Palmer and I'm the editor of the Shawnee Mission Post and Blue Valley Post.

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