Football road to state

Three years ago, the varsity football team finished the season with an 0-9 record. At the time, Clint Rider was in his second year as head coach and the current group of seniors were freshmen. After the final loss of the season that year, Rider delivered a speech which he said has had a lasting impact on the seniors over the last three years. “We sat on this field, seniors. We came together after the...

Following dominant wins over JC Harmon and Olathe South in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Huskies faced off against Olathe North in the sectional championship. Senior Drew Kaufman said the Huskies were prepared for a strong opponent and they wouldn’t take them lightly.  “We were really locked in this week. We knew they were going to be a tough opponent. Really, this game came do...

The Huskies were victorious in tonight's regional championship game. Five different offensive players scored touchdowns for Northwest. On the defensive side, the Huskies held the Falcon's scoreless for the entire third quarter, intercepted a pass for a touchback and recovered a fumble.   Senior captain and quarterback Mikey Pauley said the team focused on not underestimating Olathe South and p...

After finishing the regular season with a 21-0 victory over Blue Valley West, the Huskies clinched first place in the Eastern Kansas League and the number one seed in the KSHSAA 6A East playoff bracket. The Huskies took on the 16-seed, winless JC Harmon Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.  Northwest came out executing well on both sides of the ball as they built a 35-0 lead by the end of...

After last week’s loss to St. Thomas Aquinas, senior quarterback Mikey Pauley said the team put in hard work all week to prepare for the game against Blue Valley West. “We had a great week of practice, everyone’s been locked in all week, physical at practice, and just focused on our opponents and didn’t take them lightly,” Pauley said. Pauley scored the first touchdown of the night with 3:...