Blue Valley North leaves no doubt, claims second 6A girls basketball title in 3 years
.png "Jaliya Davis (left) and Aubrey Shaw (middle) celebrate with teammates after Blue Valley North won its second Kansas Class 6A state title in three seasons on Saturday, March 15, 2025.")
Blue Valley North left no doubt in winning its second state title in three years.
The Mustangs throttled Derby, which entered the tourney as the No. 1 seed, in a 65-39 romp in the Kansas Class 6A state championship game at Koch Arena on Saturday.
Blue Valley North (21-4) concluded a three-year stretch with state titles in 2023 and 2025, as well as a third-place finish in 2024, going 62-13 in that time.
“I’m thrilled this group was able to go out with a championship. They’ve meant so much to the Mustangs program, and for younger girls looking up to them, with all their accomplishments during their career at Blue Valley North,” said Mustangs head coach Ann Fritz.
The Mustangs actually trailed early, but took a 16-15 lead with 0:52 left in the first quarter and put the gas pedal down thereafter.
“We just wanted to weather the storm,” Fritz said. “We’ve been down before and we have played some really incredible teams — Incarnate Word, Staley, Park Hill. And with playing these great teams, we’ve learned how to battle.”
In the second quarter, the Mustangs outscored the Panthers 18-8, led by eight points from senior Jaliya Davis, a Kansas commit who finished the game with 22 points and eight rebounds. Fellow senior and Harvard commit Aubrey Shaw added 17 points and 12 rebounds.
“It’s super special,” said Davis. “A lot of us have been together since our freshman year. And for us to win twice in our time, it’s super crazy.”
The second half was more of the same, as North nearly doubled Derby’s second-half total 31-16.
Derby (21-4) was led by junior Macayla Askew’s 14 points.
Class 5A Championship
St. Thomas Aquinas 68, Topeka Seaman 61
Alex Crouse led the Saints (18-7) to their eighth Kansas Class 5A title in nine seasons with a team-high 26 points, while Sofia Calovich added 18 points.
Class 4A Championship
Wellington 53, Bishop Miege 48
Wellington (24-1) avenged last year’s loss to Miege in the title game with a 53-48 win to snap a five-peat by the Stags. Jayla McClinton led Bishop Miege (19-5) with 18 points and 14 rebounds.
This story was originally published March 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM with the headline "Blue Valley North leaves no doubt, claims second 6A girls basketball title in 3 years."