Winning state championships may not be a new thing for Valor Christian’s football team, but Saturday’s accomplishment may have meant just a little bit more.
Stratton/Liberty got some redemption for their only regular-season loss, using a big first quarter to defeat Kit Carson 57-18 to claim the 6-man state football championship.
Nearly 97 years ago, the formation of a group of schools into an athletic conference gave rise to what became the first-ever sanctioned high school football championship in the state of Colorado. This is the story of the 1921 season.
