EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: All-Minnesota Football Player of the Year: Armstrong’s Kevon Johnson

By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 11/19/24, 3:15PM CST

Kevon Johnson carried the ball 245 times for 2,143 yards this season, and his 35 rushing touchdowns tied for the most in the state.

Armstrong running back Kevon Johnson, the Minnesota Star Tribune's All-Minnesota Football Player of the Year. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Nick Kinsey left Stillwater to play in Ohio, and Mason West of Edina chose hockey for his college pursuit. That leaves Maple Grove’s Kaden Harney, headed to South Dakota State.
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Read More

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Read More

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Read More

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: All-Minnesota Football Player of the Year: Armstrong’s Kevon Johnson

Kevon Johnson carried the ball 245 times for 2,143 yards this season, and his 35 rushing touchdowns tied for the most in the state.

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