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Johnson eager to make his mark |
By B. Scott
Anderson, Newberg Graphic sports editor
E-mail Scott at banderson@eaglenewspapers.com
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Brad Johnson got just a
little taste Saturday of what college football is about.
Johnson got to see firsthand what college football could be like as
he played on the north team that defeated the south 36-30 in the Les
Schwab Bowl, an all-star game for high school senior football
players.
“Everyone was a lot stronger,” he said.
Johnson, who plans to walk on at Portland State University this
fall, starred at Newberg for the past two seasons. As the team’s
quarterback he completed 62 of 144 passes for 982 yards and eight
touchdown passes. Johnson also ran 79 times for 241 yards. On
defense for Newberg, the 6-foot 2-inch Johnson was primarily a
defensive back charged with shutting down the opposition’s top
receiver. On Saturday, he took an entirely different role — playing
safety.
“It was good because that’s what I’m going to play in college, so
it’s good to get used to it,” he said. “There were a lot more
adjustment calls. That’s what I noticed. You have to call out stuff
all the time and we changed the defense every couple of plays in the
middle of the play.”
Johnson saw no time on the offensive side of the ball, something
which he wasn’t accustomed to after being involved in nearly every
offensive play for the Tigers this past season.
“That was hard for me watching offense,” he said. “I’m used to
being in the game on both sides of the ball.”
Johnson was recruited by several schools, but chose to walk on at
Portland State. He hopes to earn a scholarship.
“They know me and they recruited me and they didn’t recruit a
safety, so they’re going to let me walk on,” he said. “They’re
confident in me, though.”
In college, Johnson, who also was the Newberg basketball team’s
main offensive threat, plans to major in civil engineering.
“I took calculus this year and I really liked it so I went in and
talked to coach (Bruce) Sinkbeil about what I could do with it and
he told me about (civil engineering),” Johnson said. “He was pretty
confident that I could do it and it’s something I want to do.” |
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From
June 29, 2005, Newberg Graphic
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