February 17, 2008|By Joe Williams, Sentinel Staff Writer
LEESBURG -- Throughout her career, whenever Leesburg needed a play, Pearl Johnson was usually the player who delivered.
Leesburg needed Johnson to come up bigger than ever Saturday night.
The
Yellow Jackets (29-1) found themselves trailing Fort Walton Beach
(26-5) early in the fourth quarter and Johnson answered the call,
hitting 15 of her game-high 28 points in the final quarter and leading
Leesburg to a 66-52 victory.
The victory means 5A Leesburg, ranked No. 1 in the Florida Sports Writers Association's state poll, will be making a trip to Lakeland and the state tournament for the second year in a row.
"For
a minute, I got scared," Johnson said. "But then I started thinking
about Lakeland again and how badly we wanted to go back."
With those thoughts in her mind, Johnson scored 12 of her team's final 21 points as Leesburg rallied.
"[Leesburg]
Coach [Mark] Oates called me over and asked me if I wanted to go back
to Lakeland and if I did, it was time to step up," said Johnson, who has
signed with UAB.
Fort Walton Beach's Tenaria Milton, the Vikings'
leading scorer with 16 points, fouled out midway through the fourth
quarter and without her leadership on the floor, the Yellow Jackets took
control.
Johnson had help from fellow seniors Tenia Manuel (10 points) and Angie Felton (13).
"Pearl is a gamer," Oates said. "When the game is on the line, that is when she is at her best."
State tourney play begins Wednesday.
Listen live on my790am or www.my790am.com Saturday April 7 2012.
Oates, Pearl Johnson (Former Leesburg High School Girls Bask...etball,
Chipola College, and University of Alabama-Birmingham Womens Basketball
Standout), and Angela Felton (former Leesburg High School Girls
Basketball, Gulf Coast Community College, and current Louisiana Tech
University Womens Basketball Standout) will be the featured guests along
with the show host Billy Matthews (The Voice Of The Leesburg Yellow
Jackets), Sonny Bronson (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Host),
Allison Crawford (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Co-host) and Gerald
Lacey (Carver Heights Quarterback Club Staff Writer).
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| Gerald Lacey (Carver Heights Quarterback Club Staff Writer), Allison Crawford (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Co-host), Sonny Bronson (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Host), Lake County Sports Show Host Billy Matthews (The Voice Of The Leesburg Yellow Jackets). |
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