April 10, 2008|By Shannon J. Owens, Sentinel Staff Writer
Lake County Player of the Year Pearl Johnson of Leesburg was selected to the Class 5A all-state girls
basketball first team, while Jordan Coleman of Lake Mary and Brooke Thomas of Edgewater earned spots on the 6A first team.
In all, 17 Central Florida players were selected to the two classes' all-state teams.
Johnson, who will play for UAB, finished her high school career as the school's all-time leading scorer, and the 5-foot-7 guard led her team to back-to-back state final-four appearances.
Coleman and Thomas each led their schools to state championships during their high school careers.
Coleman, who will play for Vanderbilt, was selected 6A state MVP when the Rams won in 2006. Thomas, who will play for Wake Forest, led Edgewater to a title in 2007.
Angela Felton of Leesburg and Ashley Jones of Lake Howell made the 5A second team. Tenia Manuel of Leesburg and Shari Hightower of Daytona Beach Mainland were on the third team, while Olivia Nino of Mainland was an honorable-mention choice.
Jalana Childs of Timber Creek and Brittany Hardy of Apopka were selected to the 6A second team. Jessica Bivins of Edgewater was on the third team while Selina Archer of Clermont East Ridge, Maddie Cummings of Freedom, Aisha Gillis of Port Orange Spruce Creek, Toshana Gordon of DeLand, Leo Montalvo of Boone and Morgan Jones of Lake Mary were honorable-mention choices.
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Former Leesburg High School Girls Basketball, Chipola College, and University of Alabama-Birmingham Womens Basketball Standout Pearl Johnson makes her first appearance on the Lake County Sports Show April 7, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
Johnson and former Leesburg High School Gi
rls Basketball, Gulf Coast Community College, and current Louisiana Tech University Womens Basketball Standout Angela Felton 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).
Below is a short list of Johnson's accomplishments:
-2007 Class 5A Girls Basketball Final Four Appearance
-2008 Class 5A Girls Basketball Final Four Appearance
-2009 University of Alabama Signee
-2008 Orlando Sentinel Lake County Girls Basketball Player Of The Year
-Was the leading scorer in Leesburg High School Girls Basketball History until recently.
-2008 Class 5A Girls Basketball First Team
-2007 Daily Commercial Player of the Year
-2008 Daily Commerical Player of the Year
-Member of Leesburg High School Basketball 1,000 Point Club
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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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April 10, 2008
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