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Any contractor in town who will work off a high schooler’s weekly allowance, head Glory Johnson’s way.
It’s inevitable the Webb School basketball standout will need a trophy room with enough recessed lighting to highlight her ever-growing amount of awards.
Johnson was named Wednesday one of five girls named to USA Today’s All-USA girls’ basketball team. She and Shekinna Stricklen of Morrilton, Ark., were the only University of Tennessee signees to make the first team. Elena DelleDonne, a Connecticut signee from Delaware, was the player of the year.
The honor for Johnson comes on the tailwind of two Division II-AA Miss Basketball awards, two Gatorade state player of the year awards, being named a Parade and McDonald’s All-American, twice being named the PrepXtra girls’ player of the year and a state championship a season ago.
Johnson has also won five Division II individual state track event championships.
Johnson, at 6-foot-3, is most noted, however, for her skills with the pill. But in USA Today, she said she’d may be bottling them up in 10 years if she’s no longer in a jersey and shorts.
“If I’m not playing basketball, I want to open my own pharmacy in Knoxville,” she said. “I’ll be able to help other people.”
© 2008, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.
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Posted by utvol008 on May 1, 2008 at 4:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congrats Glory and Shekinna!
Posted by 98reax on May 1, 2008 at 5 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Bring it, Glory. We need your medicine on campus ASAP. We've got positions to be filled and scripts to be written for another championship season. Be aware, there are doubters in here saying we will not win enough games for Coach to celebrate her 1000 win plateau. There's even so-called Big Orange fans who've already awarded the '09 trophy to DelleDonne's team. I say to you and Stricklen and the rest of the incoming freshmen: show them what happens when you pick against the Lady Vols.
Underdogs to Topdogs, baby! #9 in '09!
Posted by GreerVol22 on May 1, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Glory Johnson......Kingsport...shall we?
Posted by volboy81 on May 2, 2008 at 12:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations, Glory. Can't wait to see you in orange for the next 4 years. Its great to have local talent playing at Tennessee.
Posted by RockyTop1 on May 2, 2008 at 1:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
9 WOULD be FINE!!!
Posted by AllLadyVol on May 3, 2008 at 9:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Glory, undoubtedly you will have very high expectations placed on you when you get here. Tennessee fans are used to winning; however, they are fiercely loyal and if you get a foul your first minute in uniform they will act like their mother in law has moved in.
We can't wait to have you as part of the family!
A certain team from "up North" was crowned this year's champion back in March if I recall....but somehow couldn't even get a flight to Tampa.
9 in '09 baby!
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