AJ Johnson
Senior, Coral Shores
Basketball/Weightlifting
“AJ always puts his team in front of his own agenda.” – Andy Thiery, Coral Shores assistant basketball coach
Coral Shores’ AJ Johnson played his final career prep basketball game on Feb. 6, using his athleticism and determination to tie for the team high of 11 points. After returning from the ’Canes’ quarterfinal playoff loss in Miami, the multitalented senior traveled to Marathon the following day and won his weight class in his next sport, weightlifting, where he is a team captain.
Johnson, described by ‘Canes basketball coach Andy Thiery as hard-working and never one to complain, was given challenging roles all season and excelled in all of them.
“Throughout the season, he was always asked to guard the other team’s big guy,” Thiery explained. “He never complained, never backed down and was always able to compete because of his strength and determination, no matter how much taller the other guy was.” It is not often that an athlete dominates in two entirely different sports from separate seasons in the same calendar week, let alone on two consecutive days. For this and his team-over-self attitude, Coral Shores’ AJ Johnson is the Keys Weekly Athlete of the Week.
