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WAl'l‘Rlle CHRONICLE - Wednesday. December 1.2008 ' 28 . l Ticket to ride ' C , C O C O O St. David s Bryson Iohnson accepts fidl-nde scholarship to Dwrsron I Bucknell BY BOBVREANM' . “7,53 W leges. and the story has become ( ‘Iirumcle start 3 3,1,; I, ' inspirational for his teammates. . ‘ :j ’3' .. “They're just terrific kids and t might have been the only time 4 . 1 fi 13:: "‘ ‘ ’ .... A, 4 4‘ it up.“ an - they work so hard," said Celtics ISL I)a\=id (Ieltics‘ point guard r . A, WW ' _. jg air-g :5 coach Dave Mac Neil Who has Bryson lohrisoii looked out of i _ . ‘ 5'51} coached both of them in club ball place on the basketball court. with ‘1 ‘3‘ ‘ {5f tl and at the high-school level. “You the black leggings oi his compresv ~ " ’ ' . . ~ like to see kids like that get rewardr sion shorts tucked all the way 4’ ‘ ’53» \ ’ ' g ed - they're two of the nicest kids down itito his sticks. ‘ ' 3 : ' » I '1. around. Despite the fashion lziux pas, he ‘ \ l4 ‘ fix! “They're good leaders, good still managed to pour in 22 points _ " \ l/ a» if! students and great people.” ' for the (ieltics in a 594% loss to V7 ' " as ' > Mac Neil said there is no secret Hamilton‘s st. Mary’s in St. David's ‘ ““ ' ’l (M . {I ‘ to Bryson's success. He's got an opening round game of the (lourt , 1/ . t ‘ y. ‘ incredible work ethic. and is the lleinbuch tournament last Friday. 3 aqua» , “(.3 a; fife; ,. M41; first and last person you'll see in But he neyer did look comfortable 2 ; ’ ‘ ""“ 4 s k W”?* ’ the gymnasium working on areas during the contest, V » ,i, ‘ r . Q3,“ ~lé ll 5",”... 1w“; ofhis game. His last shot of the game was a .H‘ _ " ’ , “ . ” t ‘ ‘ ‘ we 4 “He's an old-fashioned gym rat hideaway threerpointer that hit ' ‘ l " ‘ ‘ and his brother was too." said Mac nothing but net. But other clean ' r ‘ ' > ” ‘ & Neil. "in order for the players to , t g at» 7: \ looks at the basket he had during 1 ‘ z ;- ‘ . " ’5 :0, , take that next step and go on to the the game inst wouldn't fall for him. ' k a _ next level you have to be playing “We lust missed some shots we 4 , .. " ~ I , , every day," normally make. and l think H ‘ 'V‘ ,1 4.; It He‘s alsoagreal example for tht. . , . A“ we. . 4 . . should have been a dilferent ( J Jr. ”ifs? 4 younger players on the (.ellit‘s result." said lohnson. "I make a 3’ ll" l5 :3 *' senior squad this season. A numA hideaway shot. but when I go I A 1 - 2 ’ g N her ofjuniors frorn the team that straight tip and straight down I ' ‘ "t went 33.1 on last season also have miss. l , potential, they just need a glide» “Oh. my head is lost spinning." line to follow. And Johnson is the Norrtially hes a picture of style man with the plan. and grace on the court. but this _ . “Our younger guys hanging time he looked like a little some- ‘- > around him are going to see that thing was hugging him “to what's ... .4 * and hopefully some of that will rub up \\'llh the shorts? ' . ' of? on them." said Mac Neil. “This "My laundry at home wasn't can happen â€"â€" it's not every day done so I had no compression that somebody is gettinga scholar shorts," laughed lohnson. “ I'hose ’ j i, , ship to a Division l program » you were my only ones. ‘ have to be very good. So coach gave me sortie flack St David‘s Bryson Johnson blows past St. Mary's Crusaders’ Faisal Bello in the opening round of the Court Hein~ And m Md“ to be very good "1 the “Mk” room ”hm” wearing buch last Friday. Johnson has signed a letter of intent to play at Bucknell University next fall, wan-m“ Mom 1V0“ have '9 be committed to work- them . you expect it when you ing on getting better." look like a moron. t'oach said We “But-knell was mylast visit aridl $60,000.? year over four years. playing each other and for the Meanwhile. the modest lohn» got to burn them after the game." really like the campus and the But when the brothers initially Waterloo Wildhawks basketball son is still soaking it all in. llut don‘t expect lohnson to get roach is great.” said lohnson. “It's a made the move to Waterloo to club. “l was overwhelmed when l taught short on the tourt again really good school and it‘s ranked improve their game and their “I think I improved most that signed my letter of intent, and His stellar plat. talent and commit to the top 20 academically." prospects of landing a scholarship. year when l was playing my broth once I get down there it will hit merit to improve his game after The small liberal arts college is the future didn’t look as rosy 'lhey er.” said lohnson. "it's definitely as home." he said. "Right now l'm Just hours spent in the gymnasium also only six hours away from were forced to sit otit a whole year much his scholarship as it is mine playing highschool basketball. so honing his skills have earned him a Albany. N Y, where his big brother of hlghr\(‘h()()l basketball because “Without him I wouldn‘t even it's not too big Ufa deal. btit later it full scholarship to llllt‘knt'll. a Hen plays NLAA Division ll basket they were deemed ineligible to heclose to where I am today." will sink in.” ‘ NLAA Division l school that plays ball It's also (inset to the [cast play When the lohnsons finally lohnson Will have a chance to out oflriuisbourg, Pa ( oast so his mom can come down lhey weren't even allowed to returned to the high-school court play right away and compete for in one timi- he was ioniat led from Nova St otia and watch him prat lltt' with their adopted high they did so with a vengeance, both time at the point guard and shoot- by more than 23 ll s tollege pro play sometimes school team They became glffl’l' starting with the (Zeltics. Ben ing guard positions. Bucknell plays grams but he Wllllllt‘ll down his [he lohnson brothers an- fit-d cheerleaders for the team. btit helped the (jellics become com« in the Patriot league. so the six '- thoit es in three before finally thought to be the first Nova Scot refused to complain about their pelitive, while Bryson helped the loot-one lohnson won‘t be consid- coniniitting to But knell. which inn-based players to attend NCAA circumstances, which spoke reams school to its first ()FSSA finals in cred undersized in a league that qualified for March Madness a iew schools on full basketball scholar about their character, school history last year. features smaller guards. years ago and knot ked out power ships. Instead they spent most of their It‘s no wonder that he's drawn “I'm looking forward to it W l house Kansas in the early rounds llryson's scholarship is valued at time honing their skills in the gym so much attention from US. col can't wait." he said with a grin. ., . A» HOW Safe Are Y f AS EtS? 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