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Johnson (1) collects a corner kick

during Mockingbirds rst Midwest

Regional League game in Ohio.

Mockingbird went on to win the

game 4-3. As for the tournament,

they placed second behind the Dallas

Texans, the 15th ranked team in the

nation. Mockingbird nished second in

the Midwest Regional League and willbe playing for the state nal in June

of 2010.

Johnson (far left) jokes around

with teammate Joe Sykes (middle)

between games in Atlanta, Georgia

as Conor Oneil (right) watches.Mockingbird won the tournament on

a last second goal in the nals.

(Right) Johnson collects

a ball against Westside

United, during a

friendly match in March.Mockingbird went on to

lose the game 0-1.

Johnson collects a ball during a

regional game in South Dakota.

Mockingbird lost regionals to

Vardar Acadamey.

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On the FieldI picked up soccer at age

10, explained Johnson, when

asked about his soccer career.

My brothers team needed

an extra player, and it just

happend to be a goalkeeper.

Since then, Johnson has kept

a close passion to the game

of soccer. At age 11, Johnson

joined Mockingbird Soccer

Club, and has been playing

for 5 years now. With four

state championship titles,

and numorous victories atthe national level, Johnson

believes his passion for the

game will never leave. I

love the feeling of being on

the eld, during a big game.

Nothing can really come

close to the competitive

atmosphere.

Johnson also

explained his future plans

for soccer, The more I think

about it, the more I want

to play college soccer,

exclaimed Johnson. When

asked for a selective few,

Johnson included Boston

College, Dartmouth, Williams,

and Northwestern. Im an

east coast kid at heart,

perked Johnson, and I planon going to college there, no

matter what it takes.

Who Said YouCant Dream?AmongJohnsons top soccer schools include the following 15

schools:

1. Harvard

2. Virginia

3. Yale

4. Colgate

5. Ohio State

6. Calwifornia

7. South Carolina

8. Princeton

9. Charleston

10. Columbia

11. NYU12. University of Denver

13. Clemson

14. University of Georgetown

15. Old Dominion

Q AQ: Whats your best soccer memory

A: Id have to say winning my frst

state championship 6-0 when I was

eleven.

Q: Who is your favorite goalkeeper to

watch?

A: Defnitely Tim Howard, the U.S

goalkeeper, hes amazing!

Q: Whats your most prominent goal in

soccer at this time?

A: Defnitley bringing a state

championship to duPont Manual, we

can do it.