Title game was 'totally [Johnson's] show'

It wasn’t the greatest performance of his career — far from it, actually. But even on a rare day where he fumbled and threw an interception on a trick play, Duke Johnson was still pretty special in his final game in a Norland Vikings uniform.

He turned in 266 all-purpose yards, five touchdowns and an MVP performance in leading Norland to a 38-0 win over Crawfordville Wakulla in the Class 5A state championship game Friday afternoon at the Citrus Bowl.

“Today it was totally his show. Whether it was a run, a catch, a straight-on return — you don’t get any better than that. He’s by far the best we’ve seen in the state this year,” said Dwight Thomas, who coached Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith at Pensacola Escambia High. “That stuff he does where he’s here one second and then over there the next, you can’t emulate it. He’s special.”

Norland (15-0) probably could have beaten the overmatched War Eagles (12-3) without Johnson (5-9, 182). But the Vikings — ranked eighth nationally by ESPN — would not have completed the climb to the crown without him.

Two weeks ago at No. 1-ranked Glades Central, a place no Miami-Dade or Broward team had won in 14 previous playoff trips, Johnson — the state’s 5A Player of the Year and a finalist for Florida’s Mr. Football Award — ran for 230 yards and four touchdowns. A week later he posted the fourth-highest single-game performance in Miami-Dade history, rallying his team from a 20-0 deficit at Palmetto by rushing for 375 yards and three touchdowns in a state semifinal win.

Johnson on Friday proved to a statewide television audience that he’s not only the best present University of Miami coach Al Golden has under his Christmas tree, but one of the best players Dade has ever produced.

Johnson’s final senior season stats — 208 carries, 2,087 yards, 29 touchdowns — rank ninth all-time in Dade history. His career numbers — 504 carries, 5,109 yards, 70 touchdowns — rank third all-time. He also averaged 10.0 yards per carry and had 103 rushing attempts fewer than the great Frank Gore (2,953 yards in 2000) this season.

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Title game was 'totally [Johnson's] show'
Title game was 'totally [Johnson's] show'

He's by far the best we've seen in the state this year,” said Dwight Thomas, who coached Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith at Pensacola Escambia High. “That stuff he does where he's here one second and then over there the next, you can't emulate it.



Man who shot Panhandle deputy dies in hospital
Man who shot Panhandle deputy dies in hospital

Lewis came out of his home firing on the officers. Hough is expected to recover from injuries to his leg and face. The Northwest Florida Daily News reports ( http://bit.ly/v6Jk0D) he is listed in fair condition at Pensacola's Sacred Heart Hospital.



Big Bend and Florida news briefs: Dec. 17

The Tallahassee Police Department is looking for Katrina Michelle Baker, who was last seen in the area of West Pensacola Street on Monday. She is 29 years old, 5-feet-10 and weighs 220 pounds. TPD said her fiance has not seen her in a couple of days



RRCA Announces Third Round of Runner Friendly Community Designations
RRCA Announces Third Round of Runner Friendly Community Designations

"Our runner friendly environment allows us to run almost 365 days a year with the Gulf of Mexico, Historic Downtown Pensacola, or The Black Water State Park as our back drop." Pensacola, FL - The Pensacola Runners Association call Pensacola home.



Police and community briefs for Sat. Dec. 17, 2011

Lewis came out of his home firing on the officers. Hough is expected to recover from injuries to his leg and face. The Northwest Florida Daily News reports he is listed in fair condition at Pensacola's Sacred Heart Hospital.




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How bout this for keeping our bills payed, our insurance company dropped us for no reason we had them on direct pay. and then said they will give us insur. again if we did 15,000 in upgrades to our 1968 house, and then did this bs 4 point inspection. No insur. company would touch us after that. so our Mortgage holder put there insur. on there. Thank you so much Eddie Zarahn of pensacola fl. for doing this to us. WHAT goes around, goes around. You crooked ;wjernfoiawef skjdfooj ffjs.

If you force place ins. thru your mortgage co they will insure you with L of L, at $7,000 for wind only & commission and tell you they don’t shop ins. or look in your file & insure it reasonably. The government bailed out the insurance co (AIG)for ripping us off. The banks are in cohoots with the insurance co, the losses they are claiming are paper losses created this big scam and we the taxpayers are bailing them out to screw us again with tarp funds. Wake up America!

I have First Home Ins Fla, real greedy con artists! I pay 2,700 for HO a yr, 3200. deduc for hurricanes. It’s due in March 09. Just got a bill today for 207. extra due July 7th coming up. No explanation for this although I do see they raised the price of my house to 179.000. I had it lower since our town is loaded w/forclosed houses, no work & prices on houses went down big time. Only worth 111,000 now.

Sure makes living in your car look inviting, thats sad, I’d be freaking, especially because Florida is known to be a retirement place for the elderly and they are on fixed incomes, even if your not that jump is extremely high, he’s right its a rip off.


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