Tigers senior reaches 1,000th basketball point milestone

  • Groton Area senior Ryder Johnson, pictured Jan. 15 with head coach Greg Kjellsen after scoring his 1,000th career varsity point, now has his eyes set on leading the Tigers to a state tournament appearence in his final season. Johnson scored his 1,000th point in an 83-9 victory over Tiospa Zina in a 15 point performance. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot
    Groton Area senior Ryder Johnson, pictured Jan. 15 with head coach Greg Kjellsen after scoring his 1,000th career varsity point, now has his eyes set on leading the Tigers to a state tournament appearence in his final season. Johnson scored his 1,000th point in an 83-9 victory over Tiospa Zina in a 15 point performance. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot
    Ahead of Groton Area’s Jan. 15 basketball game against Tiospa Zina Wambdi, Tiger’s senior Ryder Johnson was eight points shy of reaching 1,000 for his varsity high school career. With a 15 point effort Johnson surpassed the milestone in an eventual 83-9 win.“He’s a very coachable kid. He’s worked very hard on his game and does anything he can to improve our team,” head coach ...

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