High School Sports

Second-half surge lands Sun Herald honor for Gulfport senior

By Patrick Magee , Patrick Ochs and James Jones Sun Herald
Biloxi's Sharon Williams fouls Gulfport's Whitney Johnson as she drives to the basket during the first quarter of their game at Bert Jenkins gym in Gulfport on Jan. 20.
Biloxi's Sharon Williams fouls Gulfport's Whitney Johnson as she drives to the basket during the first quarter of their game at Bert Jenkins gym in Gulfport on Jan. 20. John Fitzhugh jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com file

The Gulfport girls needed a lift in the second half Friday at Harrison Central and senior forward Whitney Johnson was there to provide it.

Johnson scored 10 of her 14 points to lead the Lady Admirals to a 47-38 upset of Harrison Central in Lyman to earn Sun Herald Player of the Week.

“Whitney is one of the best athletes we’ve ever seen,” Gulfport coach Brooke Glass said. “When she plays confident, nobody can stop her.”

Gulfport is 10-5 headed into Tuesday’s home game against Hancock.

This story was originally published January 8, 2018 at 1:28 PM with the headline "Second-half surge lands Sun Herald honor for Gulfport senior."

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