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Wichita (KS) Eagle wrote:Noah Johnson leads Carroll through injury-plagued season into 5A semifinals

By Joanna Chadwick/jchadwick@wichitaeagle.com
Published Nov. 19 at 10:31 a.m. | Last updated Nov. 19 at 10:33 a.m.



Bishop Carroll senior Noah Johnson walked to midfield for the coin toss before the Eagles’ Class 5A quarterfinal last week with three fellow captains.

Johnson was the only one in uniform.

Teammnates Will Honas and Christopher Dugan had their seasons ended by anterior cruciate ligament tears, while Jake Allen suffered a concussion in a first-round game.

“It was just me (in uniform), and it’s just like, ‘Wow, this is really all we’ve been through as a team,’ ” Johnson said.

“Noah’s probably a defensive lineman in an offensive lineman position,” Schuckman said. “… He’s so physical and nasty. If I had to draw up a skill set for an offensive lineman, I would draw up Noah Johnson. It’s his tenacity, physicality, strength, dominance and he understands the game, plus he’s a good technician.”

Johnson has scholarship offers from Liberty and Air Force.

“I play aggressive and I play mean,” Johnson said. “I want to take the attack to the defense. I want to bring the physicality. I want to bring the pain.… If you never stop until you hear the whistle, it really ticks off the defense.”