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Triple Play Triple Threat -- Tyler Johnson, Menasha

06/22/2015, 8:15pm CDT
By Mark Miller

Name: Tyler Johnson

School: Menasha

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Jamie Korth and the Bluejays ... Named the Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in the Bay Conference ... First-team Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Region choice ... Honorable mention all-state selection by the Associated Press ... Rushed for 1,521 yards and 20 touchdowns while passing for 1,466 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior, leading Menasha to a 14-0 record and the WIAA Division 2 state championship ... Ran for three scores and passed for another during the Bluejays' 35-17 victory over Waukesha West in the Division 2 title game at Camp Randall Stadium ... First-team all-area quarterback as selected by the Appleton Post-Crescent ... Chosen first-team all-league in the Valley Football Association South as a junior.

Basketball Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for Menasha ... Averaged 15.4 points per game as a senior for coach Adam Maulick, leading Menasha to a 12-11 record ... Earned first-team all-Bay Conference laurels following the 2014-15 season ... A physical 6-foot-4 forward who can score in the paint ... Scored a career-high 25 points as a senior in a victory over Oconto Falls ... Co-Most Valuable Player for Menasha as a senior ... Honorable mention all-Fox Valley Association pick as a junior.

Baseball Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for the Bluejays and coach Nick Carlson ... First-team all-Bay Conference infielder as a senior ... Second-team all-FVA choice as a pitcher during his junior season.

Favorite Sport: "Football, because I grew up always having a passion for football and I love the feeling of being out on the field on Friday nights under the lights with all of my friends." 

Best Part of High School Sports: "All the memories that I've made with my teammates that I will remember forever."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "To just relax and play my game. Sometimes I press and try to do too much when I should just take what I'm given."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "Definitely winning the football state championship this year. It was amazing how the whole city came together around our team."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "Always having a chance to get out there and compete all year long."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Balancing time to work on skills for all three sports."

Favorite Opponent: "I love playing Neenah because we have always been cross-town rivals. Living so close together, I know most of the guys from there and it's always exciting to get a chance to play them."

Favorite Professional Teams: Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks, Cincinnati Bengals

Favorite Professional Athlete: AJ Green, wide receiver for the Bengals

Favorite College Teams: Wisconsin Badgers, Marquette Golden Eagles

Cumulative GPA: 3.98

Toughest Individual You've Played Against: "Going all the way back to sixth grade, I remember having to play Diamond Stone at the state basketball tournament. He was taller than any of us."

Most Admired High School Teammates: "As a freshman, I looked up to the seniors of that year. Guys like Caleb Belknap and Matt Gaffney were always getting after it in the weight room and out on the field and showed me what hard work was worth."

College Plans: "I will be attending the University of Wisconsin and will be playing football for the Badgers."

Activities Outside of Sports: National Honor Society, Peer Mentoring Program.

I Find it Relaxing to: "Just sit back and rest."

Favorite TV shows: Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Castle.

Favorite Movies: The Dark Knight, Dumb and Dumber.

Favorite Musical Artists: "I like almost all music, but rap/hip-hop and rock are my favorites so probably Lil Wayne and ACDC."

Favorite Subjects: Science, Math, Computer Design.

Favorite Restaurants: Hu Hot, Victoria's.

Favorite Website: Facebook

Other Family Members: Jim, father; Kristin, mother; Nathan, brother; Caitlin, sister.

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