JOHN JOHNSON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Ironwood Ridge coach seeks redemption, title
Vern Friedli chuckles when he thinks back on Matt Johnsons dueling passions. Johnson, the Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge football coach, got his start playing for Friedlis Tucson Amphitheater Panthers.
He was the left tackle on Amphi's 1990 team that reached the state title game before falling to Mesa 21-7. A year later, Amphi lost in the state semifinals. But football wasnt Johnsons...
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November 22, 2012
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Refs Hijack CBI Game 2
I never thought I would write this, but I wish Tim Higgins and Jim Burr could be on the officiating crew for the final game of the CBI Championship. No. I’m not joking. I’ll get to the recap a little later. These morons deserve their own post.
I realize many of you didn’t see the game last night. Let’s jump ahead to the final seconds. Pitt has a 6-point lead after Lamar Patterson...
Marquette extends Pittsburgh's skid to 6 (AP)
Darius Johnson-Odom scored 18 points and Jae Crowder added 15 to help No. 25 Marquette beat Pittsburgh 62-57 on Saturday, the Panthers' sixth straight loss. The Panthers (11-7, 0-5) remain the only winless team in the Big East. The Golden Eagles (14-4, 3-2) won their second straight conference game after losing consecutive games to No.
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January 14, 2012
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LiveBlog: The Desperate Hours, Pitt-Marquette
Hey, did you hear? The schedule for Pitt gets rough starting today. Yeah, that keeps getting mentioned after every painful lost since the end of December. And sharing the basement of the Big East with other teams that have been on top is not much of a comfort.
Coach Dixon appears willing to do anything to get Ashton Gibbs some space to shoot and getgoing. This includes more minutes...
Getting That First Win Without Woodall
No Tennessee is not a particularly good team. They aren’t some low, mid-major either. Nor are they USF bad (have to adjust since DePaul looks kind of frisky this year). What they are is a major conference team, playing at home while struggling with a coaching change and departed talent. Pitt has higher aspirations, but played that game without their starting point guard for the...
Pitt wins first road test 61-56 against Tennessee
A quick belated recap of Pitt's win at Tennessee on Saturday. I'll keep my thoughts to a minimum since I was a bit... uh, "over-served" by tipoff due to the football team's win over Syracuse. I haven't gotten a chance to rewatch the game yet on ESPN3, so I'll leave this one mostly to the professionals.
With Tray Woodall out of the lineup for the next...
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December 05, 2011
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No. 17 Pittsburgh 61, Tennessee 56
John Johnson converted a three-point play with 2 seconds left to seal No. 17 Pittsburgh's 61-56 win over Tennessee on Saturday in the Big East/SEC Challenge.
The Panthers (7-1) led by 8 with 1:46 to go when the Volunteers began to foul.
Pittsburgh's Ashton Gibbs was called for a flagrant foul after elbowing Trae Golden, who was trying to foul him. Golden sank one of two...
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December 03, 2011
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No. 17 Pitt outlasts Vols in Knoxville (AP)
John Johnson converted a three-point play with 2 seconds left to seal No. 17 Pittsburgh's 61-56 win over Tennessee on Saturday in the Big East/SEC Challenge. The Panthers (7-1) led by 8 with 1:46 to go when the Volunteers began to foul. Pittsburgh's Ashton Gibbs was called for a flagrant foul after elbowing Trae Golden, who was trying to foul him.
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December 03, 2011
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No. 17 Pittsburgh gets 61-56 win over Tennessee
John Johnson converted a three-point play with 2 seconds left to seal No. 17 Pittsburgh's 61-56 win over Tennessee on Saturday in the Big East/SEC Challenge.
The Panthers (7-1) led by 8 with 1:46 to go.
Pittsburgh's Ashton Gibbs was called for a flagrant foul after elbowing Trae Golden, who was trying to foul him. Golden sank one of two foul shots, and Cameron Tatum hit...
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December 03, 2011
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