By Matt Browning

Avery Johnson competes in football, basketball and baseball for the Maize Eagles. “Staying involved in three sports can get overwhelming at times but I’ve been playing them for so long losing one would feel crazy,” Johnson said. “Being a three-sport athlete means you have to stay organized you have to find time to better yourself sports wise and as a student while still finding time to have fun and be a kid.”

With each sport season backing up to each other, Johnson spends a lot of his weekends preparing for opposite seasons. It can be a grind, but he knows he must devote training in order to be successful. “Not a weekend passes where I’m not involved in something football, basketball or baseball related,” Johnson said. “You have to find time to perfect your craft if you want to continue to play the sport(s) that you love.”

Johnson is an honor student at Maize, where he carries a 4.1 grade point average. “Sports are very important to me but they don’t come before school,” Johnson said.

In college, Johnson wants to play football, which has been his favorite since he was a child. “If I get the opportunity to play baseball or basketball instead, I will definitely take the opportunity,” Johnson said. “I just want to put myself in the best situation to be successful in life, whether that is with or without sports.”