Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
NAME: Austin Johnson
PARENTS: Mark and Tanya Carter
SIBLINGS: I have two brothers, Daniel Johnson and Michael Vazquez. They’re 13 and 12.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Football
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? I like to deer hunt and fish.
FAVORITE FOOD: Steak
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Rap, Li’l Wayne[more]
FAVORITE MOVIE: I don’t have one.
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Sons of Anarchy
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Tonka truck
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Play football at Henderson, probably. I want to be a football coach
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My coaches. They’ve just helped me out along the way, kept me out of trouble.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT FOOTBALL: Hitting people.
POSITION: Offensive tackle
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? Take care of the quarterback and make holes for the running back.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? We’ve done really good so far. We had a little slump against Northside but, besides that, we’ve come together more as a team.
WHEN THE TEAM’S DOING WELL, WHAT’S IT DOING? Working as one, as a unit. Offense and defense both doing good, working together, special teams, all doing good.
WHAT'S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Beating Russellville. I’ve never beat them my whole high school career.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? We’ve got a really tough game this week against Conway. We’ve just got to keep preparing every week.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? Run block.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? My foot speed, getting my feet to work better.
AFTER YOU'RE THROUGH PLAYING FOOTBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? Just every day practicing with all my brothers and everything, spending the time with them.
