Whitfield High senior Julian Johnson recently became the school’s all-time leading scorer. Johnson broke the scoring record on Tuesday, Feb. 15 when he scored nine points in Warriors’ victory over Waterloo Gibault, giving him 1,736 points. The old record was 1,731 points held by former Warriors’ star Dan Oppland.

Johnson went on to score nine points in Whitfield’s next game against Pattonville, giving him a current total of 1,745 points.

  A four-year starter for Whitfield, Johnson earned All-State honors as a junior in 2009 after leading the Warriors to a berth in the Missouri Class 3 state championship game.

  The 6’3” Johnson is currently averaging a team-high 17.5 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 61 percent from the field. He has just returned to the Whitfield lineup after missing nearly a month of play with an injured ankle.

  The Warriors will begin Class 3 district play next week as the top seed in the District 5 tournament at Whitfield.

  Johnson shared the special moment at a pre-game ceremony with Whitfield head coach Mike Potsou, his mother Constance Johnson, brother Jordan Johnson, his father Lawrence Johnson and assistant coach Jason Fry.