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Pitt Commit Kenny Johnson Shines in Big 33 Game

Pitt Panthers receiver commit Kenny Johnson was named MVP of the Big 33 game.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Commit Kenny Johnson Shines in Big 33 Game
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PITTSBURGH -- Kenny Johnson won't officially be a Pitt Panther until this summer but as he wraps up his senior year at Dallastown Area High School, he's showing that there is incredible potential headed to the Steel City soon.

The Pitt commit played in the Big 33 Game this weekend, an annual high school all-star game that pits the best from Maryland against the best from Pennsylvania and he dominated on the way to game MVP honors as the Keystone State took home a thrilling third consecutive victory, 31-27.

Johnson posted an otherwordly stat line of nine catches fro 161 yards and a touchdown. That score, which came with 1:15 left in the game, proved the difference in the contest. It was an acrobatic, over-the-shoulder catch made more difficult by the defensive back blanketing him all the way down the field. But it didn't matter. 

Johnson is a three-star player in the class of 2023 from Dallastown, Pennsylvania. Rivals ranked him as high as the No. 13 player in the state and No. 90 wide receiver in the class. He picked Pitt over the likes of Penn State, West Virginia, Rutgers, Louisville, Minnesota, Virginia Tech and others. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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