Skyview Girls Basketball: Johnson ready to set own traditions at new-look Skyview

Brett Johnson has the best of both worlds at Skyview.

His freshman son, Squeeky, is being coached by the man Johnson assisted at Hockinson, Matt Gruhler. At the same time, the timing was right to return to coaching after stepping down at Prairie in 2016.

Skyview is Johnson’s second head-coaching gig. He led Prairie to a 59-18 mark in three seasons, including two state quarterfinal appearances in 2015 and ’16.

Forging his own path and traditions at Skyview attracted Johnson to the position.

“And bring a team from the ground up,” he said.

He’ll do so with a young, yet eager team ready for Johnson’s defensive-oriented, up-tempo style of pace. So far, early standouts have been the underclassmen, including the team’s two freshmen: Addie MacPherson and Maddie Hendricks.

What hasn’t changed from his Prairie days, however, is Johnson’s style of play.

Translation: run, run, run.

“They know it’s a lot of hard work,” he said.

Johnson is confident the quick-learning players get his system down pat, it’ll be a new-look Storm team coming January. Just in time for 4A GSHL play to begin.

“Look at them now and a month-and-a-half from now,” he said, “you’ll see a whole new team.”