Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Louisiana

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GIRLS SOCCER

Faith Johnston

Midfelder/Forward
PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

47

Goals

30

Assists
“Faith was a dominant force in the midfield. From her ability to win balls in the air, to scoring incredible goals from any part of the field, to beating opponents with her incredible moves, to her vision to make split-second accurate passes, she is a special player that has a very bright future.”
Melissa Ramsey
Head Coach - head coach of University Lab High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 sophomore midfielder and forward led the Eagles to a 22-5 record and the Division III state championship this past season. Johnston scored 47 goals and passed for 30 assists, including 11 goals and six assists in Parkview Baptist’s five-game postseason run to the title. An All-Metro selection as a seventh-grader at Parkview Baptist, Johnston spent the last two years at IMG Academy in Florida. She is ranked as the nation’s No. 117 recruit in the Class of 2025 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

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Academic Achievement

Johnston has maintained a weighted 4.05 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A two-time national champion triathlete, Johnston has volunteered as part of two service-mission trips to the Dominican Republic, where she helped build houses. She has donated her time locally with the Parkview Baptist High key club and on behalf of multiple fundraising campaigns in association with UNICEF.