Newton-Conover High’s Brandon Johnson, the first Golden Helmet Award winner of the 2019 football season, is pictured with (left to right): Red Devils head coach Steven Pack, Chip Watts, Josh Edmonson of WNNC and Johnson’s mom, Alanda, and dad, Wayne. On the back row are some of Johnson’s teammates./WNNC PHOTO
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NEWTON – The first Oldies 103.3 FM WNNC Coca-Cola Golden Helmet award winner for the 2019 high school football season is Brandon Johnson of Newton-Conover.
Johnson, a junior, sparked the Red Devils’ 44-14 home victory on Friday night over Bunker Hill with three touchdowns in the first six minutes of the game.
On Newton-Conover’s second play from scrimmage, he caught a short pass on the left sideline from quarterback Justice Craig and went 50 yards for a TD.
On defense, he had a 38-yard fumble return, scooping it up after a fumble by a Bunker Hill receiver, and he scored about four minutes later on a 26-yard interception return.
Unofficially, Johnson had 155 kick return yards, including averaging 21 yards on five punt returns.