Janiya Johnson helped her Wilson Preparatory Academy varsity girls basketball win its home openers last weekend, making her this week’s Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week.
Janiya, a junior forward, grabbed five rebounds as the Tigers defeated C.B. Aycock 54-40 in the first day of the Wilson Prep Showcase in its newly expanded gymnasium Friday before totaling 12 rebounds, four points and two blocks as Wilson Prep got past Farmville Central 56-47 on Saturday. She is averaging a team-best 7.6 rebounds for the Tigers, who are 10-1 overall and 6-0 in 1-A Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference play.
The daughter of Jessica Watson and Ricky Stanley Jr., Janiya has a 3.7 GPA at Wilson Prep, where she takes Advanced Placement and Honors courses. Janiya will also be taking Career and College Promise dual-enrollment classes through Wilson Community College this spring semester…