As of Monday, Jan. 15, Johnson boys’ basketball standout George Visconti is 243 points shy of reaching 2,000.
So far during his senior season the 6-4 forward has scored 167 points in eight games for a 20.9 average. He produced 1,590 points his first three seasons, playing all 76 Johnson varsity games over that span.
Visconti has helped lead Johnson to a 5-3 overall start, while the Crusaders lead the Union County Conference’s Sky Division standings at 3-0.
Johnson is attempting to win the Sky Division championship for a third straight season.
This is a big week for the Crusaders, with division games scheduled at Brearley Tuesday, Jan. 16 and then at New Providence Thursday, Jan. 18.
Johnson is then scheduled to play St. Peter’s Prep this Saturday, Jan. 20 at Kean University as the second of four Investors Games. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m.
Johnson opened with a 68-58 Sky Division home win over New Providence back on Dec. 15. The Pioneers began the week 7-2 overall and in second place in the Sky Division at 3-1.
JOHNSON BOYS’ BASKETBALL 2017-2018:
(5-3 overall, 3-0 leads UCC’s Sky Division)
Dec. 15: Johnson 68, New Providence 58 – at Johnson
George Visconti 16 points – put him at 1,606
Dec. 19: Johnson 86, Roselle Park 59 – at Johnson
George Visconti 27 points – put him at 1,633
Dec. 23: Johnson 55, New Egypt 37 – at Johnson
George Visconti 18 points – put him at 1,651
Dec. 27: Rahway 74, Johnson 68 – at Rahway
George Visconti 26 points – put him at 1,677
Dec. 29: Holmdel 53, Johnson 50 – at Rahway
George Visconti 19 points – put him at 1,696
Jan. 6: Johnson 67, Christ the King 53 – at Johnson
George Visconti 28 points – put him at 1,724
Jan. 11: Johnson 51, Oratory Prep 39 – at Johnson
George Visconti 20 points – put him at 1,744
Jan. 14: Union 58, Johnson 47 – at Kean University
George Visconti 13 points – put him at 1,757
REMAINING REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE:
Jan. 16 at Brearley, 5:30 p.m. – Sky Division
Jan. 18 at New Providence, 7 p.m. – Sky Division
Jan. 20 vs. St. Peter’s Prep at Kean, 5 p.m.
Jan. 23 at Roselle Park, 7 p.m. – Sky Division
Jan. 27 at Oratory Prep, 1 p.m. – Sky Division
Jan. 30 at Dayton, 5:30 p.m. – Sky Division
Feb. 1 Brearley, 4 p.m. – Sky Division
Feb. 3 Point Pleasant Beach at Roselle Catholic, 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 Dayton, 7 p.m. – Sky Division
Feb. 8 Summit, 4 p.m.
GEORGE VISCONTI SEASON-BY-SEASON BREAKDOWN:
Freshman year – 2014-2015 – Johnson went 12-12
24 games, 429 points, 17.9 average, 24 3s
Soph. year – 2015-2016 – Johnson went 12-13 and made states
25 games, 594 points, 23.8 average, 40 3s
Junior year – 2016-2017 – Johnson went 22-5 and made states again
27 games, 567 points, 21.0 average, 55 3s
Senior year – 2017-2018 – Johnson is 5-3 so far
8 games, 167 points, 20.9 average, 15 3s
TOTALS SO FAR:
84 games, 1,757 points, 20.9 average, 134 3s
SEASON-HIGH GAMES:
Freshman year – 2014-2015:
Game 12 – a 70-49 home win over Brearley on Jan. 20, 2015
Visconti scored 29.
Sophomore year – 2015-2016:
Game 9 – a 76-74 loss at home to New Providence on Jan. 14, 2016
Visconti scored 39 (which is his career-high).
Junior year – 2016-2017:
Game 2 – an 81-54 win at Roselle Park on Dec. 20, 2016
Visconti scored 36.
Senior year (so far) – 2017-2018:
Game 6 – a 67-53 home win over Christ The King on Jan. 6, 2018
Visconti scored 28.
NOTES: Johnson won the UCC’s Sky Division championship in
2015-2016 and 2016-2017, the program’s first division titles.
Johnson started 17-1 last year and then reached the Central Jersey, Group 2 state championship game where it was edged at top-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven 57-51.