Johnson has spent much of the summer competing for All Iowa Attack’s 17U team, regularly playing against athletes two and three years older. At the Nike Tournament of Champions West from July 10-13 in Las Vegas, Johnson averaged 13.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists over six games.
The countdown to another exciting Northland girls basketball season has begun, and Howie Sports is launching its inaugural Early Northland Girls Basketball Watch List. This is not a ranking. Instead, it's a collection of players who have already distinguished themselves through varsity production, postseason success, college recruiting attention
Recruiting services rank Duluth Marshall's Chloe Johnson among the top players nationally in the Class of 2028, and ESPN has rated her among the elite prospects in her class.
The Hilltoppers, led by super-sophomore Chloe Johnson (31.3 points per game), enters the tournament as one of the favorites in the eight-team bracket and could meet No. 3 seed New London-Spicer or No. 6 Minnehaha Academy in the semifinals if both teams advance.
Johnson is one of the nation's top prospects in the Class of 2028, and Brown is a rising star who will draw a lot of attention from college scouts next summer.
Tatianna Griffin, Chloe Johnson, Amel Cook and Ella Peper are rising faster than the sport around them — and college basketball is taking notice.
I grew up in a sports world where girls were invisible. Now the biggest stars in town — the most electrifying, can’t-miss, soon-to-be household names — are two sophomore girls who are rewriting what a Northland athlete can be.
They’re already whispering about Chloe Johnson the way Minnesotans used to whisper about Gophers hockey legends who walked out of Iron Range barns like they owned the world. Only this isn’t the 1970s and Johnson isn’t some elitely-talented kid headed to a smoky college fieldhouse. She’
DULUTH – I’m working on a new sports column for HowieHanson.com, asking a classic Northland barstool question: Who are the Duluth area’s all-time top 10 high school female athletes? It’s the kind of list that’s half fact, half folklore — and all fun to argue about.
Ranked No. 2 overall by ASGR and the top point guard by ESPN for 2028, Johnson combines court vision and a smooth shooting stroke. Her early varsity success has already positioned her as one of the Midwest’s most closely followed recruits.
"Athletically, she's the best prospect in the area who has the most promising upside of any of the girls we've mentioned." -- Duluth Marshall standout Chloe Johnson on Hermantown sophomore power forward Jaylynn Sherill
"She has a high basketball IQ and that's why a lot of college coaches love her already. She needs to keep working on her game because things will continue to be harder at every new level." Duluth Marshall coach Chibuzo Osuchukwu on Chloe Johnson, one of the nation's top recruits in the Class of 2028
Chloe Johnson of Hermantown has been named a finalist for the 2025 USA Women’s U16 National Team following three days of trials in Colorado Springs. GOOD READ: Quote Me, Howie: Dyami Starks on Chloe Johnson's game The 22 finalists, selected from 52 trials invitees, will vie for
Duluth Marshall freshman guard Chloe Johnson on the Section 7AA playoffs – "I’m excited for playoffs. It’s always fun to play at UMD and it’s what we work for all year. We got the three seed because we played a tough schedule, and dropped many of the
HowieHanson.com Winter Prep Athletes of the Year: Boys Hockey – Tate Swanson, Hibbing-Chisholm junior forward. A rising talent, a left-handed Corey Millen comparable. Girls Hockey – Mercury Bischoff, Grand Rapids/Greenway senior forward. Headed to Minnesota State. Boys Basketball – Brooks Johnson, Duluth Marshall senior forward. Committed to the Bulldogs.
