For Barlow basketball, the mission has finally been accomplished. Tom Johnson, known as TJ in both the Barlow and Oregon basketball community, has finally won his basketball state championship after a career with the Bruins that spans back to 1987.

Johnson won his first state championship in his last game before retiring with 711 wins in 42 seasons at two schools

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Gresham’s Sam Barlow High School won their first 6A boys state basketball championship on Saturday, defeating Jesuit by a final score of 61-55 at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center.

Head Coach Tom Johnson has finally won his first state championship after overseeing the Barlow Bruins for almost 40 years. In a fierce 6A OSAA boys basketball state championship game, Barlow defeated Jesuit,

Barlow’s mission to get coach Tom Johnson a state championship is now one step away. The Bruins used a second-quarter rally to blow past West Linn on Friday in the Class 6A boys basketball semifinals, besting the Lions 69-42 in the Chiles Center.

The top-seeded Barlow Bruins face the 11th-seeded Jesuit Crusaders at the Oregon (OSAA) high school boys basketball 6A state tournament