Jonathan Carkhuff

Davidson College Sports Information
Davidson quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff has been named the Pioneer Football League Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Wildcats’ 35-7 win over Johnson C. Smith Saturday night.

Meanwhile, Wildcats’ wide receiver Lanny Funsten was named the College Football Performance Award FCS National Performer of the Week at his position. Also this week, Brenton Goodman earned an honorable mention accolades at his position.

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Jonathan Carkhuff

Quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff threw five touchdown passes, including a school record 99-yarder to Lanny Funsten in the fourth quarter, to lead Davidson over Johnson C. Smith, 35-7, Saturday night at Richardson Stadium.

The win boosted the Wildcats to 2-1 on the year, while J.C. Smith fell even at 2-2. Read the full story

A field goal at the last minute gave Hopewell High at 24-23 victory over W.A. Hough High School Friday night. Meanwhile, North Meck High lost at West Charlotte 31-28 in overtime. Read the full story

Davidson Day’s football team raised its record to 6-0 Friday night with a 42-30 victory over Asheville School. Quarterback Will Grier connected on 26 of 37 passes for 353 yards and 5 touchdowns to aid the Patriots. Read the full story

Hough’s Blake Dueitt and Seth Pope lead the Huskies’ defense with 4 and 3.5 sacks in five games this fall.

The W.A. Hough High football team earned its first I-Meck 4A Conference victory in school history with an impressive 21-7 decision over Vance on Sept. 16. That win over the Cougars, a team that advanced to the 4AA regional finals in 2010, made it clear that the Huskies are no longer the conference doormat they were last season when they failed to win a league game. For seniors such as defensive back Johnathan Cureton, the Huskies’ conference milestone is a source of immense pride. Read the full story

Davidson Day School beat Monroe Parkwood Friday night, 39-21, in high school football action as Jordan Brown had 13 carries and 153 yards, with one touchdown, and quarterback Will Grier threw for three touchdowns, and ran in one score himself. Read the full story

Lake Norman High beat North Mecklenburg, 21-14, in a high school football game Friday night in Huntersville.

LINK: Sept. 17, 2011, Charlotte Observer, “Wildcats win up front”

Hough High School beat Vance, 21-7, in an I-MECK 4A high school football game Friday night. With the win, the Huskies improved to 2-3 on the season.

LINK: “Hough gets iMECK win on the road”

From left, Hough defensive backs Brandon Mobley, Ben Craig, Nate Mays and Jared Sobo are the key to Hough’s stingy defense the past two weeks. (Chris Hunt/DavidsonNews.net)

CORNELIUS – On many occasions this fall, Hough High School football coach Bobby Collins has said his second-year program must play tough on defense and special teams to win. That philosophy was put to the test after starting quarterback Josh Stilley was sidelined two games into the 2011 season with a wrist injury.

Since then, the young Huskies met Collins’s challenge head on, holding Providence to just 3 points in their only victory of the season on Sept. 3. The following week, Hough’s defense kept an explosive Berry Academy’s offense in check, coming up just a bit short in an 18-7 loss. The Berry game dropped Hough’s record to 1-3; nonetheless, the defense has kept the Huskies within striking distance the past two weeks against more established opponents. Read the full story