Quarterback Controversy at Southfield Arts and Tech???

Written Saturday October 29th at 10:15 AM

The Warriors could be in the midst of a quarterback controversy???

In their game on Friday night against Warren Mott at Sterling Heights, Southfield Arts and Tech coach Tim Conley made the decision to bench Sam Johnson III and go with John Darby for the rest of the game.

Johnson was ineffective most of the night against a good Warren Mott defense. There were times in the game that the Warriors trailed by 14 on two different occasions.

When Darby played quarterback Southfield Arts and Tech battled back.

Darby led the Warriors to two touchdowns and the drive to set up their game winning field goal sending Southfield Arts and Tech to their first playoff victory 24-23 over the Marauders.

The Warriors will host West Bloomfield next weekend for a district title in a rematch that was won by Southfield Arts and Tech 33-14 in Week Six.

Darby whom is a junior has spent time at wide receiver before switching to quarterback had led Southfield Arts and Tech in the past two weeks with wins over Oxford and Stoney Creek while Johnson has been injured nursing injuries. 

Johnson only a sophomore has gotten a ton of attention since coming to Southfield from Detroit with his YouTube hype and play-making skills. He led Southfield High to the playoffs last season losing to Berkley in the district finals.

The Warriors have a question now heading into next week’s game with West Bloomfield, who will be their starting quarterback, Johnson or Darby. Johnson has been the starter all season until he got hurt then Darby took over and got them into the playoffs.

That decision will be up to Conley and his staff to figure out.

We shall see what happens.