Senior wide receiver Kam Duhon has 8 receptions for 141 yards, averaging 17.6 yards per catch through four games this season. Son of Shawn Duhon, principal at the senior high school and brother of former Dragon and current Horned Frog, Keaton, Duhon also runs track.
He discussed this and more with us in this week's Q&A.
Southlake Style: Talk about the team's output thus far and your feelings on how you've played.
Kam Duhon: I think we’re doing great. We’re going out there, bustingbrour tails, playing to the best of our ability and pulling out wins. That’s allbryou can ask for. I had a couple of good catches in the Westlake and Unionbrgames, and the others were straight blocking. You’ve got to block before you canbrcatch.
SS: District play is coming up. What are your thoughts on some upcoming matchups?
Duhon: It’s always going to be a battle. Trinity and Coppell lastbryear were tough games. They’re going to come up strong this year. It’s going tobrbe brutal, but we have to put our heads down and keep fighting to get the win.
SS: What else do you do?
I run track in the winter and spring. I love running track. I started trackbrfreshman year. It was football before track, but I love it. I'd love to pursuebrit in college. It's one of my dreams. Hopefully I can get to that. I run thebr300 Hurdles and the 4x4.
SS: Your brother plays ball for TCU.brTalk about growing up with him and his influence on you.
Duhon: I love him like a brother. If it’s a competition between us,brwe always try to beat each other. He’s always been bigger than me. I alwaysbrwant to be better than him. It’s a constant battle. He’s taught me to be abrman and to not worry about anything. It’s not about yourself. You put the team before yourself. You have to have the competitive nature - that will to win. That’s what he’s taught me.
I've been to three of his games. We went to the Texas Tech-TCU game last week. It'sbrone of the greatest games I've ever been to.
SS: What's it like having your dad as the principal of your school?
Duhon: It’s kind of fun. People think it’s weird seeing your dadbreveryday as the principal - your boss pretty much. During school, he’ll walk upbrand give me some love, but he doesn’t act like a dad in school. He doesn’tbrtreat me like his son. It’s kind of nice. He treats me like a son at home, butbra student at school. He’s got a real passion for kids.
SS: What's your college outlook right now? Where do you want to go, what do you want to do?
Duhon: It would be a dream of mine to run track at Texas Tech. Webrvisited the campus last week and I loved it. It was nice. I talked to thebrtrack coach. It was a nice campus. Hopefully I can pursue track there.
If I don't run track there or whatever and I have a chancebrto walk on the football team, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I don't want to givebrfootball or track up. They are a passion of mine.
SS: What would you like to major in and pursue as a career?
Duhon: Actually, I’m probably going to major in education and be abrteacher and coach, and eventually be a principal like my dad. I'm going to follow in my dad’sbrfootsteps.
SS: What would you like tobrdo before graduating?
Win a state championship in football and in the 4x4 or 300brhurdles – be the best that I can be.
SS: What would you tellbrthe incoming freshman class after you leave?
Duhon: Keep chasing your dreams. I was one of the smallest kidsbrfreshman year. Even if you are the smallest kid, don’t worry about it. I grew abrfoot from my freshman to my sophomore year. It’s not about your height or athletic ability. Workbrovercomes talent and talent doesn’t work hard. That’s my mentality and that’sbrwhat I would tell them – keep on pursuing.
SS: Anyone you'd like to thank?
Duhon: I’d like to thank my parents. My mom and dad have alwaysbrsupported me. My family. I love them a lot.