High School
Westlake surges to state championship behind Kirkland Michaux's breakout performance
Austin Westlake quarterback Kirkland Michaux wasn’t even the entrenched starting quarterback entering the year. In the Class 6A Division II state championship game, the Chaparrals QB played the game of his life.
When Austin Westlake opened the 2019 season, there was no guarantee senior Kirkland Michaux would even be the starting quarterback.
Head coach Todd Dodge gave sophomore Cade Klubnik a real chance to earn the starting job. Several games into the year, Klubnik, Michaux and senior Drew Willoughby were rotating snaps. But five games in, something about Michaux finally won Dodge over.
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