Robbinsville Black Knights quarterback Luke Perkins will miss at least four to five weeks of his senior season as he recovers from knee surgery, Asheville Citizen-Times reporter Andrew Pearson is reporting on the newspaper's website.According to the report, Perkins damaged the miniscus in one of his knees earlier this week while the Black Knights were running a drill at practice. He had the surgery Friday. Doctors have told Perkins and Knights Head Coach Dee Walsh confirmed that Perkins will spend the next couple of weeks on crutches and could begin jogging again in about a month.
Even in Robbinsville's run-oriented offense, Perkins passed for 1,076 yards and 11 touchdowns with five interceptions last season.
"We're just trying to be optimistic," Black Knights football coach Dee Walsh said. "If it's got anything to do with hard work, (Perkins) will be back sooner than people think. That's a great kid."
