Rumor had it Friday night that City’s superb wide receiver/quarterback Adrian Coxson had suffered a broken collarbone early in the Knights’ 47-0 win over Walbrook and that his senior season was over. Fortunately, Coxon’s injury is not so severe and his football season likely will continue with just a brief interruption.

A visit to the hospital Friday showed no broken bone and no separated shoulder, just a small ligament tear in his left shoulder, the right-handed Coxson said last night.

“They said it was a little tear and I should be good in a week. They said I could probably play Friday (against Dunbar), just see how I felt, but I doubt if I’m going to play [Friday], because I don’t want to risk further injury.”

City coach George Petrides doesn’t want to risk that either and wanted Coxson to be evaluated by a specialist in sports medicine, which Coxson said he will do Monday morning.

Coxson said last night he was feeling optimistic.

“It’s feeling OK,” he said. “I can move it more than what I could yesterday. It’s getting better. I’ve just got to work through it.”

Although Coxson, who has committed to Penn State, was recruited as a wide receiver, he has been filling a void at quarterback for the Knights (4-0). The injury came on a hard tackle after a pass on City’s third offensive play of the game.

“Coach called a pass play and I rolled out and threw the ball,” Coxson said, “and the boy hit me anyway, just drilled me into the ground.”

If he doesn’t play Friday, Coxson will be urging on his backup, senior Alfonzo Hawkins, a transfer from W.E.B. DuBois, who Petrides said is a good ball handler and a good runner. He also threw a touchdown pass against Walbrook.

“It would be hard to watch my team play on Friday,” Coxson said, “but I know they can do it without me.”