Romero grew up last year as Erath High quarterback

ERATH -The vast majority of football coaches are hesitant to put a freshman quarterback in as the varsity starter, unless he’s a once-in-a-generation type player.
While Erath’s Lynkon Romero may turn out to be a once-in-a-generation player for the Bobcats, Erath head coach Eric LeBlanc probably didn’t have that in mind when he put Romero in last year to start a couple of games.
“He played well in those games and for being 15 years old,” LeBlanc said. “And now we’re looking for him to do some bigger and better things that he has a full year under his belt. We’ve had a full summer with him, and we’ve gone through a lot of quarterback school stuff with him and footwork with him and I think he has progressed compared to where he was last year at this time.”
It would be one thing if Romero were stepping into the quarterback role with no experience as a sophomore, but the fact that he had some varsity experience last year as a freshman means plenty to go with the skills he showed last season.
“We had Gabe (Primeaux) at quarterback last year and he came up to us and said, ‘Coach, let’s give the freshman a chance, and we moved Gabe back to a receiver, which was good to see from a senior, and it worked.
“His experience from last year will carry over now that he is a full-time starter this year. So I think that he’s the right guy for the job.”
LeBlanc said that Romero has picked up a lot of the offense. In fact, the EHS coach said that they have about half the offense already in place and Romero’s doing well with it.
“Ever since he was little, he always wanted to be a quarterback,” LeBlanc said. “He can throw a football, a baseball a mile, and is accurate with his throws.”
Romero admits that it was nerve-wracking at first taking on the starting QB role as a freshman and hoping not to make mistakes.
“I just wanted to come in and do my best and not really mess up and not let the team down,” Romero said. “I did okay last year, but I believe that I could do better with more practice and getting better chemistry with the team.”
He said that with his experience last year, it’s been easier to step into the starting quarterback role this season.
Considering the history of the quarterback at Erath and the players who came before him, Romero is ready for the challenge.
“It’s an excellent feeling to have those who played quarterback in the past to look up to,” Romero said. “I’m looking forward to doing my best and being a part of that heritage.”