Erath Bobcats go to the air against Eunice

CHURCH POINT — Lynkon Romero completed 14 of 17 pass attempts for 227 yards and three touchdowns and the Erath High Bobcats rallied in the second half to beat Eunice 29-20 in the Acadia-Vermilion Jamboree at Church Point High.
“It’s a good start,” Erath head coach Eric LeBlanc said. “Winning’s a great feeling.
“We’ve got great kids, and we’re going to learn from this win. We’ll get back (to work) and look forward to getting to 1-0 next week.”
The Bobcats opened the game with a 61-yard scoring strike from Romero to Bo Lancon, but fell behind 13-7 on a pair of touchdowns from Bryan Allen — a four-yard run and a 10-yard pass reception.
Romero then led a three-play drive, all passes, to push Erath ahead again on a 33-yard TD pass to Blake Dautreuil, plus a 2-point conversion run by Brayden Landry. That PAT followed a penalty that moved the ball closer to the goal.
Eunice answered with a 70-yard touchdown run on a counter play to Allen to lead 20-15 at halftime.
Erath made a couple of defensive adjustments at halftime based on having seen Eunice in the playoffs last year, and didn’t allow a point after intermission.
“There were some things we saw them do in the playoffs last year that we were prepared for, that they hadn’t shown us yet (in the jamboree), and they started throwing them out there (in the second half), so we went back to some things we knew we could adjust to easily in the defense,” LeBlanc said.
“The kids did a great job in the second half coming out there and pitching a shutout, and