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EIGHT MAN FOOTBALL DOMINANCE “T.J. (Roberts) is a very good athlete, and he has some experience playing quarterback,” Northeast Baptist Coach Tyler Albritton said. “As an eighth grader in 2013, he played quarterback in the championship game and led us to a championship.” In his two season playing back-up quarterback, Roberts has completed 6-of-14 passes for 143 yards with 3 touchdown passes and no interceptions while rushing the ball 56 times for 616 yards with 8 rushing touchdowns.
positions on the field. I expect T.J. to enjoy the role of being our starting quarterback and for him to put up some impressive numbers as a first year starting quarterback.” The Northeast Baptist skill positions will be manned by senior running back/slot back Garrett Harrison (6’2”, 185 pounds), junior wide receiver Lane Eubanks (5’3”, 125 pounds), junior wide receiver Logan Eubanks (5’7”, 140 pounds) and freshman Parker Ballinger (5’9”, 160 pounds).
Roberts has also been the Knights leading receiver for the past two seasons with 64 receptions for 1167 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns in his two years of action.
The Northeast Baptist offensive and defensive lines were hit hard by off-season transfers of Logan Bass to Sterlington, Angelo Battaglia whose family moved to Lafayette and Kyle Cole moved to Baton Rouge.
“T.J. (Roberts) is also a very good receiver and defensive back,” Albritton said. “I think playing those positions will help him understand all the
On the Knights’ offensive line, senior center Noah Landry (6’1”, 180 pounds) returns and will be joined by junior offensive line Micah Landry (5’10”,
185 pounds) and sophomore Hayden Bruzeau (5’9”, 170 pounds). The Northeast Baptist defensive front will feature freshman defensive end / outside linebacker Carter McManus (6’1”, 175 pounds), senior linebacker Noah Landry, junior defensive end Micah Landry and sophomore defensive line Bruzeau. Noah Landry was the leading tackler for the Knights in 2014 with 139 total tackles with 72 solo tackles, 67 assists, 1 tackle for loss, 1 fumble recovery and 2 forced fumbles. “Noah Landry has been with us for a while,” Albritton said. “He has earned his playing time and has become one of our best defenders. He is one of our hardest working kids. I expect him to finish out his high school career with his best season yet.”