LeBlanc has big shoes to fill as QB for Delcambre

DELCAMBRE - Parker LeBlanc has some big shoes to fill.
LeBlanc, a junior, steps into the quarterback position filled for the past couple of years by Kalob Moneaux. Moneaux helped lead the Panthers into the Class 2A playoffs last year. Unfortunately, they ran into a Kinder team that had several players from Barbe who transferred in due to the effects of two hurricanes that pummeled the Lake Charles area.
But Moneaux has graduated from DHS, so the a Panthers are now LeBlanc’s team.
“After being his backup for two years, they are some pretty big shoes to fill, but I’m pretty sure with good leadership and counting on my athleticism, I’m pretty sure that I can fill those shoes,” LeBlanc said. “People think that stepping into those shoes is a big deal, but I’ve been around these kids since third grade, and I don’t think that it’s going to be a lot of pressure on me.
“I think that it’s all about me being myself and not letting myself get ahead of myself.
“I just need to go out and play ball.”
What Head coach Artie Liuzza said about his new QB, “He is a hard-working young man with good speed and decision-making skills.”
LeBlanc steps into the role of the trigger man of Delcambre coach Artie Liuzza’s Wing-T offense and having been in it for a couple of years, and the DHS junior doesn’t feel that it’s that complicated to run.
“I don’t find it very hard at all,” he said. “I find it rather easy because it fits my speed. All I have to do is be calm, cool, and collected and trust my coaches, and they are going to put me in the right position to succeed.”
While the wing T is more geared toward handing the ball off to the running backs and letting them do the heavy work, a component of it needs a running quarterback. And with LeBlanc’s 4.6-second speed in the 40-yard dash, he feels that he can take off and run with the ball if needed.
“I’m ready to run with the ball if the situation calls for it,” LeBlanc said. “If the coaches feel that I need to, I can do it.”
But there is also a passing component to the offense, and LeBlanc feels that he can take care of that.
“I know that people hate on my passing game, but I’ve been working hard on it and will do what I need to do to make it work,” he said.
What LeBlanc wants to do is bring back the magic and the mojo of Delcambre football.
“Let’s put it point-blank,” he said. “Delcambre has had some success recently, but let’s take it a step further. Let’s get into the playoffs and make a statement.
“Delcambre is not going to be the team that is going to back down every year. We’re going to be the team that perseveres; we’re going to be the team that makes sure that no matter what, you’re going to feel some pain on Friday nights.
“Let’s go off of that statement; there will be some pain inflicted. But, you will know that you played Delcambre football this year.”