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Romero and Veillette lead a ferocious defense

November 16, 2009

Evan Shaub

Sometimes the best player on a team is the one with the least amount of recognition. The Knights have not only one, but two players who fit that profile. That dedication has some people calling them the unsung heroes of the football team, even though they tend to disagree. Those two players are Matt Romero and Steve Veillette.

“My job on the defensive line is to make everyone else look good while I take up two or three blockers.” Romero said. “The way I see it, as long as I have taken two blockers I have done my job, making a tackle is just a bonus for me,”

If that’s the case then Matt has certainly earned a lot of bonus points this year because he is second on the team in tackles.

Both Romero and Veillette have been waiting to play under the Friday night lights since childhood and, for both of them, this is their last year.

“I have been playing football since the fifth grade,” Veillette said. “I started out at offensive line and switched to linebacker when I got to Hoban.”

Romero has been playing football for even longer.

“I have played football since the third grade, three years for Green youth, three years for St. Paul’s, and four years for Hoban,” Romero said.

All those years of experience seem to be paying dividends for both players, experience they will use heading into round two of the playoffs tomorrow night.

“Poland Seminary is a very good team, and I don’t think the score of the game against St. V’s really reflected how well St V played against them, but regardless we’re going to have to play really well this week,” Veillette said.

Even if they don’t put points on the board, the Knights, led by Romero and Veillette, will have a strong defense to keep them in the game.

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