LOPER NOTES
24 of 41 for 292 yards, one TD and no INT's ... 19 rushes for 26 yards... in preseason 2012 fall testing, had a 25.5 vertical and dropped to 4.23 seconds
AS A JUNIOR (2011)
Was the Lopers backup QB for a second straight year ... appeared in seven games, going 15 of 30 for 190 yards and one TD ... also rushed 12 times for 30 yards ... played the entire second half at Fort Lewis, going 5 of 7 for 68 yards ... long pass for 42 yards ... in September, went 3 for 4 with a TD pass at Colorado Mesa ... 4 of 8 for 49 yards vs. Northeastern State ... had two runs of seven yards
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010)
Was the backup to Jake Spitzlberger ... appeared in seven games ... went 9 for 11 in the air for 102 yards ... long pass of 19 yards ... in a win over Fort Lewis, 5 for 6 for 52 yards ... battled injuries early in fall camp
PRIOR TO UNK
Was a QB at Los Angeles Harbor and El Camino Colleges ... in 2009, was a backup for a Harbor Skyhawks team that went 9-2 ... played behind former Washington Husky Dominique Blackmon ...
spent two years at El Camino, redshirting one year ... played behind former Ohio U. QB Boo Jackson
HIGH SCHOOL
Starred at Mira Costa High ... as a senior in 2005, all-area and all-conference ... 172 of 270 (63.7 completion pct.) for 2,606 yards (217 ypg) and 31 TD's ... completion total set a new school mark ... TD total was second best in school history ... in a win over Anaheim Esperanza, completed 21 passes in a row ... set a school record with six TD tosses .... also rushed 99 times for 430 yards and two scores in 2005 ... left with a new school record for completions in a career (357)
PERSONAL
Son of Ralph Romero III & Valeria Hollie ... third California JUCO QB to play for the Lopers, following Kevin Arbuckle (2004-06) and Dennis Havrilla (2007)