Ravenswood’s senior Ben Queen will be under center for the Red Devils this fall, moving from the wide receiver spot.

RAVENSWOOD — Playing quarterback is a position that Red Devil senior Ben Queen dreamed about playing his entire life.

Heading into his senior year expecting to return to receiver, Queen was surprised when Red Devil coaches told him that he would be moving to QB.

Playing in a revamped offense that will be out of the gun and running read options to spread the opposition out.

Even though it will only last one season, Queen is just eager to finally be the signal caller.

“I’ve always dreamed about being a quarterback. My first year as quarterback, it’s gonna be a little tough for me, never ran it before. But I’m learning from these coaches, they are doing a great job with me,” Queen said. “I came in the first day of practice and I didn’t know what I was gonna be honestly. I just came in and he put me as quarterback and I assumed the role and did what I was supposed to do. I didn’t complain, nothing and just went and did my job.”

Queen also will be able to help out his receivers with routes, noting that we has experience running the routes.

Queen entered his first year as a starter as a cornerback and admitted that playing under the Friday Night Lights was overwhelming at first.

But once after week four, Queen was able to grasp what was needed and started playing with confidence. And now a year under his belt and the defensive staying the same, Queen expects himself to play better for a full season.

“I didn’t do very good in the start. It was my first year as a starter. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but as soon as I learned what to do,” Queen said. “I did my job and this year we pretty much had the same defense. So everybody knows what they’re doing and I think it’s gonna be good.”

One of the few returning starters on both sides of the ball and eight seniors on the roster.

Queen has said that this years team is one of the most focus team not just with the players, but the coaches as well. With that work in the offseason, Queen believes that it will show up on the field

“We are more focusing on teamwork and come together as a team to win as a team. If we do that, we wont go three and seven like it did last year, we’ll hopefully get to playoffs. “I just hope it’s a great season. I love our new coaches, our new staff. They get along very well not like what they did last year a lot of arguing, a lot of bickering. This year I don’t see that, they all come together. They’re one they all have the same thoughts and goals and it’s gonna be great season.”

Queen plans to go to West Virginia University at Parkersburg to get some prerequisites courses out of the way and then attend a chiropractor school. Queen noted that he picked up an interest in that field after taking a human anatomy class and liking muscles and bones.

You can reach Tyler Bennett at tbennett@newsandsentinel.com