Wyoming Lee football team at practice this week. (WKTV)

By Micah Cho, WKTV Sports Intern

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Wyoming Lee has something to prove this week against NorthPointe Christian, a solid team that finished last season with a 6-4 record. With a Rebel win this week, Coach Tom DeGennaro and his squad could be a team to look out for this season.

Lee could go 2-1, if their offense can protect the quarterback, an issue DeGennaro thinks won’t be a problem.

“Our offensive-line, especially on the right side, is really big and strong,” DeGennaro said to WKTV this week. “And they’re pretty seasoned. That would be the strength of this team.”

Despite their record in seasons past, DeGennaro is confident in his rebuilding Rebels.

Winning only one game in 2016, DeGennaro was able to bring his team to a 3-6 overall record in 2017. When asked what changed, DeGennaro said it wasn’t him.

“It’s just the kids buying into the system, working out in the weight room and committing themselves to being here every day” DeGennaro said. “It has nothing to do with coaching. All of the success goes to the kids.”

NorthPointe finished strong last season. And with a competitive team like the Mustangs, DeGennaro thinks that Friday night’s game will be a well-matched contest.

“NorthPointe is always a well-coached and well-disciplined team. They like to run the ball out of the spread, but it seems that they’ve been throwing it a little bit more. So we expect to see a pretty wide-open game.”

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