By Micah Cho/WKTV Intern
After opening the season with three 2017 playoff teams, Wyoming High School is looking to come out of Week 4 strong with a win over another playoff team, South Christian, this week. Both teams are coming off of Week 3 losses.
Wyoming (0-1 in OK-Gold/ and 1-2 overall) was able to capitalize two weeks ago with a win against Comstock Park, a team that went 7-4 with a playoff run last year.
“We came out of the gate with four playoff teams and so we have to be at that caliber of football right from the very beginning.” Coach Irvin Sigler said when WKTV visited the Wolves practice field this week. “The thing we did best against Comstock Park is how we started. We started fast, played really hard, and we were able to hold onto a win.”
Sigler has nothing positive things to say about his season so far. The Wolves had a well-synched defense in the first game against Holland and a well-played game on both sides of the ball in the second game against Comstock Park — both of which has shown what the Wolves are capable of.
“It’s really kind of finding our rhythm and make sure we’re doing things the way that we’re coached to do them,” he said. “We talk a lot to our kids about attitude and effort with those being the only things we can control.”
With the Wolves preparing for Friday nights game, it’s important to remember that Wyoming is a rebuilding program, with Sigler in his second year at the school. A win against South Christian Friday night could establish the Wolves as a team to watch this season.
“Well, they’re a playoff team, they’ve got a great tradition and they have a great coaching staff,” he said about the Sailors. “Their players have grown up believing in what they do, so it’s a great tradition (and) program and the kids always play very hard and do what they’re supposed to do, so we’re gonna have to do that and do it better if we want to win this game.”
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