VENICE — Venice head coach Brian Wheatley has openly preached about his team playing its best when it matters the most.
“This program is built for championships and built for the playoffs,” said Wheatley after his team’s district championship win last Thursday. “We turn a corner when playoffs come because all year it’s preached to them that the regular season is really the preseason.”
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