Verona's Tennessee recruit is 2024 State Journal/WiscNews Football Player of the Year

OLIVIA JANIK
Nov 29, 2024
Nov 29, 2024 Updated 48 mins ago

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Verona's Tre Poteat slips out of a tackle attempt by a Hartland Arrowhead defender during the first half of a WIAA Division 1 second round playoff game at Verona High School.

LEE SPORTS WISCONSIN ARCHIVES

Verona's Tre Poteat slips out of a tackle attempt by a Hartland Arrowhead defender during the first half of a WIAA Division 1 second round playoff game at Verona High School.

LEE SPORTS WISCONSIN ARCHIVES

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OLIVIA JANIK

VERONA — Every now and then, on a Sunday afternoon during the football season, Verona football coach Andrew Riley would get a text from his do-it-all star, Tre Poteat.

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Verona's Tre Poteat returns the second half kickoff for a touchdown against Middleton earlier this season.
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