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Cardilicchia has strong ties to local football leagues. He grew up playing local minor football, as well as four seasons with the then-newly-formed British Columbia Football Conference Victoria Rebels of the junior football league, where he scored the teamB次元官网网址檚 first touchdown.
Now, coming home to Westhills Stadium will be a special moment for the Westshore RebelsB次元官网网址� rookie head coach.
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The team hopes to build on the momentum of last weekB次元官网网址檚 25-21 win over the Kamloops Broncos over the weekend.
The Rebels got off to a slow start with the Broncos up 7-0 after the first quarter in Kamloops on Saturday. The teams exchanged leads from there, with RebelsB次元官网网址� running back Aden Enns-HorvathB次元官网网址檚 seven-yard touchdown giving the away team their first lead of the game. But that was short lived as BroncosB次元官网网址� Thijs Duineveld dove into the end zone to tie the game 14-14.
The match up came down to the wire, when rookie Entinosa Osarenkhoe stripped the ball and put it into the hands of Kent Hicks, who put it in the end zone with 1:25 to go in the final quarter.
The Rebels are now 2-1 on the season.
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The team has now turned its attention SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 game, where theyB次元官网网址檒l benefit from the return of running back Trey Campbell, who has been out since game one with a broken finger.
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The Rebels will take on the Langley Rams Saturday, Aug. 19. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. at Westhills Stadium.
