GENOA – For years, Genoa-Kingston was your typical power, smash-mouth football team.

The Cogs knew one type of offense, the Wing-T. It’s a typical power offense, featuring a lot of downhill running from the fullback along with mixed motion and sweeps from a tailback or wingback, who starts lined up off the line of scrimmage next to the tight end.

G-K coach Travis Frederick said the Cogs have used the system since the 1970s under Dave Russell, who led G-K to a Class 1A state championship in 1977. Frederick was part of the Wing-T himself, playing guard in the early 1990s.