When Revere ventured to Hormel Stadium in Medford on opening night in September, the Patriots accomplished a feat they hadn’t achieved since Nov. 11, 2005 against Saugus.They won.After an 0-10 struggle in 2006, coach Lou Cicatelli’s squad entered the new season determined to learn from last year’s miseries and motivated to make Revere football relevant again.”(We) took one on the chin,” Cicatelli said.With last year still fresh in its mind, Revere made winning a habit in the first month of the season. Following their victory over Medford, the Patriots overcome a loss to this year’s Northeastern Conference Small champion, Swampscott, and posted consecutive shutouts against Danvers and Beverly by a combined score of 13-0.Since Week 4, Revere’s success hasn’t come as frequently. The Patriots went winless through October before ending their losing streak at home with an 18-6 performance versus Peabody.”We wanted a winning season, but we didn’t quite get there. So, of course, we would have liked to have done better,” Cicatelli said. “We were in most of our games. We could have easily been 6-4 or even 7-3.”Although Revere didn’t make it to .500, Cicatelli is proud of how his team rebounded from last year’s 0-10 campaign and is correct that his team could have finished with a better record.In Week 5, Revere had a key punt blocked against Marblehead and lost 13-12. In the following game, the Patriots were knocked off by Salem by only two (14-12). Against English, they lost by a touchdown, 23-16.Like most teams in the NEC, the Patriots had problems against the three conference powerhouses who have gone a combined 26-3 on the year: Gloucester (L 41-6), Swampscott (L 26-6) and Classical (L 38-6).When those three defeats are cast aside, Revere has a record of 4-3 and has outscored opponents by a cumulative score of 89-64. A big step forward, considering the team allowed 348 points in 2006.”Our defense has been our strongest point this year with the exception of the Classical and Gloucester games,” Cicatelli said.Louie Cruz, described by his coach as “the heart and soul of the football team,” leads the defense with 79 tackles, 33 assisted tackles, two fumble recoveries and an interception.”He’s all over the place,” Cicatelli said.While giving up 348 points last season, the Patriots best defensive performance came when they lost to English 21-2, and only managed to hold opponents under 35 points other times.Revere will need another stellar showcase from its defense against a Winthrop team that has scored 219 points this season – 112 points more than the Patriots.”They present us with a lot of problems. They’re a good football team, and we have our work cut out for us,” Cicatelli said.”We need to play our best offense and defense, but the guys are up to the challenge.”Cicatelli says he focuses on ball control,” and quarterback Steven Enammorati is just as much of a runner as a passer. The senior captain threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for two TDs and close to 320 yards.The Pats hope they’ll receive an offensive boost from injured running back Paul DiPlatzi. In Week 2 against Swampscott, DiPlatzi broke his collarbone, and he has not played since. It’s still not certain whether he’ll dress.”I’m not saying,” Cicatelli said. “We’re going to leave that up in the air until game time.”In DiPlatzi’s absence, Anthony Defeo has amassed 720 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns.”We got some weapons, and we like our chances,” he said.”We haven’t done well against Winthrop, they’ve got our number. But, we beat Peabody, a team we haven’t beat in 13 years, and we’re trying to build off that, trying to end positively. We’re 4-6.”We wish it could have been better, but we’re happy.”This is our Super Bowl, and I’m sure Winthrop is going to agree.”