(Currie) came out aggressive and really looked for his offense. He's been hurt the last two weeks so it was good to see him with a lot of movement and a lot of offense tonight. He was getting after it. |
(Knight) just comes out with a good attitude and that's something we're trying to instill in the team. He's been looking good for us. |
He's handled himself well. He's had some big matches this year, and I think the competition he's had throughout the year has set him up and prepared him for the state tournament. |
It was a good test for our guys. It's the end of the season with districts only one week away. It gives them a good environment for a big tournament, so it should prep them for districts. |
Justin Chang came out really strong today and was real offensive. |
Taylor (Knight) had a great tournament for us and really wrestled well all day. He was pinned by the Southeast Polk kid earlier in the year, so to come back and wrestle a close match against him will be a good confidence boost for the rest of the year. |
Taylor wrestled a good match, but needed to be a little bit more aggressive on his shots. |
There are some high-caliber teams here and placing anywhere in the top six is a great accomplishment. Matt Stephenson wrestled really well and was in every match. It's a good point in the season for Matt to realize that he can wrestle well at a tournament like this. |
We had tough draws in the first round, and we knew it. We probably didn't wrestle quite as well as we could have. It's the state tournament, and there are a lot of tough wrestlers; everybody's good down here. You have to be ready to go. |