I thought we needed to do a little better job tackling. But we'll get better from this game. It'll help us. |
I was a lot happier offensively this week. I saw a lot of bright spots. |
I was real happy after the half. We stepped up in intensity and really played great team ball. |
I've been really pleased with our younger kids as a whole. A lot of these younger players have earned more playing time and are making big impacts on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. |
Momentum is very important heading into the playoffs, and I'm just so proud of our guys right now. I think we get better each and every week, and now we can focus on improving our seeding. |
Our season begins now, as far as I'm concerned. We lost to the best team in the state, as far as I'm concerned, but if we lose next week, our season is over. |
Sam had some trouble early. He had a couple of fumbles, but he came back strong and we still need to get the ball in his hands. |
Stephens has done a tremendous job blocking at left tackle, and he [plays] big on defense. |
That was [Hawkins'] first touchdown catch, [and] he'll have more. |
That's the kind of effort we need to come out of the locker room with every week. It shouldn't take a big play from Levi to get things going, our guys should all play with that kind of emotion. |
That's their style. They're very physical, [but] some of it is a little dirty. I believe in playing within the rules [and] a lot of people would look at the way Bessemer plays and say they're a dirty team. |
The defense was the story. This was the best our defense played all year. We went out and pretty much shut down their wide receivers and their running game. |
They're an awfully good football team. |
This was about a total team effort. We came together and played as a team, and we still haven't played to our potential. But we're getting there. |
We did a good job spreading the ball around, and I thought Brent Poole improved a lot at quarterback. He'll continue to improve. |