I put them on every door I could find — bathroom doors, everywhere. |
I told the guys before the game that we had already won the district championship, but this is a different game. We couldn't let them manhandle us. We had to play like district champs. |
It's a big deal for these guys. We usually don't get a huge crowd because of the weather. I've been here for three and a half years, and I've watched these guys grow and mature as a team. They're so much fun and energetic. |
That whole region is good. They've got two key midfielders, one really strong forward and one really strong defender. |
They had a much better team this time. They had some speedsters. They had more players this time. They had their full team tonight. We brought only 14 players with us. |
They stayed sharp and focused. |
They're fired up. They're not cocky, but they're confident. The pressure is off them now because they've done something no one has done before. |
They've got to travel at least five hours, play the game, and then travel back to the coast. |
We didn't know what to expect. We've never seen them before. We've never heard anything about them. When I saw them, I could take a sigh of relief. |