Dan just mauled him. He didn't even think about scoring a point against Danny. |
Dan's just a horse and if he puts his mind to it he's going to win. He'll see the second- and third-ranked wrestlers in the state at sectionals. |
For a while there it was looking like Casey was going to get a monumental win. What a confidence booster that would have been. |
Honestly, we thought Joe had him pinned. |
I think there's an assumption . . . the education stops when you leave the classroom. |
If we don't get pinned and get our pins, we can beat anybody. |
No one has more heart than Nick. When other guys get pinned, we need others to pick up the slack, and Nick did that tonight. |
That match was crucial because we don't know what to expect yet from our freshman at 103 pounds. I wasn't comfortable until that match was won. |
This is a huge step for our program to get here. This will help immensely. Finally getting here and wrestling here is outstanding for us. |
We had a bad seeding meeting and we didn't get help from coaches in our conference. At the end of the day, I wanted them to see why I asked for the seeds I did. |
We used that as a lot of motivation. I guess we're not going to get help if we're seen as the team to beat. |
We're excited about Tuesday, especially against a team we beat, but we can't take anything for granted. I don't think we've ever taken 11 out of 14 wrestlers to sectionals. |
Wow. What an unbelievable feeling. We've been pushing the program up the past few years, and tonight we took it to a whole new level. Getting to state is a huge boost for the program and there are so many people responsible, starting with the kids on the mat. |