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We didn't expect that there. It was hard to come back from that. We were thinking that was going to be a win there. |
We had a few matches like that today. We just didn't wrestle well the first time. This time, the kids were ready . . . really ready. |
We kept preaching to the team that it was a new season. We just told them that we had four matches left to get where we wanted to go and they all jumped on board. This is really what it's all about. |
We knew we didn't wrestle well the first time we saw them. The kids had wanted High Point to win (against Central Regional in the semifinals). They got them and they wrestled like they wanted it. |
We went through Ocean to get to High Point. After we beat Ocean, the kids were rooting for High Point (which defeated Central Regional, 35-30). We kept telling them after Voorhees (which South Plainfield destroyed 60-4 in the North 2 Group III final on Thursday) that it was Ocean first, then High Point. |
We're always looking to advance as many as we can. We're happy with nine, I feel bad for Sammy (Martin) and Preston (Johnson). It would have been nice for those to get those kids, too. But nine isn't bad. We'd take those numbers any time. Ever since the sectionals, the kids have been wrestling well. I just hope we keep it going. |
You can't lose the close ones -- 40, 52, 60. We lost them all. You can't lose the close ones. In a match like this against a team like that, you have to win those. Our goal is to always win the group, and if they want to win the group they can't wrestle like they did tonight. |
You go after Eddie, especially in a match like this ... He's such a team player that when it comes down to match time, he's looking for the six (points for a pin) -- every time. One mistake -- that's exactly what happened. For a split second. |
You really can't compare the two championships. These kids really worked hard for this and they deserved it. |