We ran what we needed to, ... Hats off to our offensive line because we didn't want to keep giving the ball back to (East St. Louis). It's obvious with their athleticism. |
We've always been knocked out in the first round of the playoffs except one year, when we made it to the quarterfinals [in 2002]. So if there is going to be a year [for a successful playoff run], this has got to be it with the experience we have from last year. |
We've just taken it one game at a time. That's been our kids' focus. Just getting that fifth win and a win at home is more important than being 5-0. |
What we've done now is taken that to the next step. It's still built on that same application, but now it can go totally wireless and connect into the Internet. |
When the game was still in the balance, Joe completed some passes that kept drives alive. That was a big key to this win. |
You take away the penalties and dropped balls and we've been pretty efficient on offense, ... We have to clean that up. |