Everyone points to us as the favorite. The fact is, they're the defending state champion. And they returned the bulk of their team from last year. |
I really like the new format. The dual meet format for a championship is really, really exciting. |
I think both teams are very evenly matched. I won't say we're the favorite. Natick, I think, is as good as we are. I wouldn't say either team is a clear-cut favorite. |
I think we wrestled a little bit tired tonight. We just came back from a long trip, and I think some of our guys are still feeling the effects. The efforts were there, but we were just tired. |
I would have never imagined for us to be 26-0 with the schedule we wrestle, but I am proud of these kids. They have all worked so hard, and I have never been around a team as close as this one. |
Not too much went right for us. The other kids got the first takedowns, and once someone gets that he just builds momentum. |
Ourselves, North Andover and Natick, we're the three best teams in the state. Any one of us would win Div. 1 or 3. We beat New Bedford by 30 points and they'll probably win Division 1. |
The team is excited, the coaches are excited. The reason they have this tournament was to bring the best teams in the state together to go head-to-head against each other. |
We were expecting that from Natick the other night. I'm always impressed with Natick. We knew it would be very close. We were fortunate to win. |