All of our duals are hard fought wins. We have a couple of holes in our lineup. Luckily, they had two forfeits also. |
He's tough enough to win league. That should be a real interesting weight class. It's very balanced, and Bill is right there in the mix. |
I know Zach has been coughing, but the thing is, you've got to wrestle the way you are. Nobody cares about excuses this time of year. You just have to get it done, and I don't think Zach let that bring him down. He was ready for that match. |
I still think if they were to wrestle 10 times, they'd each win five times. Welch just happened to win this one. They're so even. I think you're going to see them battling each other in freestyle, and even in college, for a while. |
I think that's the first time since I've been here that we had everyone qualify. |
I thought Luke wrestled great. Lucas is solid and Luke pretty much handled him. He's right where we want him to be going into state - healthy, confident and feeling strong. |
I'm excited for both those guys. They've earned it. They're looking tough and they're going to state, now they want to see how high they can go. |
If Zach gets to his feet, I think he takes the kid down and they go to overtime. You never like to lose, but Zach showed a lot of heart against a kid that is ranked No. 2 in the state and he learned a lot. Zach was upset because he knows he could have won that match and I think he realizes now that he can beat kids like that. |
It was a good tournament, especially for some of the guys like Zach and Shane. This is the first year for them to try and break out and become solid varsity wrestlers. |
Jake has grown a lot this year. He's getting taller and starting to fill out, so it's been a challenge to determine what weight class we're going to put him at. |
Kyle has been great to have on the team the last four years. He carries a 4.4 grade point average and I love the fact we have a kid who shows you can be an athlete and you can be a scholar at the same time. He does it in both realms. |
Luke is extremely hard to score on. He's got good solid takedowns, he's solid on top and he's very hard to take down. |
Not too many kids in California get to be up on that victory stand. |
Our goal is always to make it to state. Winning here is a nice bonus, but you could finish sixth here and still win state. |
The week before league he asked if he could wrestle at 173 pounds and go varsity, and here he is going to the section tournament now. He's wrestling light. He only weighed in at 166, 167 ... but he looked awesome today. |