Alan got down right away. But he came back. He really stepped up and it was nice because it got the team rallying again. We lost at 125 and he was down, so the guys were down. We ended up being up for that match and he wrestled real well. |
Bobby did an excellent job tonight. He's a clutch guy. He's been wrestling for three years and you have to expect that from your varsity wrestlers. He's been in the clutch before and he helped bring it home tonight. |
Coming back to Battle Creek for the finals is really a dream come true for me. I really hope to see a lot of old friends, wrestlers I've coached and family. |
He's only a freshman and for him to go out there and beat someone that had 40-something wins and only three losses that was a big momentum match for us. We were pleased with that. |
I knew their 112-pounder was one of their best and a state qualifier. Dylan gave him everything he wanted. He really did. Dylan is a great wrestler, but that was a lot to ask from him. |
I say it's a reflection not just on me but the whole program. It's something the whole program should be proud of because not just one person can do it. You have to have the parents, the coaching staff, the students and the support from the community and I really think we are starting to get that. |
I think we have as good a shot as any team. That would be really nice to go down there and get a win. But we have to take it a match at a time. |
I worked the team finals in 1988. It was pretty cool. It brings back a lot of memories. And I still have a lot of ties there - a lot of family, friends and former teammates. |
It's a great feeling. As tough as our conference is, to go 7-0 is a great accomplishment. It's nice to have the seniors win it for you. That's real special and Sam is a special wrestler. All the seniors are special. We had some matches that could have gone either way. Some of them we won, others we lost. We stepped up and rose to the occasion. |
It's not going to be easy. But Fowlerville was ranked in the state earlier this year. But the kids have stepped up with every situation thrown at them and I think we will step up again. |
We are going to be ready for Wednesday night. We know it's going to be tough. Oxford wants to go back to the state meet. We want to get there because we've never been. I know they are going to be ready for us and we will be ready for them. |
We are practicing with Hartland and they will get us prepared. They've been there the last four years and we should learn from them. They are a great program. |
We have a lot of regional qualifiers. We've been there before but now we want to get them to state. |
What's nice is even the kids that didn't make it through get to concentrate on the team tournament. They can focus their energy on that. It's great having everyone in the wrestling room. |
Yeah it was a great day. We had five wrestlers qualify and that's a school record as far as I know. I know that's the most I've sent as a coach. We just had a great day. |