“Obviously, it's a big confidence boost going in. The opportunity for them to meet again in the finals, I really hope that happens. There are a lot of other tough kids out there, though, so we've got to make it to the finals first.”
“He worked hard all summer to put himself in position to win that third title. He didn't take anything for granted. I think he pretty much controlled all his matches. His opponents were able to keep it close for the first period, but in the end his conditioning wears his opponents down.”
“Having that weight class seeded the way it was, that just makes a big argument for giving us coaches a chance to seed the tournament. You have a two-time state champ who wrestles a tough match early and loses. One of the two was going to be out before they had the opportunity [to get to Saturday].”