“This is what you strive for all year. Winning a regional title is great, yet it's just another step in the process. I guess you can say we've raised the bar. The kids expect a lot of themselves.”
“We tell our guys wrestling coaches often die of heart attacks and now you can see why. Marcus Godfrey from Munising is a great wrestler. You can't give him any opportunities. That could have been a big turn in momentum.”
“For what they went through, my hat's off to those kids. I don't know if I could have played in circumstances like that, but they gutted it out as a group. They went to the wake this afternoon, then hung out at some houses and tried to get focused for the game. From start to finish, I thought they were into it. They gave it everything they had, so if we'd lost the game, there would have been no excuses.”
“If the game was in the 50s or 60s, I don't know if we could have beaten them, but we kept it low. The kids played with a lot of heart out there on defense.”
“Just because the title says freshmen, they don't play like freshmen. Sophomores don't play like sophomores. I expect them to produce the way I would expect seniors to produce. If I put you on the floor, I have confidence in you and I expect you to get it done.”