“He is real likeable, and has the leadership skills that you hope to see. Personally, I see Josh as a magnet. When we do our (first-grade) reading program, you'll always see six or eight kids sitting right around him. That speaks a lot of him, aside from his ability to place in a national tournament for us. And you can tell the team really likes him, and that is partially why he is one of the team's captains.”
“We did a tremendous job today. Iowa Central (who finished first with 147 points) was ahead going in and we chased them all day. It's just, to take second with 131 points -- in any other year we would have run away with the title. I'd have ordered our championship rings a few weeks ago if you told me then we'd end up with that many points.”