“This is the kind of atmosphere that I've been trying to tell people in Lenoir County that you can have if you support your football coaches and if you support your football teams. There were more people here to see this game than there has been to see any other sport in Lenoir County.”
“It hurt us, because he's the guy that gets the majority of the reps. But that's part of football. Your backups have to be able to step in and do the job. (Sophomore backup) Kenduall (Thorbs) did a good job. But that wasn't the deciding factor tonight.”
“I'm not that surprised by their start. They had a good JV team and have a four-year starter at quarterback in Brandon Rouse. You bring those JV kids together with a player like Rouse and you have a good team.”
“They've got really good quickness on defense. I'm also impressed with how hard their kids play. The ability, savvy, competitiveness and toughness of Brandon Rouse have also been impressive.”
“I think it's going to be the biggest crowd we've ever had. This is great for Lenoir County football, because football here has been poor. Lenoir County is going to see what big-time football is all about (tonight).”
“We're going to face a totally different team than South Lenoir faced, ... After a week of practice, Kinston has a player saying, 'I'm the man running the team.' We're going to get their best shot, I'm sure.”
“We've got to play better football, ... This is not a slight toward anyone, but we're not at all concerned with Kinston - we're just concerned with getting better. We have a young, inexperienced team that is working hard to get better. We have to play better football.”
