“We have a mega-school powerhouse district. We're used to being in a 4A league that was rough like that. I thought we might be in a five-team district but it didn't work out that way.”
“It's truly been a tremendous ride and I'm not ready to let go of it just yet. Coaching is something you have to love to do. You like to see kids succeed on the field but what they do in life is what's most important. To hear all the success stories, that's what makes a coach, a good one, the proudest.”
“I felt like he was going to win it. It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. He's talked about winning it all year long and I like to see good things happen to good people.”
“It's a really big thing for the players to be honored here tonight. There are no losers out of this. Success or failure in football doesn't matter, they're both not permanent. It's what you turn your life into that matters.”
“It was the consensus of the coaches to go ahead and go with the 7 p.m. start. It gives us 30 less minutes to worry about our stomachs turning inside out.”
“To get in there and get it done faster seems to be a better option. It gets a little dicey as far as planning things like the pre-game meal and getting all the equipment and stuff ready to haul but I really think it will be a good thing once everyone gets adjusted to it.”
