Cliff sometimes doesn't focus enough, and I have to keep reminding him to remain focused in his matches.

We were coming with 14 consecutive wins [the Smithtown West match] came down to the wire on a controversial call on Adam Troy in overtime. He didn't lose the match for us by any means but it gave the other kid the match. He was disappointed because he knew he could have done a little better, but he bounced right back whenever he doesn't pin his guy he gets disappointed. He's always going for the pin, which is what you want to do when you wrestle.

That's what everyone else does. That's what you need to do.

It was a goal of ours to win this tournament, and they focused on it and they went out after it.

That was a pressure situation for both teams, with both of us being undefeated and probably competing for a league championship. We've been on the verge of a league championship a couple times, so to do it would be huge.

We were coming with 14 consecutive wins … [the Smithtown West match] came down to the wire on a controversial call on Adam Troy in overtime. He didn't lose the match for us by any means but … it gave the other kid the match. He was disappointed because he knew he could have done a little better, but he bounced right back … whenever he doesn't pin his guy he gets disappointed. He's always going for the pin, which is what you want to do when you wrestle.