Gary had a real good second day [of wrestling] and improved on last year's performance. He has accomplished a lot in just two years of wrestling.

Once again, considering we are wrestling with half a team and down a varsity wrestler, our performance exceeded our own expectations.

It's a matter of some concern.

Our original goal was to finish in the top five and we weren't far off. Overall, it was a successful year. The state was a lot more competitive. The top teams were more evenly matched and it took a lot more points to stay in the top ten than it did last year.

Patrick has had some tough draws at state over the past four years. And he did it again this year, but this time worked through it to place for the first time.

Sam had an excellent tournament for a freshman. He had a real good chance, at one point, of winning the whole thing. The champ basically walked through the competition except for when he wrestled Sam.