He's definitely been an inspiration. When I found out, I was shocked. He was so young, healthy and full of energy.

Sometimes good things fall apart, so better things can fall together.

It's going to be a tough (championship) game. It's always been a good competition between Jim (Baker, SMCC coach) and I with his program. We've gone back and forth. I'm not looking to see many penalties.

I hate those kinds of games. It's kind of hard to stay focused. Kids get frustrated. You just hope that nobody gets hurt.

Coach (Ken) O'Donnell always tells us stories of the old teams. It's inspiration for us that we can be the stories for the next kids coming up. We want to win the game so we can show those guys that we're still here. The game is dedicated to them.

There is no greater inspiration than empowering children to help other children.