It took a heavy toll on the kids. He was so close to them, it was hard for them to recover and they were in a lull for a while. They were missing his presence. Even now, the memory is so vivid because they walk into the gym and see the (state championship) trophy from (2004).

I thought that was really cool ? it helped the kids take deep reflections before they wrestled. The kids have gone through a lot of adversity. The girls still miss Sandy; when we ride the bus, they're always singing the song they sang at his funeral and the song that was written for him after he died.

They know our kids and we know them. There's no real edge, it just comes down to who makes the plays in the end.

I think somebody up there must have been watching us.

Everybody going to the Concourse expects to see some table with an ulterior motive with kids that want to do something or get you to do something. I decided that if I did this, it would probably cheer people up as they were walking to classes and that a table without a reason would really be the most productive of all.

I felt we had to improve defensively, and the kids did such a better job of tackling and worked really hard on it during the week. We went up against as good a running back as we'll possibly see all year. Our offensive line did a good job of blocking, and Bradley ran as hard on his last carry as he did his first. I'm proud of the whole team for what they've accomplished so far.