It's been up and down (the season) depending on the level of competition we've played, but I'm happy. The kids have worked hard, and kids I never thought would be putting in contributions (right now) have been successful.

They showed a lot of maturity. How they played tonight, if it wasn't for a few mistakes we have been making all year on defense, might have been a different outcome.

We are experiencing just the opposite of what is going on down here. They can't open schools fast enough. And there is a growing problem. We have new schools sitting empty.

It was great for our kids to face great competition.

Overall I'm real pleased at the way we wrestled and how my kids responded to some good competition, I think the kids are continuing to move in the right direction. Right now we've got to keep our focus and take it one match at a time, and concentrate on Laurel Highlands, Friday.

These kids had all earned top individual scores at the regional competition in February. And that's why they were eligible for states.