(The Michigan district) used it as an all-school reader, ... Sophomores, juniors and seniors were reading it and discussing it and discussing it in different disciplines, and I was getting some amazing e-mails back from kids and teachers.

I talked to the seniors and juniors before to have their input, and they were a little hesitant at the start. I think they felt better because everyone had to wear one. It wasn't an option.

We're young. We have a lot of freshmen, sophomores and juniors.

Coach (Todd) Butler played a lot of sophomores two years ago and a lot of juniors last year. Now they are seniors and it's paying dividends.

I think our young linemen are getting better every week. We have a bunch of sophomores and juniors playing in there. They're starting to get off the ball a little bit. Our little backs are firing in the hole. Garrett did a good job; Earl (Thomas) did a great job, and also Kendrick Leblanc.

The guys who are seniors this year were sophomores when we came within a game of the playoffs [in 2003] and as juniors last year didn't win a game, ... They've seen both sides of it and I think that's really lit a fire under them to work hard.