We knew what we were up against, and so did they. We just had more firepower out there, but I thought we had the right mindset today.

It's big any time a freshman wins a match against someone like that.

There are some real good eighth-graders coming up. We return almost a full squad with state championship experience, and when they graduate, the ones replacing them will be tougher than your average sophomore.

They know they need to wrestle their next opponent, and only worry about that one. There's no sense in looking ahead, because if you do that, you might not be there.

We're real excited about sending 11 to state. We also got a big boost from our junior varsity wrestlers, which is what you need to win a district championship.

If you're a state champ at this level, you keep wrestling the same guys all the way up. So if you just stay where you are (placement wise), you're a state champ, but you always want to improve.