Defensively, they really played a solid game all night, and I'm proud of them. I'm real impressed with our defense; did what they said they were going to do: 'Try our best.' Played aggressive football — running to the football, making tackles ... they forced a lot of turnovers in the second half.

Billy Sparacio

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It's definitely a good rivalry. We don't have to tell the kids about getting excited, and I think they feel the same way. It's a big game for everybody. It's always real special.

— Billy Sparacio

You've got to give them credit. They're a great team. We're going to have to find out about us. This is a very humbling experience. We've got a big district game (against Cypress Lake) coming up and we have to pull together.

— Billy Sparacio

That's the big key. Anytime you have an off night, as long as your defense is there, you can still stay in the game or win the game. That's going to be our identity all year.

— Dedrick Finn

They played great defense. It seemed like the whole night our field position was horrible. You can't give a good team like Cedar Falls the ball at midfield or closer.

The offense did OK. We couldn't pound the ball and made the defense stay out on the field all night.

— Danny Embick