Hats off to Taft, they played hard. They tried. They never gave up. The coaches at Taft are doing a nice job of keeping those kids squared away.

Woodrow Wilson and William Howard Taft both gave commencement speeches here.

I tried to push for a 3,200-meter relay real hard, but we were out voted by the coaches in the north, who wanted the (800 relay).

They played great tonight, they really did. I was proud of how hard they played and competed. They gave me everything I could possibly ask.

We gave them a lot of great chances and Curtis played outstanding.

I did realize how hard it was. I think coaches realize it a little bit sooner than players do. I had hoped that we would have been able to do it a little sooner than we have done it, but you know things happen along the way.