He got two points for the near fall with three seconds left in the period. I was frustrated and the reversal in the third ended it.

I always preach don't take anything off granted. We told them there was a solid three seconds left on the clock. Everyone got caught looking.

I was just really excited the hard work paid off. I wasn't able to get the New England title, but this is even better. My goal was to place from the beginning. A couple of my friends who competed in it before told me the key was to be in top shape.

I knew he was a state champ that wrestled a lot like me. We had very similar styles.

It really wasn't intimidating, but I was a little nervous before the first match. It helped relieve some jitters.

This was the closest near miss to an event since Three Mile Island. It was also a prolonged period of bad behavior. The company's fine is entirely appropriate.