On 18 I told myself it's my senior year and my last state tournament. There's no way I'm going out without birdie.

I told them it's only one stroke a guy. Think of it that way. If you're lucky enough to be paired with a guy from New Trier, then see if you can beat him. Other than that, know every stroke counts.

I told them, 'You know what? I'm wrong. I've thought all year we were good enough to go to state. I guess I'm wrong. Load 'em up,' ... I truly felt I'd let the guys down. I felt that somehow I hadn't done the right things to let them reach their full potential.

Ohio State has the nod on everybody else. They're tournament-savvy, having been there before. They have earned the No. 1 seed with their play. But our conference has been known to have people come in and dethrone the champion. Yes, it's wide open, but I would have to give my nod to Ohio State.

Going into senior year, I was hoping to be a state champ and I fell short?but you can't look back.

Torii's been very close to Puck. He was in no state to go out for a ballgame. I told him to sit back, take it easy and we'll take care of that game.