Ryan had a little more pressure on him this year. He wrestled a little tentatively and didn't open up the entire tournament. He realized that. He knows if he doesn't open up at states, he won't place.

It was great to be back at the Eastern Area tournament. I was very pleased with our performance. We had all but three kids place among the top six.

This was the best that Matt has wrestled all year. He's looking real good.

We haven't beaten Bedford since 2001, the year we both won state. If we would have wrestled a little smarter, we might have gotten them today. The opportunities were there, but we didn't capitalize and Bedford did. I've got to give them credit. They pulled out the wins in key situations.

We rode Ryan last year and how he went determined how we went. We should be more balanced this year and we've installed some of the Utah-option stuff that will enable the quarterbacks to make some more plays with their feet.

They wanted to open up room for Ryan, and that's good -- Ryan Zimmerman is a great player and great prospect, ... The trade will work out for me, too. I'll be in San Diego with a team that made the playoffs this year.