There was no flag football in middle school, but I knew the [Lake Worth] team was really good. I was really excited to get into it.

Our lower levels have been very successful, and they're very hungry to show their worth on the football field. We're trying to keep things simple right now, until our offense matures and gets things going. Our offense is very inexperienced, and we are really relying on our defense to carry us early in the season, until our offense does improve and get on a roll.

I listen and take it for what it's worth. And a lot of it is worth nothing to me. Some of it, the criticism and the stuff that comes from my coaches and people like that that I need to listen to to get better, that definitely means something to me.

It's great to score first. It's momentum builder, it puts them down. That's what high school football is, a game of momentum.

I think we'll find ways to win. I think we'll be a typical high school football team. That may not be good enough by Skyline standards, but we'll find out.

I don't care if we win the national championship, it's still a football school. It's the state of Florida, this ain't up north.