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BETH SWENSON Last year was our first year. We went in just to have some fun and ended up winning.
KATHY OSBORNE They were down the first time we played them, but the next year they were much improved. Last year, ...
JASON TICE It's going to be harder than it was last year. We were able to sneak up on people last year, with ou...
CHRIS DUHON Last year was euphoric because we were in the tournament, and that was a big deal. This year we're g...
TOM VANNELLI Our non-conference games are going to be really important for us this season. Last year, we went 10-...
LYNN MURRAY A lot of the people were dying. Every time we looked up, we were going to funerals. We decided to ge...
ELRY SANDS Last year our outdoor team was the state runner up. I said at the end of last season, that this year...
JOE BIENASZ We were young last time, too, and we ended up being 4-12 the next year. I'd like to think we'll be b...
BRIAN URLACHER The state tournament is a possibility for us. Especially if we have the same teams in our region as ...
CHRIS WAGNER It seems like we play Clarke Central every year at some point in the state tournament. I don't think...
BOB WESTBROOK Baron went (to state) last year. As he said all year it'd be a lot more fun if he had people going w...
LEE WALKER Last year we knew we were going to be on par with the year before. This year we're going to have to ...
BOB CAVANAGH I think we're going to see most of the teams that were in last year's state tournament.
GLYNDA RICE Last year we thought we were finally going to turn the corner ... we actually saw a slight decline i...
DON HOLECEK There's a little more margin for error this year. Last year, it felt like we had to win every game. ...
LANCE BERKMAN You knew the fans were ready to explode, waiting for that. He's going to have fun with them this yea...
CHARLES WOODSON We got third in the consolation game last year, but this one was more fun because we were excited to...
JEFF VANDERLOO We're hoping for a big year. We have a lot of people back from last year and we think we can be bett...
KARRI PETERSON The first thing they said was that it wasn't going to be like last year. They were more emotional th...
JEFFERY ANDERSON With all we achieved at the state last year, we were far from perfect and the kids realize that. I d...
DARL KELLER It's gonna be fun. I saw them kind of working on it last year and it was looking pretty good. It's g...
ANTHONY REYES We have about 85 percent of our team back from last year, so we're pretty deep in a lot of spots. We...
DUKE DURLAND It's one of the toughest tournaments in the state. Last year we had a team fro Lodi [Tokay] and Chic...
JEFF JENNINGS I told the kids afterward that we were very successful in what we accomplished all season, because i...
MARK MCKENZIE It is weird how we're back in the same position we were last year, but that's what makes it so much ...
JASON ISRINGHAUSEN Last year, I think we were too confident. We were 23-1 entering the tournament and we just thought w...
KYLE LEWIS It's a great event. We were surprised at the amount of people that turned out last year. It's for a ...
JACK CAREY We went 3-8 my first year and 1-9 my second year. But I think we'll be a lot more competitive this y...
JAKE WEINGARTZ It feels good. It's my first time going to state. Last year when I went to North we didn't make it a...
ISAIAH TUCKER And it shouldn't. We were disappointed we were not state champs last year.
CHRIS HANSON We're going to change our philosophy on defense. We were a little passive last year. We have some ki...
TED JACKSON Coming in the tournament last year, we felt a lot of pressure. We felt like we had to win, we were s...
BRENDAN WINTERS There were about 12 people in the stands the last time these two played. It was at an (Albuquerque) ...
DAMIAN SEGURA We've known since camp over the summer that we were going to be different than last year. I think we...
ERIC WALTHER We're not hitting on all cylinders like we were last year. But if I'm not mistaken, there were perio...
HAL MCRAE The difference between the New Castle tournament last year and this year was having a lot more exper...
MARCO CORONA Good teams like to play other good teams. When I started to ask people about this (tournament) at th...
BLAIR SHIER Our lot prices last year were about $50,000 to $60,000 under comparable lots in Canby and Oregon Cit...
DICK BAILEY We started four sophomores that year and we played in a national tournament in Tennessee. When we we...
TOMMY ALDRIDGE Although we may not have finished as high as we wanted, we were also going into the tournament with ...
EZRA MORSE It's been a roller-coaster ride all year, to be honest. At times, it seemed like we rolled and at ti...
ROB BLISS Ultimately, it was a family decision. I hate that it went down to the wire. We're happy for him that...
GRADY MCCLUSKEY It's more open. Last year, we were just bland. Wherever we lined up at, that's where we were going f...
ANQUAN BOLDIN Last year we were focused on going to states and this year we're more taking it one game at a time,
BEN JACKSON There were times last year when we looked very, very good, ... There were times we went into a shell...
CHRIS PALMER It was last year. Last year, we were really talented, and we have everyone returning.
TONY HURT It's gone up so fast, so quickly. Last year, it was at $1.78, and we were all griping. Now, you hope...
MARK WELLS I want to have a lot of fun during my senior year and hopefully get a high seed at the Open. We were...
MARTELLE SIMPSON We're seeing a team in the fourth quarter that doesn't have the confidence to finish up a game. Last...
GEORGE KARL We feel as if we are by far the best team in the tournament. Last year the tournament was tainted, a...
BRADY QUINN We thought last year we clearly won the race. We cleared the course this year and made sure we knew ...
KAREL TRESNAK JR Everyone is going to remember what happened last year, especially since we have the article from las...
DANIEL KESSLER This is going to be the best defense that Miami has ever had. We were all able to play last year and...
BRYAN PATA We felt we should have done a lot better in last year's county meet. We felt like we were probably t...
CHRIS HARDIN I think Detroit is overall a better team than they were last year, and last year Cleveland State pla...
TIM BAUER We've got to boost our enthusiasm up and play hard and come out and just have fun and play like we'v...
CHAD HENNE I thought it was going to be a better night than the last couple. We were loose. It was a fun night ...
JOE KALB There's not this pressure on them of seeing Larry Bird or Isiah Thomas or Jerry West circle the cour...
BOB GIBBONS We have young kids and experience. It's a good mix. People who were role players last year and have ...
BRITT SELLMAYER We should do well. Ward lost a lot of seniors from last year and we split with Santa Fe Trail. Even ...
CHRIS WAGNER I'm feeling a lot more confident now then I did last year and having way more fun. I'm hoping to wor...
ASHLEY FELICELLI That (OT loss) told me I had to work a lot harder. It helps that I went to state last year because n...
LAWRENCE CAVELLO Last year this time we were on the other side, just hoping and praying that somehow they would stick...
KYLE WILSON We're Harrisburg High. Nothing shocks us. Were they shocked when we jumped on them last year? We wer...
KIRK SMALLWOOD A lot of the players that will start this season were the practice players last year. They were very...
KEVIN ALBURY After experiencing as a manager what we went through a year ago, seeing some of those champagne part...
JIM TRACY What you're seeing in the fourth quarter is a team that doesn't have confidence to finish up the gam...
GEORGE KARL We knew they were going to come back. You can't underestimate a team like Marist. We stayed strong a...
JACQIE STORM Last year, they came in and they were on top a lot and we were kind of the underdog. This year, I fe...
WILL SHERIDAN We knew we were going to be down over March of last year because of the fare increase.
INGRID REISMAN We lost 12 seniors last year so I didn't know where we were going with our team and how we were goin...
HAMID SIADAT It looked like we were going to let them do it again. We just kept working. We did the little things...
ANDY SCHMITZ At this point last year, we were in catastrophe mode. We were actually putting in new stuff, playing...
JAY WRIGHT We were down a little from last year, because a lot of guys are at the 'High Rollers' in (Las) Vegas...
BRUCE MARSHALL A lot of players that were there for the Falcons [last year] are people that we were responsible for...
DAN REEVES I think people are going to like my new shoes. I like them. I had a lot of success with the one last...
VINCE CARTER There was a different kind of pressure last year. We lost a game to Kitchener and people were saying...
DYLAN HUNTER As far as the standings go, this game didn't mean much. But it meant a lot to us, just to prove to o...
JASON WALKER [Williams has rejuvenated a rushing attack that ranked No. 29 in the NFL last year.] Last year we di...
BRIAN GRIESE Other teams we competed with last year had diving teams and it looked so much fun. I talked to coach...
BROOKE BEASY Last year we went to overtime in a 1-1 tie. We have a lot of seniors [this season] and wanted to win...
BENJAMIN OKEYRE We have one starter back from last year, but a number of our kids got experience in the state tourna...
GREG LOWELL It wasn't much fun playing Linden last year.
AMANDA WOOD Last year was a horrible game. Everything went wrong from start to end and we really want that back....
LEANNE ZILIOLI They're a lot faster up front than they were last year.
BARRY SIMS I got my first taste of it last year. This is a lot of fun. I wish every game could be like this.
BRET MEYER We have a target on our backs now. The way we looked at (defending national champion) LSU last year ...
CARNELL WILLIAMS We have a target on our backs now. The way we looked at (defending national champion) LSU last year ...
CARNELL WILLIAMS We are a lot faster than we were last year.
JEFF MARTIN We were Cinderella last year; now everybody knows about us. There's no surprise. It's kind of funny....
JOAH TUCKER![]()
I watched a lot of TV, and it clicked one day that these people were acting. It sounded like the mos...
LEIGHTON MEESTER It was a real good event last year, everybody had lots of fun. The event was so popular that there w...
IRENE TOWELL I've been just waiting, waiting, waiting. We couldn't wait until state after last year, because we k...
ALEXIS WILLIAMS (Being the top seed) proves to a lot of people, that last year shouldn't have happened. This year, w...
MAGGIE MUELLER The Fusion really feels like our cars last year, and when they were good last year, they were easy t...
CARL EDWARDS Our senior class has always wanted to live up to the legacy of Highland football. We thought we were...
MAX BLACK Shootouts are fun when you win. I did a lot of them last year. I think our team at Syracuse had the ...
PASCAL LECLAIRE It's a lot different than last year. It seemed like last year I just came in for blocking situations...
DUSTIN KELLER It is a good start. Last year at this tournament we went 6-2 and went three games with everybody. Th...
BRET TAYLOR
BETH SWENSON Last year was our first year. We went in just to have some fun and ended up winning.
KATHY OSBORNE They were down the first time we played them, but the next year they were much improved. Last year, ...
JASON TICE It's going to be harder than it was last year. We were able to sneak up on people last year, with ou...
CHRIS DUHON Last year was euphoric because we were in the tournament, and that was a big deal. This year we're g...
TOM VANNELLI Our non-conference games are going to be really important for us this season. Last year, we went 10-...
LYNN MURRAY A lot of the people were dying. Every time we looked up, we were going to funerals. We decided to ge...
ELRY SANDS Last year our outdoor team was the state runner up. I said at the end of last season, that this year...
JOE BIENASZ We were young last time, too, and we ended up being 4-12 the next year. I'd like to think we'll be b...
BRIAN URLACHER The state tournament is a possibility for us. Especially if we have the same teams in our region as ...
CHRIS WAGNER It seems like we play Clarke Central every year at some point in the state tournament. I don't think...
BOB WESTBROOK Baron went (to state) last year. As he said all year it'd be a lot more fun if he had people going w...
LEE WALKER Last year we knew we were going to be on par with the year before. This year we're going to have to ...
BOB CAVANAGH I think we're going to see most of the teams that were in last year's state tournament.
GLYNDA RICE Last year we thought we were finally going to turn the corner ... we actually saw a slight decline i...
DON HOLECEK There's a little more margin for error this year. Last year, it felt like we had to win every game. ...
LANCE BERKMAN You knew the fans were ready to explode, waiting for that. He's going to have fun with them this yea...
CHARLES WOODSON We got third in the consolation game last year, but this one was more fun because we were excited to...
JEFF VANDERLOO We're hoping for a big year. We have a lot of people back from last year and we think we can be bett...
KARRI PETERSON The first thing they said was that it wasn't going to be like last year. They were more emotional th...
JEFFERY ANDERSON With all we achieved at the state last year, we were far from perfect and the kids realize that. I d...
DARL KELLER It's gonna be fun. I saw them kind of working on it last year and it was looking pretty good. It's g...
ANTHONY REYES We have about 85 percent of our team back from last year, so we're pretty deep in a lot of spots. We...
DUKE DURLAND It's one of the toughest tournaments in the state. Last year we had a team fro Lodi [Tokay] and Chic...
JEFF JENNINGS I told the kids afterward that we were very successful in what we accomplished all season, because i...
MARK MCKENZIE It is weird how we're back in the same position we were last year, but that's what makes it so much ...
JASON ISRINGHAUSEN Last year, I think we were too confident. We were 23-1 entering the tournament and we just thought w...
KYLE LEWIS It's a great event. We were surprised at the amount of people that turned out last year. It's for a ...
JACK CAREY We went 3-8 my first year and 1-9 my second year. But I think we'll be a lot more competitive this y...
JAKE WEINGARTZ It feels good. It's my first time going to state. Last year when I went to North we didn't make it a...
ISAIAH TUCKER And it shouldn't. We were disappointed we were not state champs last year.
CHRIS HANSON We're going to change our philosophy on defense. We were a little passive last year. We have some ki...
TED JACKSON Coming in the tournament last year, we felt a lot of pressure. We felt like we had to win, we were s...
BRENDAN WINTERS There were about 12 people in the stands the last time these two played. It was at an (Albuquerque) ...
DAMIAN SEGURA We've known since camp over the summer that we were going to be different than last year. I think we...
ERIC WALTHER We're not hitting on all cylinders like we were last year. But if I'm not mistaken, there were perio...
HAL MCRAE The difference between the New Castle tournament last year and this year was having a lot more exper...
MARCO CORONA Good teams like to play other good teams. When I started to ask people about this (tournament) at th...
BLAIR SHIER Our lot prices last year were about $50,000 to $60,000 under comparable lots in Canby and Oregon Cit...
DICK BAILEY We started four sophomores that year and we played in a national tournament in Tennessee. When we we...
TOMMY ALDRIDGE Although we may not have finished as high as we wanted, we were also going into the tournament with ...
EZRA MORSE It's been a roller-coaster ride all year, to be honest. At times, it seemed like we rolled and at ti...
ROB BLISS Ultimately, it was a family decision. I hate that it went down to the wire. We're happy for him that...
GRADY MCCLUSKEY It's more open. Last year, we were just bland. Wherever we lined up at, that's where we were going f...
ANQUAN BOLDIN Last year we were focused on going to states and this year we're more taking it one game at a time,
BEN JACKSON There were times last year when we looked very, very good, ... There were times we went into a shell...
CHRIS PALMER It was last year. Last year, we were really talented, and we have everyone returning.
TONY HURT It's gone up so fast, so quickly. Last year, it was at $1.78, and we were all griping. Now, you hope...
MARK WELLS I want to have a lot of fun during my senior year and hopefully get a high seed at the Open. We were...
MARTELLE SIMPSON We're seeing a team in the fourth quarter that doesn't have the confidence to finish up a game. Last...
GEORGE KARL We feel as if we are by far the best team in the tournament. Last year the tournament was tainted, a...
BRADY QUINN We thought last year we clearly won the race. We cleared the course this year and made sure we knew ...
KAREL TRESNAK JR Everyone is going to remember what happened last year, especially since we have the article from las...
DANIEL KESSLER This is going to be the best defense that Miami has ever had. We were all able to play last year and...
BRYAN PATA We felt we should have done a lot better in last year's county meet. We felt like we were probably t...
CHRIS HARDIN I think Detroit is overall a better team than they were last year, and last year Cleveland State pla...
TIM BAUER We've got to boost our enthusiasm up and play hard and come out and just have fun and play like we'v...
CHAD HENNE I thought it was going to be a better night than the last couple. We were loose. It was a fun night ...
JOE KALB There's not this pressure on them of seeing Larry Bird or Isiah Thomas or Jerry West circle the cour...
BOB GIBBONS We have young kids and experience. It's a good mix. People who were role players last year and have ...
BRITT SELLMAYER We should do well. Ward lost a lot of seniors from last year and we split with Santa Fe Trail. Even ...
CHRIS WAGNER I'm feeling a lot more confident now then I did last year and having way more fun. I'm hoping to wor...
ASHLEY FELICELLI That (OT loss) told me I had to work a lot harder. It helps that I went to state last year because n...
LAWRENCE CAVELLO Last year this time we were on the other side, just hoping and praying that somehow they would stick...
KYLE WILSON We're Harrisburg High. Nothing shocks us. Were they shocked when we jumped on them last year? We wer...
KIRK SMALLWOOD A lot of the players that will start this season were the practice players last year. They were very...
KEVIN ALBURY After experiencing as a manager what we went through a year ago, seeing some of those champagne part...
JIM TRACY What you're seeing in the fourth quarter is a team that doesn't have confidence to finish up the gam...
GEORGE KARL We knew they were going to come back. You can't underestimate a team like Marist. We stayed strong a...
JACQIE STORM Last year, they came in and they were on top a lot and we were kind of the underdog. This year, I fe...
WILL SHERIDAN We knew we were going to be down over March of last year because of the fare increase.
INGRID REISMAN We lost 12 seniors last year so I didn't know where we were going with our team and how we were goin...
HAMID SIADAT It looked like we were going to let them do it again. We just kept working. We did the little things...
ANDY SCHMITZ At this point last year, we were in catastrophe mode. We were actually putting in new stuff, playing...
JAY WRIGHT We were down a little from last year, because a lot of guys are at the 'High Rollers' in (Las) Vegas...
BRUCE MARSHALL A lot of players that were there for the Falcons [last year] are people that we were responsible for...
DAN REEVES I think people are going to like my new shoes. I like them. I had a lot of success with the one last...
VINCE CARTER There was a different kind of pressure last year. We lost a game to Kitchener and people were saying...
DYLAN HUNTER As far as the standings go, this game didn't mean much. But it meant a lot to us, just to prove to o...
JASON WALKER [Williams has rejuvenated a rushing attack that ranked No. 29 in the NFL last year.] Last year we di...
BRIAN GRIESE Other teams we competed with last year had diving teams and it looked so much fun. I talked to coach...
BROOKE BEASY Last year we went to overtime in a 1-1 tie. We have a lot of seniors [this season] and wanted to win...
BENJAMIN OKEYRE We have one starter back from last year, but a number of our kids got experience in the state tourna...
GREG LOWELL It wasn't much fun playing Linden last year.
AMANDA WOOD Last year was a horrible game. Everything went wrong from start to end and we really want that back....
LEANNE ZILIOLI They're a lot faster up front than they were last year.
BARRY SIMS I got my first taste of it last year. This is a lot of fun. I wish every game could be like this.
BRET MEYER We have a target on our backs now. The way we looked at (defending national champion) LSU last year ...
CARNELL WILLIAMS We have a target on our backs now. The way we looked at (defending national champion) LSU last year ...
CARNELL WILLIAMS We are a lot faster than we were last year.
JEFF MARTIN We were Cinderella last year; now everybody knows about us. There's no surprise. It's kind of funny....
JOAH TUCKER
I watched a lot of TV, and it clicked one day that these people were acting. It sounded like the mos... LEIGHTON MEESTER It was a real good event last year, everybody had lots of fun. The event was so popular that there w...
IRENE TOWELL I've been just waiting, waiting, waiting. We couldn't wait until state after last year, because we k...
ALEXIS WILLIAMS (Being the top seed) proves to a lot of people, that last year shouldn't have happened. This year, w...
MAGGIE MUELLER The Fusion really feels like our cars last year, and when they were good last year, they were easy t...
CARL EDWARDS Our senior class has always wanted to live up to the legacy of Highland football. We thought we were...
MAX BLACK Shootouts are fun when you win. I did a lot of them last year. I think our team at Syracuse had the ...
PASCAL LECLAIRE It's a lot different than last year. It seemed like last year I just came in for blocking situations...
DUSTIN KELLER It is a good start. Last year at this tournament we went 6-2 and went three games with everybody. Th...
BRET TAYLOR
The bigger a man's head gets, the easier it is to fill his shoes. 
Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first... 
And joined in thy innocent glee. 