Quotes by Brad Todd

“Weve been changing his style a little bit, trying to get him away from the big guys just hanging on him. Hes been working a lot harder on his shots and he may take some lumps before it all comes together, but once he gets into a new rhythm and gets comfortable with his new style, hell be a lot better off.”

“Hes good at tying up the other guys, but we want him to open up a little more, which will make him even more of threat. Hes an athletic kid, works hard in practice. Wed like to see him take it to the next level.”

“He definitely has some natural ability and catches on quickly.”

“I think weve got a good chance to get a lot more guys through to district this year and that will help our team score. Its just a matter of how we wrestle on that day. If we wrestle to our full potential, I think we can do very well as a team.”

“The kids wrote down their goals, and a lot of them wrote that they want to place in the top three at sectional. I think weve got a chance to get a lot more kids through this year. Were hoping well have five to seven guys make it to district.”

“That was the fourth time hes beat Poland this year and sometimes its hard to get up for that kind of a match.”

“That semifinal match actually helped his confidence. But Chris is the kind of guy that does a lot of summer wrestling, and its really paying off in the postseason.”

“It wasnt any tougher than I expected, but with only having one guy with any previous experience at this level, it just wasnt in the cards.”

“Im real proud of the fact all three of our seniors were able to wrestle in the district. I think they raised the bar from where it was and where we want to go. Hopefully, well have this many moving on to state next year.”

“If we want to get better, weve got to get a tougher schedule. Its time to turn it up a notch, but I think were taking steps in the right direction.”