Quotes by John Philipopoulos

“Our (defensive) ends were flying around all night. Im excited. The Gilroy game seems to be paying dividends. We didnt panic when we went down 14-0 because weve been down this road before. Rodney is fast and elusive, and Gabe pounded the yards out later in the game. Those types of drives can demoralize a team. No one gave us a fighting chance this year to accomplish anything. As a team and program, we have something to prove.”

“These are the type of kids we got. They play their asses off tonight and theyre apologizing. Theres nothing to apologize for. Weve been battling adversity since Day One, and we had five starters out for this game. They played great and gave a championship effort. What can you do when you go up against a player like that?”

“We showed a lot of fight. If theres any way of measuring whats inside here (pointing to his heart), I dont think any team in the CCS would have a bigger heart than we do.”