Quotes by Mark Nirrengarten

“I selected Blake to be my fifth shooter, knowing that he can handle that kind of pressure. Hes had some big kicks for the football team, but I cant imagine hes had a bigger one in the last year than that.”

“He was kind of mad that he only had three assists through (his first) two years. He realized he needed to get his teammates involved. The five assists are more impressive than the 14 goals.”

“Hes been a big part of our success these last two years. This year he has taken on a leadership role. Hes matured and been a vocal leader. Hes not afraid to say the tough things that may ruffle some feathers. But I think everyone on the team really likes and respect him.”

“Hes Academic All-State in soccer because he has a GPA better than 3.6.”