Jon Wagner
Jon Wagner
both competitor guys hates home knows medal position sean third tough wants
That was a tough match. It was tough, both guys battled hard, Sean should be proud, but he's not. He's a competitor and he hates to lose. There's nothing I can say to him tonight, he knows what he has to do (today). He knows he is in position to get a medal if he wants it. It will be tough for him to get re-focused on third place, but that's what he has to do if he wants to go home with a medal (today).
eight good guys looking mindset state
Looking back on the sectional tournament, getting eight guys through was a good day. Now we are going to state with the mindset that just getting there is not enough, we want medals.
chance guys needed pleased proud win
We're proud of that. I thought we needed to get 11 guys through to win the regional, and we had a chance to get all 14 through, but I'm very pleased getting 13 guys through to the sectional.
against beaten guys kids knew time tough
We knew we were going to have a tough time in the championships. Not to say we were underdogs, but we knew we were up against some kids who had beaten us before. I thought all our guys wrestled well in those matches.
five guys happy matches
We had five guys in championship matches and that's the most we've ever had. You have to be happy with that.
depth example guys injuries perfect performed share stepped whenever
He stepped in and really wrestled well. I think that's a perfect example of our depth this season. We've had our share of injuries this season, but guys have stepped up and performed whenever they were asked.
beat few fifth good great guys left losing lost matches move proud quality seconds third won
I'm really proud of Daryl. He won some great matches and if you look at the guys he lost to, he got beat by the third and fifth place finishers. So he's losing good matches to quality guys. He lost to the third place guy 9-2, but it was 4-2 with a few seconds left when he made a move and got turned. He'll be back.
battle bring chicago fight great guys home jump mindset tough wrestlers
It's a big jump from sectionals to state. There are a lot of tough wrestlers up in the Chicago area. We're going to go up there and battle and see what we can come back with. Some of the guys wrestled great just to get there, but they all have the mindset to bring home a medal, so that's what we're going up there to fight for.
change chin few quality row shows took wrestlers
We kind of took it on the chin for a few years. But this is two in a row now and I think it shows a change in the quality of wrestlers in Metro-East has now.
control depth destiny east good louis solid
We control our own destiny in the conference, and that's all you can ask. But it's not going to be easy. East St. Louis has some very good wrestlers. They may not have the depth that we have, but they're a solid team.
class goal good season three top
We need to have 11, 12 guys, at least, get through to the sectionals. Ideally, we'd get all 14 of them through and I think we can do that if we all do what we have been doing all season long. The top three in each class get through and I think it's a good goal to get all of them through.
advance came good kids sore team
We had a really good day today. The 10 kids that we had advance came in and really banged. It was a team effort. We feel real good about it. The kids are sore and banged up, but they competed real hard.
good start wrestling
We've had a good start and we're wrestling well right now. But there is still a long way to go.
beating came capable great losing mind puts sean strong
We had a great day. A.J. came back strong after losing yesterday. When Sean puts his mind to it and competes, he's capable of beating anyone.