Russ Witzig
Russ Witzig
attacks goes match
Brandon is having an outstanding season. He just goes out there every match and attacks his opponent.
effort favorite felt good guns knew last team won
We felt as if we should have won it last year. This year, I don't think we were the favorite because we knew the kind of team CM had. They have some big guns in that lineup and I knew it would take a good effort from us and we got it from all 14 kids.
focus guys regional since strong struggled tough winning
It would have been very tough to take Edwardsville down anyway. They are so strong we would have struggled winning the regional with Zach. But since we don't have him, I don't see any way we can win it. We're just going to focus on getting as many guys into the sectional as we can.
both confident finds gets guys match tight worried
Brandon is so confident in his abilities and that's what makes him so special. He was tired, both guys were, but he's so confident and I don't get too worried when he gets in a tight match because he finds a way.
against ahead dual extra five guys matches physical pins ryan tough
Ryan just wrestled five really physical matches and was able to get ahead and get some big wins. He got some big pins against tough guys and got us some extra points. I thought that the dual with Mascoutah and CM would come down to pins and I think it did.
chances glad liked match meant
I was glad the match started at 275 (heavyweight). Because that meant we could end with Zach and Brandon, and I liked our chances with those two.
area best class great knew thomas tough weight
Perez is the best in the area at that weight class. So we knew it was going to be a tough match. But Thomas had a great tournament.
area challenged compete guy ranked teams third
Lowe is the real deal. He's ranked third in the state, I think, and hasn't really even been challenged in this area yet. There aren't many teams around here that has a guy that can compete with him.
season
I can't say enough about Brandon. He wrestled really well today, and all season long.
closer good wins work wrestlers
Those two were closer than I thought they would be, but those are two good wrestlers Alton has. They made us work for those wins at those classes.
against came good hard river struggling wood wrestlers
It was a good win. They have some good kids, Wood River is back at double-A now and they are struggling with their enrollment a little bit. But they have some very good wrestlers in that lineup and they all came out and wrestled hard against us and didn't give us anything.
above balanced field good guys head rest shoulders
Edwardsville is head and shoulders above the rest of us. But after that, I think the field is balanced with us, Alton and CM. We all have really good guys in the lineup.
hang kids mean rivalry
It's a rivalry for us because we hang out a lot. It doesn't mean as much for the kids as it does to us.
came friday ready three tonight wins
It's a win. We got two wins tonight and that's what we came for. Now we have to get ready Friday night for three more.