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That was a hard match, just a really good match. Being ranked No. 1 in the state is weighing heavy on Mike right now. His first couple of matches here he was wrestling not to lose. He didn't wrestle as good as he can. But he's got to get used to the pressure; it comes with the territory.
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Since we were celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bald Eagle wrestling we told the boys to continue to come out and wrestle hard and show those honored that the tradition is still going strong. And we need to continue to keep it going.
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Switzer got us off to a good start. We're always telling our kids they have to wrestle the full six minutes, especially at the district duals where everyone is out to win.
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Our plan is to wrestle once on Thursday, once on Friday and twice on Saturday. But once you get to the semis, all bets are off. I know I'm going down there with six quality kids who are probably among the top eight in the state. And if they all wrestle to their potential, all six can make it to the semis.
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A lot of times, when you get into the finals you get hesitant and that's what he did. He didn't wrestle as wide open as he did during the year. With the ability he has on his feet he needs to open up.
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They did what we expected them to do. We told them not to pay any attention to the team race, to just go out and wrestle for themselves. If they do that then the team points and the team title will go with it. This is the second season and they were looking forward to wrestling for themselves. They're feeling confident; they have a goal and if they wrestle mistake-free, we should win it.
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Landis is a very good mat wrestler and when he got in that position I knew he would come out with a reversal. He's very aware of his surroundings and he knows what he needs to do to get a reversal or a takedown.
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Right now, they are a group of boys that are solid top to bottom, we have no holes. So if we stay healthy to the end of the season, get some wins and stay aggressive, I think a lot of good things are to come.
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Quentin wrestled a solid match. He came out and had some really good shots. He kept the pressure on Will the entire time.
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That was a very intense match. Kevin only weights 190-something so every time he goes out there he's giving up 30, 40 pounds. It's an uphill battle for him every time he steps out there. He wrestled as hard as he could. He just came up a little short.
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It did follow a similar script. The matches that were close before were close again. But now it's a little bit of a head game because our kids are gaining confidence. And that win set up our momentum for Bellefonte.
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I think Mike had his team as well prepared as he could. They wrestled tough in every match. He's definitely making an impact in his first season.
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We knew that match would be close. I was happy to see Spike open up. We told him if he did that he would get a couple of good shots and all it takes is one.
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We placed five and I was expecting seven. I wanted seven. We didn't reach our goal of placing in the top three.