Vince Testa
Vince Testa
against best difference dog fortunate friday jumping medicine sick win
The only difference (Saturday) was I was jumping up and down. I was sick as a dog on Friday and I was fortunate the best medicine I could have had was a win against Connellsville.
kept proud
We kept in it and I'm so proud of these kids. It's just amazing.
almost anytime both forward looking programs proven section teams throw wrestle
We are two proven programs going at it for the section lead. Both teams are looking forward to this match. Anytime we wrestle Latrobe, you can throw out the records, because almost anything can happen.
foot soldiers stronger team tournament work
We are a stronger dual-meet team than a tournament team. We don't have a lot of big guns. What we have is a lot of foot soldiers that work very hard.
given minor sat team
Brock sat out with a minor injury. Having him in the lineup would have given us at least 20 more team points.
bonus came coaches match split time worked
We had to get a split there. The coaches and I worked things out before the match and every time it came out 7-7 in matches. We just got enough bonus points.
change prefer three
I would prefer not to have three tournaments in December, but there was nothing I could do to change the schedule.
competition looking tough
We're looking at a pretty tough schedule. New competition is going to be a test.
hurt sick
Our 103-pounder was sick with the flu, and I didn't have a replacement. Fortunately, the forfeit didn't hurt us.
committee extremely great hard proud proved worked
Hopefully, this proved to the committee we should have been seeded No. 4. I'm proud of these guys. They've worked extremely hard in the room, and they've been underestimated by a lot of people. I feel great for them.
breath compare guys happiness happy meeting mentioned team teams
We're just happy to be in the semifinals, and we're happy to be meeting Connellsville. The 1995 team had a lot of balance, and I would compare other teams to that one. These guys can be mentioned in the same breath as that team.
kids last match record school total tough
Two years ago, we set a school record by qualifying 11 kids for the WPIAL tournament. Last year, we had 10 qualify. That's 21 in two years. It will be very tough to match that total this year.
against allowed gave gibson matched toss winning
Winning the toss allowed us to get Gibson matched up against Glover. What he gave us (the pin) was something we didn't expect.
beat seeds teams three top upset
The Steelers had to beat the top three seeds in the AFC. We had to beat two of the top three teams and a team that upset the No. 4 seed.