Vince Testa
Vince Testa
among area eastern great kids performance pleased three top
It was great to be back at the Eastern Area tournament. I was very pleased with our performance. We had all but three kids place among the top six.
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.
change prefer three
I would prefer not to have three tournaments in December, but there was nothing I could do to change the schedule.
beat expected knew large match north tough
I knew North Allegheny would be a tough match, because we don't match up very well with them. I never expected to beat Trinity by such a large margin.
believed bonus critical defeat giving good job nice points proud
I'm really proud of this team. We had some real good practices, and they believed they could win. Everyone did their part even in defeat by not giving up bonus points. We also did a nice job getting bonus points at critical times.
expect finish hopefully kept kids stuck telling
I kept telling these kids to expect to win. We stuck with it and we kept believing. Hopefully we can finish it off.
crowd everybody great invited school title trophy watch
I invited everybody to come into the school to watch us place the championship trophy in our trophy case. It was great to have such a big crowd at the title match.
couple gets injuries starter weight worried
I'm worried about injuries because we don't have much depth. In fact, we don't have a replacement in a couple of weight classes, so if a starter gets injured, we may have to forfeit.
dreamed icing record state team tournament wins
I never dreamed we would get this far. So any wins we record in the state team tournament will be icing on the cake.
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.
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.
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.
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.
becoming cloud history incredible kids qualify realize school team title trying win
I've been trying to get the kids to come down from Cloud 9 and get them back down to reality. We've had an incredible run, becoming the first team in school history to win a WPIAL title and qualify for the PIAA tournament, but the kids have to realize it doesn't get any easier.