Mark Welch Quotes

Whatever could go wrong, did go wrong. We knew that we had some great kids coming back, but we also knew that we have a lot of young players and our youth showed. I hope our guys learn from this game and now I want them to think about Platt. - Mark Welch

We're just trying to take care of our little corner of the world. We are going to take some naming opportunities with this donation, but that had almost nothing to do with the decision. Problems get solved one city and one school at a time, and this is our community. - Mark Welch

We knew that they had an experienced defensive line and that was one of our concerns going into the game. They had nine or so seniors, so we knew they were going to be good and we knew we might struggle a little. But, we didn't think we'd end with 57 total yards. - Mark Welch

We had some big special team blunders. We can't give teams points. If we executed on those plays, they probably don't score. - Mark Welch

It's devastating. It's a setback to us. There's a lot of pride that goes into building these homes. Each contractor has a sense of value toward the house, so there's a pride instilled in what they do. It's devastating to that. - Mark Welch

It is invaluable. It was the focal point of our museum. - Mark Welch

Certainly all the penalties were big. It seemed like every time we had a decent play, it was wiped out by a penalty and every time we stopped them we were penalized and it kept their drive alive. - Mark Welch

[Platt's head football coach] Tom Ryan has had great success in the past and he does well with what he has. - Mark Welch

[Butler is] definitely a great athlete with that one thing you can't coach, it's speed. We really used him as kind of a utility guy, defense we played him at corner and we used him as a tailback, a slot-type of back, slot receiver and split end. - Mark Welch

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