Champs Quotes

You've got to turn your game up more, especially against the defending champs. - Mike Peterson

You've got to tip your hat to them. They're able to persevere, and they showed why they're the three-time champs. - Dave Vandiver

You have to give them respect... They're the reigning Super Bowl champs. - William Henderson

You get everything that you're looking for as far as motivation in this one game. As much as anything, it's about winning the division and getting in the playoffs. Then we have a chance to achieve our ultimate goal of being the world champs. That's what it's all about. - Lovie Smith

What more could you want? We've got the defending state champs at our house. Everybody's hyped them up this year, but it's at our place. This gives us a chance to show everybody that we're for real. - Justin Parnell

What I've told the girls is we're in a different position now... We were always the ones chasing the top teams. Last year, we finally got there. We've been trying to get there, now we're on the other side of the equation. People are trying to come after us. It's a little different being defending champs. It's a fun position to be in. - Kevin Mackenzie

We've had state open champs, but that was probably the most exciting victory I've had as a coach. For a JV kid to beat an undefeated wrestler in the semifinals, it was amazing. - Mark Fong

We've been section champs three years out of five. We've been to states three years out of five. We've always had a strong boys team. - Mike Conway

We've always treasured it and we still treasure it. If, after the game, we say it wasn't that important to us, we're lying to you. It's important to us. Is it the most important thing? No. But we'd like to be Big East champs. - Jim Calhoun

Westboro is a tough team, they defeated Medway, who are perennial state champs, already this season, ... What I am trying to do here is teach these girls the basics. - Bob Murray