Mark Mears Quotes

"He's down, but to come back and win, that shows character."

"We're hoping the third time will be the charm. Winning a state title has been our goal all season."

"We had 12 kids advance to the section finals last year. Our hope this year is to have at least 11 or 12 make it to the finals."

"I guess it was a dominating performance."

"With those two out of the lineup, and mentally the team was deflated and knew it would be tough to win. But we learned a little more about Reynolds. We didn't duck anybody. We put our good wrestlers against theirs to see what happened."

"I'm satisfied. This is great competition, and we had a lot of wrestlers do well. I'm really proud of Stefan. He's 182 pounds and he did a great job."

"He's a very dedicated kid. Most impressive is, whether Donnie wins or loses, he's cheering on the other kids from the bench and that takes class."

"We don't care who we wrestle. This is a together squad and I told them to relax and have fun. They've worked hard to put themselves in this position."

"I was most impressed with how dominant we were. My kids gave up only four points all night and two came on escapes where we let them up. We're battle tested, rested and healthy."