Dan just mauled him. He didn't even think about scoring a point against Danny.

We had a bad seeding meeting and we didn't get help from coaches in our conference. At the end of the day, I wanted them to see why I asked for the seeds I did.

If we don't get pinned and get our pins, we can beat anybody.

We used that as a lot of motivation. I guess we're not going to get help if we're seen as the team to beat.

Wow. What an unbelievable feeling. We've been pushing the program up the past few years, and tonight we took it to a whole new level. Getting to state is a huge boost for the program and there are so many people responsible, starting with the kids on the mat.

For a while there it was looking like Casey was going to get a monumental win. What a confidence booster that would have been.

Honestly, we thought Joe had him pinned.

I think there's an assumption . . . the education stops when you leave the classroom.

That match was crucial because we don't know what to expect yet from our freshman at 103 pounds. I wasn't comfortable until that match was won.