If you perform and get out, you're sitting pretty well. The odds of ending up on the podium at the state meet have gone way up.

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We were joking around. I told Brent he's not going to win more (titles) than me. But he pointed out that he made it to state more times than me (three to two) ... so he's got me there.

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Every match is big down here, but if you win your quarterfinal, you're guaranteed a spot on the podium. We've been in a lot of tournaments and a lot of quarterfinals, so we've just got to treat it like another quarterfinal.

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