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We were really excited about his semifinal performance. His experience of competing against some of the best runners in the world was good for him. That will set him up to do well at the conference and national championships.

Bubba Thornton

That helped a lot. I know what mindset I have to be in. It feels pretty good (to be one win away from states.) I have to stay focused through my semifinal match.

Kyle Gilchrist

I'm excited, I think we showed some character tonight and I'm excited to see this team play their first semifinal game.

Jerome Toby

Getting the first one and doing it fast relieved a little pressure. I was really nervous to get past that one. I was also tight for my semifinal. I didn't really wrestle well. I didn't attack. I just sat on the lead, which isn't my style, but I really just wanted to ensure that I got to the district.

Josh Miley

We got the semifinal, but our goal is to win the tournament. We have to think just of the gold medal. We can get it.

Antti Laaksonen

I told (Craig) before the semifinal that I needed eight rebounds from him and he ended up with three. I told him it would be OK if he got the eight tonight, and I know he had more than that. He was big on the boards.

Rod Gorman

It was probably one of my most memorable goals. Last year, we won the semifinal 3-0, and [we] are pretty much in the same predicament. We want to play American Heritage again.

Jordan Kent

To tell you the truth, I didn't really care. After that semifinal loss, I figured that I just wanted to go out and have people remember me.

Tim Long

That semifinal match actually helped his confidence. But Chris is the kind of guy that does a lot of summer wrestling, and it's really paying off in the postseason.

Brad Todd

We are looking forward to our semifinal match against Minnesota in front of our home fans. Hopefully, we will have the opportunity to host the U.S. Open Cup Championship at The Home Depot Center as well.

Doug Hamilton

We picked it up from the semifinal match. It was our last CSAA match ever, and we didn't want to go out with a loss. Somebody else over there can start a new one.

Gary Stanglewicz

We have to play like it's already a very important match, like a quarterfinal or semifinal.

Stefano Fiore

The crowd has been great, ... especially our (semifinal) match since it was on Stadium Court and at night. A lot of people stuck around from the (first night match), and since it was a tight match, the crowd helped us out a lot.

Rajeev Ram

I know in the second half [of the semifinal] we were down by a few points, and he came out and had three 3s in a row and that really got us up and we came out with more competitiveness.

Darrell Davis

I think we all sat in our hotel rooms (after the semifinal) and sulked. Once we got in the locker room, we let it go. Wherever we finished is better than people thought we'd do.

Corry Irvin

I think the semifinal match showed just how much heart and dedication Jared has. But you have to give Marble a lot of credit in the finals. He took it to Jared. Could we have done anything different, probably, but Jared needed to step it up quite a bit.

Matt Armstrong

He was a little nervous to start with. Once he got rolling, he got rid of those semifinal jitters a little bit.

Todd Bergeron

I think the thing that was most impressive was his rebounding. He just went after every board. He hadn't played that well in his first two games. He fouled out in the semifinal and struggled a bit against Douglas but he really had something to prove in that last game. He just went out and did a fabulous job.

Paul Eberhardt

We are within striking distance of being one of the top three teams here, but it comes down to the semifinal round.

James Sheridan

We were a little banged up. We had a much tougher semifinal match than [Zephyrhills] did, but at the same time I give them all the credit in the world.

Shari Schau

I think the team that plays in the opening round has a little advantage in the semifinal game. District play is a totally different atmosphere and it certainly took us awhile to adjust.

Kris Flood

I thought [Friday's semifinal] was the big one for us. After winning that, there was no pressure on us. All the pressure was on Freedom. We came out more relaxed and just played our game.

Jeff Pafunda

I knew after the semifinal game that my team would not be able to run for the whole game. We felt that we could run in the second half.

Paul O'grady

The way the league is set up, and people opting out, we don't get many home games -- we've only had eight. We haven't been there that much this year so it's really nice to go back and play in a big semifinal game.

Bill Scarlata

They were some disappointing semifinal rounds. But I was impressed with the kids. I was especially pleased with Jack Scott.

James Sheridan

I stopped (attending) IMG because it was overwhelming and I wanted to concentrate on academics more. Playing for Lakewood Ranch was one of the best experiences I've ever had. We had a great team and a great coach and went to the region semifinal.

Harris Smriko

I feel like I improved a lot on my feet. I feel pretty confident. I might have to wrestle Matt again in the (region) semifinal. He beat me last year, so I wanted to make sure I beat him.

Pat Strizki

After losing in the semifinal round it's tough to come back an hour later in the consolations and have to win to get into the third-place match. I'm really proud of him, though; he's a great all-around kid and he deserves to get a medal here after all the hard work he's put in.

Gary Haley

It's hard for people to understand why I'm not happy because we just won 5-0 in a regional semifinal, but I'm not happy. We weren't composed enough in front of the goal. We got an early goal and took our foot off the gas. Quite frankly, we should have scored five or six goals in the first half.

Steve Burgess

We don't want that to happen again. Aside from the semifinal seat, pride is also at stake.

Siot Tanquingcen

A Champions League semifinal between Inter and Milan is something exceptional and we are determined to be the winning side.

Fabio Cannavaro

I saw their semifinal game against Heritage, and they were impressive.

Larry Bowman

We're delighted to be in the semifinal round. This is what it's all about, ... They're very focused and they've worked very hard, and now they're only 90 minutes away from going to the Olympics, and that's the only thing my team has come here for.

Glenn Myernick

It was a great game. It was a great semifinal game in a great environment. We came up short, but it doesn't take away from what this team accomplished since Jan. 7, the day we lost, 8-1, to St. Edward. And since that day, they've played extremely well.

Bill Beard

We played horrible, but the key is we won. Looking at how Avon Park played in their semifinal with so much passion and desperation I kind of felt this game would be close. But the key is that we won and good teams win ugly games.

Derrick Kirce

We put a new engine in for the final two qualifying sessions. The other engine got us through the Ringers Gloves Battle but was going away as we headed into the semifinal and final rounds. With the Battle behind us our concentration is now on the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals.

George Smith

Boris is in it to win it. He is looking really good. We just have to keep his weight down and gear him up for his semifinal match.

Bobby Soto

Three years ago we made it (to a district semifinal) and lost to Lancaster in double overtime 81-78. We have to take care of rebounding and get the boards. We have to be able to handle the press and we have to play great defense.

Brent Bower

We lost our point guard to a torn-up knee in the semifinal game. If we had her, we might have had a chance. Who knows?

Farris Lowery

We want to leave Moscow having qualified for the semifinal. And for that we have to win another point.

Guy Forget

At the end of the day it's only a semifinal and the Cup is still there to be won.

Jamie Carragher

This was a battle worthy of a state semifinal kind of game. It felt like November (the playoffs) tonight.

Steve Stith

We beat them by 24 earlier this season, so I think the kids felt the game against West Boca (in the 14-5A semifinal) was the championship game.

Fred Ross

My decision on how we go into the Honduras game is going to be based on the yellow card situation and the injury situation, ... We want to continue to improve and not just use the Honduras game as a nothing game. We want to get our players some more international experience and use the Honduras game to prepare for the semifinal.

Glenn Myernick

You hope for everybody, but that's not realistic. Our two semifinal guys aren't out of the woods yet. They have three cracks at making it through to states.

Eric Dusko