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We've been here [semifinals] a few times.

Joel Trickey

To hold them to 0-0 was a great effort for us. We showed a lot of character not to fold when the put the pressure on us. And to reach the semifinals after losing the first game was good for us, too.

Chris Stricker

That No. 1 spot is big right now. It's not an easy trip down to Booneville, and winning the conference will give us a bye until the semifinals. The fewer trips we have to make to Booneville, the better.

Brad Blew

Our defense has carried us all year, so it was nice to see our offense come alive and carry us tonight. It is nice to be able to play in the regional semifinals.

Bryan Brown

They looked real good. They both had really good kids in the semifinals.

Doug Gates

(Hoover) got a lot of pins and we got a few of our own, but they had more first round matches so that helped them. We also lost a few close ones that hurt us. We need some wins in the semifinals to have a chance.

Trent Miller

A lot of programs would think that getting to the semifinals would be great, but for this group, the expectations are higher. The nucleus on the team has been the same for the last few years, and we've lost in the semifinals the last three seasons. We've been consistent, but we haven't quite made it to the top.

Tony Hurt

Our kids are very resilient. It lit a fire under them a little bit, coming a play or two short last year (losing in the state semifinals).

Kevin Clipperton

You can't win down here in the semifinals with close to 30 turnovers. We made a lot of careless passes and they were quick enough to beat us to it.

Trenton Smith

Our kids did a great job (against Walton). The big thing was that after we didn't reach our goal to win the state duals by losing on Friday (in the championship semifinals), I was real pleased with our maturity level in bouncing back (Saturday).

Tony Vanhorn

Sloppy. But we're coming off of an emotional week. We were practicing later than normal coming into that game, but I just think that we got too complacent in the second half. If we do that in the semifinals we'll get killed.

Mike Tallon

We're playing in the semifinals and you can't complain about that.

Tom Inman

After wrestling a match like that against a state champion, it was hard coming back. He was one call away (from the semifinals).

Rich Burgdolt

This was a big day; this gets you to (the semifinals). We wanted to get this and get to the championship game. We're pleased with our effort.

Doug Mccrary

We're happy to be in the tournament, but we've been expecting it for a while. Right now I've got a lot of attitude [after losing to Shaw 61-53 in Friday's semifinals of the CIAA Tournament]. I didn't like losing to them again.

Shanté Collins

Some breaks went our way, and we know how tough (the Jacks) are. Three years ago, they kicked us, physically, in the semifinals. And two years ago, they kicked us in this gym to end our season.

Ryan Robertson

We made an agreement to finish business this year. The semifinals won't be enough. We want more.

Lesean Mccoy

Injuries really hurt us last year. We were playing in the state semifinals and we had two all-state players on the bench.

Tony Hurt

I was really happy with how we competed in the semifinals but I was a little disappointed we couldn't have more champions. But the tournament was won so of course we're happy about that.

Robert England

They're all going to meet tough kids in the semifinals. But I'm confidence they'll all compete.

Vince Deaugustine

It's been awhile since we've been in the semifinals (2002). It's a big confidence boost for this team, despite everything they've faced this year with the injuries and everything to leave here (Friday) as a winner.

Tricia Cullop

It was in the semifinals at CMR (in Great Falls), and we scored with 26 seconds to go to get to the championship game.

Gary Ekegren

He can't show any moves until the semifinals.

Corey Kline

I'm sure we've both thought of that, but we can't look ahead. We've lost to Rapids in the semifinals the past two years. If we meet them this year it will be for some hardware and that would be great.

Scott Arneson

It's not easy to come back [in the consolation bracket] after a narrow loss in the semifinals. That's one reason why Chris has been so successful. He never quits.

Rich Catalano

We haven't achieved anything yet. We've just got an outright entry into the semifinals by topping the classifications. Now, if we want to really cherish it, we have to go all the way to win the championship.

Ryan Gregorio

I think the schools themselves, Cass and King, put more emphasis on it. To me it is a good game against a well-coached team who is going to come after you. You're highly motivated but it does not make me go into overdrive to coach. It does not compare to coaching in the Michigan high school semifinals. But it is a very good rivalry.

Robert Shannon

Getting to the semifinals for a lot of guys that were there, it wasn't enough. We would like to go farther this year. It's going to come down to whose got the most heart, and you also need a little bit of luck.

Rob Skinner

I think maybe that loss to Candor (in the IAC semifinals) was good for us. Now we've got to make two more small steps to get the crown.

John Fazzary

You never know what will happen in the 500 meters, so I wanted to draw a good position at the start line and jump into a quick lead. I'll try to concentrate on my next race to make it to the semifinals.

Satoru Terao

Jimmy suffered a big psychological blow by losing in the semifinals, but he's a great leader who refused to quit. He showed a lot of character by coming back to take third.

Mike Ritchey

From the outside looking in, we didn't have a great record, but from where they came from and to come up just short in the semifinals, it is amazing.

Wayne Wagner

In the semifinals we will need to play diligently in front of Mercer, while playing unbelievably aggressive in front of their net minder. This weekend, we will need to score more than two goals on 36 shots.

Michele Amidon

He needs good starts and good draws in the semifinals and finals. If he gets stuck in the back, he needs to stay cool.

Derrick Campbell

We have a very young team. We're going to work on getting back to the semifinals and going further.

Chris Murin

I anticipate playing (East Lake) in the district semifinals, so playing them one last time before then will be a good test for us. It seems like we started to click (before the break) and they seem to be getting better.

Mike Gann

We haven't been to the conference semifinals in two years. A conference championship is still our goal, though.

Mike Ruane

In 2004, we thought it was quite an achievement that a robot was able to go about seven and a half miles. But the results of this (year's semifinals) tell me that we will leave that in the dust of the Mojave.

Tony Tether

We played a bit sloppy and were undisciplined at times, but a win's a win and now we move on to the semifinals.

Jason Versage

We won the first two section championships. The second year we beat former USF and Chicago Bulls center Bill Cartwright at Elk Grove in the semifinals.

Tom Conway

That [fourth] was a realistic goal for us. That's the best we could do. We had a really good Friday night. We had six in the semifinals. I think that's the most we've ever had. We fell apart a little bit [on Saturday]. As you move on, the talent gets better and better. Overall, we were real pleased.

Tim Cunningham

The weird thing is if we would have beat Elk Grove in that last pool play game, we could have advanced to the semifinals via tiebreakers. We would have finished 1-2 in pool play and so would have three other teams. But we didn't win, so it didn't make a difference.

Chris Ledbetter

I wasn't far from my best tennis today. I'm happy with how aggressive I was and it's great to be in the semifinals here.

Arnaud Clement

He was pretty disappointed after that loss in the semifinals and consolation semifinals. He knows he can do so much better. He needs to realize that there are a lot of tough kids up here with the same goal he has. Dustin had a great year.

Lee Lundvall

You can't cruise into the semifinals this season. You have to bring your 'A' game just to survive and get to Hershey.

Bryan Goodman

The way we are looking at it, we will have at least one team to support in the semifinals.

David Wright

We were answering everything they threw at us. We are an extremely young basketball team. ... We came close. We have never been here (to the county semifinals) before, and now we know exactly what it takes.

Sandy Whelan

It will be two great teams going at it. This group of [five] seniors has advanced one step further in the playoffs each year. Last year, they were happy to be in the semifinals. This year they felt they had something to prove.

Andrew Schneider

Brett watched him and said I shouldn't have too much trouble. I like the quarterfinals in the morning and the semifinals at night. It gives me a chance to relax and hang out with my friends. I'm a senior, so this is the last time.

Jeremie Cook

I never expected to reach the semifinals on hard courts, but I knew I could play well on this surface and it was just a matter of time. This is certainly one of my biggest wins ever.

Filippo Volandri

This could be the most difficult game or us. If we get past this, it should be easier in the semifinals.

Fernando Couto

Robbie had a heck of a run to get to the semifinals.

Kacey Mcnulty

When we played Roxbury in the first round, we found out the final would be on our field. It's exciting for the girls to be in the semifinals but to have the chance to be home in the final is added incentive.

Alison Preston

This game takes nothing away from our season. We deserved to be in the quarterfinals. To get to the semifinals, you have to be mentally tough, but we didn't have it tonight.

Jason Winfrey