Al Martin Quotations

The days when you could do anything you wanted ended with the lone mountain man.

We expect a very good game from Pinckneyville. They have a lot of big and strong kids on both sides of the ball and a very good fullback. The last few years have produced some very exciting games.

We've always been able to get consistent work habits out of our kids. Not just during the year, but during the off-season. To accomplish something like this, you have to be very consistent game in, game out. And we've developed that by working hard each and every week and respecting who we play.

That was some violent, violent weather. We're sitting in the clubhouse watching on TV and wondering, 'What in the world is happening? Is this really a tornado? It was like, 'Wow.

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We hung on. We knew coming here (Harrisburg) was flying high. We expected a tough game.

I thought we played a very solid game on both sides of the ball. Getting those first two touchdowns early in the game really set the tone for us. We wanted to get ahead pretty quick.

Our defense really hung in there. They have a nice group of backs. They do a nice job of play-calling and mixing it up. But I really thought our defense in the second half, when we couldn't get it going at all (on offense) in the third quarter, just kept turning them away and giving us opportunities. And we finally hit a big play to take the lead. And then from there we played a little bit better offensively.

I thought we set an early tone with our play on defense. Highland has some inexperience up front and we were able to take advantage of some things. Overall, we were pretty pleased for an opening game. There's always going to be some rough edges that first time out.

Things have worked out pretty good for us so far. The kids continue to put out the effort to get better each and every practice and each and every meet. And, I think the results are starting to show and that work is really paying off right now.