Shane Valdez Quotations

Our goal is always to make it to state. Winning here is a nice bonus, but you could finish sixth here and still win state.

The whole reason we go to this tournament is to prepare for state. The top kids in every weight class go to the tournament and its a good chance to get a look at everybody.

He's tough enough to win league. That should be a real interesting weight class. It's very balanced, and Bill is right there in the mix.

Luke is extremely hard to score on. He's got good solid takedowns, he's solid on top and he's very hard to take down.

Kyle has been great to have on the team the last four years. He carries a 4.4 grade point average and I love the fact we have a kid who shows you can be an athlete and you can be a scholar at the same time. He does it in both realms.

They are great kids who have worked very, very hard. They are examples of what we try to preach as coaches, that if you set some goals, set your mind to it and work hard, you can accomplish anything.

I think that's the first time since I've been here that we had everyone qualify.

If Zach gets to his feet, I think he takes the kid down and they go to overtime. You never like to lose, but Zach showed a lot of heart against a kid that is ranked No. 2 in the state and he learned a lot. Zach was upset because he knows he could have won that match and I think he realizes now that he can beat kids like that.

Not too many kids in California get to be up on that victory stand.

All of our duals are hard fought wins. We have a couple of holes in our lineup. Luckily, they had two forfeits also.