Duane DeSpain Quotations

The fact that our kids can get statewide recognition from a small school in a new program bodes well for our future success. It sets the bar pretty high for us to maintain that level of competition, and I know it's something we can build on.

Last year we had a decent team and won the region. We lost two seniors, but we've replaced them with some good talent. (Evans) has stepped in as our No. 1 singles player, and (Green) has done a good job at the No. 6 spot. We're as good as we were last year, and our record shows that.

I don't have anyone on this team who works much harder than Cesar - ever. When he controls the midfield, we control the game. He was right there at the right time. If we want to talk about destiny for the season - that was it right there.

That was all it took to get a spark going and let our kids know that this game wasn't over and we were still in it.

We came out against a very good Fountain Hills team and didn't play our best game, but it was still enough to eke out a victory.

To receive that accolade as a coach makes me feel good, but I realize I wouldn't have gotten that recognition without the strong kids, good parents and support from our school board and administration.

We had that game won after the first half. I told these kids that if we can hold them to a 0-0 tie at half, our best performance has always been in the second half.

We won it with possession, superior forward play and grit at the very end. Our conditioning really paid off.

They displayed superior midfield ability and did a real good job to keep us from being able to mount an offensive attack. They possessed the ball at midfield way better than we did.

It was a really good day for our girls. Those three girls played exceptionally well this weekend.

That kid (Williams) is just phenomenal. He has everything you need in a soccer player. He's got the skills; he's got the leadership, and he's got the talent.

Things feel really well with the girls right now. They're winning in dominating fashion. Going back through the (region opponents) the second time around shouldn't be much of a problem.

I changed up my (boys) singles lineup quite a bit, and I saw some of the boys rise to the challenge.

All it took was for them to put that ball in the net against us to let us know that we were hungry for this. Every single one of us was hungry for this win.