Scott Carlson Quotations

It was a night of attrition. It was a heavyweight fight. I'm so proud how we continued to believe.

We were able to wear Atlantic down a bit and that may have made the difference in the game.

I think it's time for the government to release some reserves. ... This is going to end up slowing down the economy, ... We're going to get to the point that we're not going to be able to do the driving to do the work we need to do.

We're really pleased with the defense. We have 10 new starters on defense. They grew up in a hurry and hung in there.

You can look at it as a way to fail or you can look at it as a great opportunity to succeed. I guess we're lucky that we have kids who look at it as a great opportunity to make a big play and have a great victory.

He's as steady kid as you'll find in Iowa. Regardless of what's going on, he'll come ready to play and we saw that tonight. Playing both sides of the ball on a hot and muggy night, he really showed what he's made of.

After Friday night we want to be in the top half of the district. It's like the NFL. They have a preseason; We also have a preseason. Now the games that we play count. We certainly have to start out on the right foot when the games count.

We want people to know that a strong Pioneer Press is a crucial part of keeping the city of St. Paul strong. Some possible buyers would weaken the paper simply to squeeze out increasing profits ? and that would seriously hinder the paper's ability to serve the community.

The defense needs to continue to mature and gain more confidence.

This is the first distinguished award for our team, which is pretty exciting.