15 Quotes by Chris Norman

When you're trying to build a schedule with six non-conference games and play good competition, these are games you need to play. If we go up there, play well and don't get beat up too bad, it was a good trip. If we don't play well, get beat all up and lose the game, then I guess it was a bad trip.

We did face a lot of adversity at Brevard and our guys did a good job bouncing back. We were playing fullback by committee there so it was a true team win.

My hats off to our sports medicine staff. They've done a great job of getting them back together and the doctors that we're working with have been great. We held them out an extra week, and that's a good thing, because we need them to be ready.

I thought we just executed better in the second half. Lincolnton's defense gave us a fit up front in the first half. It took us a little time to get Doug going and to get his feet wet.

Our kids were able to hang on to it at the end. I went up to Arsenio and told him 'everybody in the stadium knows you're getting the ball, just hang on to it.' That's not the time to get real fancy.

Our offensive line did a good job and we had Mitch Bridges back this week. I also thought our defensive front seven did the job. Our linebackers played a lot better this week than they did in the second half and were able to hold a good running back like (Darryl) Vereen down (to 49 yards).

I'm sure both of us would like to come out with a win, but it's a long season. I just hope our kids come out focused.

With all the injuries, we had to shuffle some kids around and play some both ways. We'll just have to go back to the drawing board Monday and see what we can come up with.

The opening drive in the second half was a big key. Darryl Montgomery did an outstanding job of reading the option.