18 Quotes by Hugh Fountain

We're fighting for a playoff spot. We're fighting to keep a winning season. We've had seven consecutive years of .500 or better. I remember in 2000 that was our third straight winning season. That was the first time that's happened at Charles Henderson since 1981 or '82. Plus, we are playing Stanhope Elmore. I've told our guys if we win this game they can say something that an awful lot of good Charles Henderson football players can't say - they've beaten Stanhope Elmore. So this is a big game for us.

We're in trouble if Etheridge and Toney give up fumbles like that. They're two of our best players.

We were awful in the second quarter. We didn't start that bad. We'd execute for a few plays, but we couldn't keep things going. We challenged them at halftime.

We actually got after it better. We played harder. It's a tribute to the kids. They've kept plugging away. It was important for them to see some results come out of the work.

Last year, we were playing for a region championship. This time we're fighting for our region life.

One of us is going to be a lot happier on Friday night.

Monday was a better day for us. I left thinking we had gotten better. They were a little more focused. I sensed a different attitude. But what they have to learn is that has to carry over every day. It's got to be part of who you are. That is a learning process.

I don't know what it is. I don't know if it's leadership. I don't know if it's not playing hard. It's pretty obvious we've got a long way to go to be a good football team.

Give them credit. They played better than we did and deserved to win that game. We were still in the game and, really, I thought we were going to make a play and win until Jared took that big sack.