25 Quotes by Kevin McCann

We knew we didn't wrestle well the first time we saw them. The kids had wanted High Point to win (against Central Regional in the semifinals). They got them and they wrestled like they wanted it.

We kept preaching to the team that it was a new season. We just told them that we had four matches left to get where we wanted to go and they all jumped on board. This is really what it's all about.

We didn't expect that there. It was hard to come back from that. We were thinking that was going to be a win there.

We had a few matches like that today. We just didn't wrestle well the first time. This time, the kids were ready . . . really ready.

You go after Eddie, especially in a match like this ... He's such a team player that when it comes down to match time, he's looking for the six (points for a pin) -- every time. One mistake -- that's exactly what happened. For a split second.

We went through Ocean to get to High Point. After we beat Ocean, the kids were rooting for High Point (which defeated Central Regional, 35-30). We kept telling them after Voorhees (which South Plainfield destroyed 60-4 in the North 2 Group III final on Thursday) that it was Ocean first, then High Point.

That's what they did, and we let it happen.

You really can't compare the two championships. These kids really worked hard for this and they deserved it.

This is the goal, and everyone did their job.