Famous Quotes & Sayings

I expected it. We were in the Commonwealth District last year and I knew the teams here were competitive.

I don't think it's a good option. It may be what the district wants, but it's not what everybody wants.

For me, to get to the other side of the district is about an hour and 15 minute drive.

Having to sit and watch the district tournament was hard, not being out there. But the girls won it without me and I was glad I could just come back and do what I could to help them (in the region).

I think it (playing the District over two days) is a good idea, especially since we were lucky enough to get a bye.

I think it'll be one of the most exciting district track meets we've had in a while. It's going to be a battle. I've got it where there's four teams that are going to score over 100 points and three teams scoring over 130. It's going to be fun.

Tommy Aldridge

It all starts with defense. The way this team turned it around from going 4-8 in district last year, I am as proud as any team I have coached.

It always makes it nice when the team performs this well. I'm not surprised with the way they played. They have been playing better; I hope they peak at the right time with districts on Tuesday.

I think it's going to be a good district tourney. If a team gets hot, anything can happen.

Chris Williams

I think it's fair to say that high schools all over the district are over capacity, but the north end is especially bad. We desperately need a new high school.

I think it's important that you go out and win every game. This game is just as important as the rest. It's not a district game, but psychologically you want to go out and play good football. This game could really help the winner.

It comes down to those kids. Our five seniors are great leaders. We have great kids who are on one page. That's what it takes and that's what we got (in the district championship game).

We can enjoy this and celebrate, but we know they are a team that we will see in the District 4 playoffs. We can't forget that.

Whatever we can do in the district to help, we're going to do it.

There is a gap between what the district has offered and what we think is reasonable and fair. They just want to get this over and done with. They're not seeing it from our point of view.

The people that I have worked with within our school district are outstanding. Everyone's main objective is the right one ... the kids.

We talked about that after our district tournament last week, and I told the kids we were in a similar situation in 2004. Everyone was sure we were going to state that season, and we knew we had to come with our 'A' game (Thursday).

We're pretty excited about it. We've won the districts five times, and we finally got our win at region.

We toughened our schedule up to be better prepared for the district run and it so happened that the kids responded to the challenge.

We've got to win (today) to stay in the district race.

We've got to settle for smaller accomplishments. Four district wins is more than we've ever had.

Gary Thomas

We've got to go onto districts and win on the road. I think we can win our last two games, but they're at home. We've got to play better on the road. We were not ready to play....I'm disappointed by the way we played on the road.

We think 7.5 percent is a fair offer, given the financial constraints the district finds itself in.

He was trying to stick the landing, and that's what you want. He had just watched two teammates in front of him stick their landings, and he was going for it. He's a competitor, and he's been in this position before. What I'm most pleased is the way the team improved from district to this meet, and hopefully that will continue.

He got sick right before districts (Feb. 11), and he did a nice job of being able to drop in the 500. His IM was not his lifetime best, which was disappointing to him because he feels he's an all-around swimmer.

If they can duplicate the time they had at the YMCA district meet last week, they'll finish near the Top 10.

If we can get the 16 other districts to do it, we've accomplished something.

If we can turn it around and start doing a better job of finishing then we can make some things happen with a big run in the district tournament.

If we come out and are ready to play, we'll have just as good an opportunity in our district to win it. It's all about the kids working hard. We're giving them the tools and strategies and getting them to work hard, but it comes down to them. We're not where we want to be.

I don't know what to expect. I would just like us to go out there and play hard. We have some good teams that we are going to play early in the season. Hopefully, that will prepare us for district play.

I feel that he has been an exceptional leader for Pickens County. The district has done well under his leadership. I hate to see him leave us.

Free throws are why we lost our two district games. We focused on that and it's reassuring when we come through like that at the line. It shows how the team is focused.

Kevin Ford

What the school district is doing here . . . is prohibiting a student from quoting the Bible.