"That was awesome," SLUH senior John Paul Wildermuth said.
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All four teams in the round-robin event ended up with at least one loss.
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"I felt like we really worked together as a team and pushed closer together," Edwardsville junior Morgan Popelar said.
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Jakhori聽Battle said: "I trusted my coaches and my receivers to put us in the right position."
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鈥淗e鈥檚 tough and he鈥檚 electric,鈥 CBC coach Scott Pingel said.
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鈥淗onestly, that鈥檚 the kind of football game that you want to play,鈥 Pirates coach Steve Smith said.
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"We played as a team and finished the game like we needed to," Timberland's聽Kalvin Smith Jr. said.
"No reason why we can't keep rolling like this," Cougars quarterback聽Owen聽Kehrer said.
"Tonight, the guys showed that we had some fight," University City coach Will Franklin said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an amazing win,鈥 Tigers defensive back Cruz Lakatos said.
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鈥淲e knew we could do it,鈥 Carter Mitchell said.聽
鈥淗e鈥檚 so talented,鈥 Eureka coach Jake Sumner said. 鈥淗e can do it all."
Westminster was 9-for-16 on third downs and a perfect 2-for-2 on fourth downs.
"I trust the people behind me. And I knew that our bats were going to get it done," Troy pitcher Avery Dennis said.聽
鈥淵ou can feel your teammates just getting like more hyped and like louder, and it's just the energy just keeps going up after that,鈥 Lafayette's Peyton聽Dolly said.
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"I'm really proud of the way we responded," CBC coach Randy Roy said.
"After getting that first loss, we were looking for a strong response tonight and I like what I saw," Althoff coach Skip Birdsong said.
聽鈥淚鈥檓 just so grateful that we have this opportunity," Principia field hockey player聽Hazel Stewart said.
The Jaguars and Phoenix are the only two Public High League football teams this season.
"My guys are doing the right things on the field and in the classroom, and when you do that things tend to trend up," North coach Chris Simmons said.
Clark Montgomery has made state appearances in each of his first three seasons with the Statesmen and has earned a pair of individual medals the last two.聽
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鈥淚 was a little nervous, but I knew that with my team, anything鈥檚 possible,鈥 De Smet sophomore kicker Timothy Recker said.
"This is CBC football, it's four quarters,"聽CBC senior wideout Arness Webb said.
"He stepped up to the challenge he had facing him in this game,鈥澛燬t. Mary鈥檚 coach Ray Merriweather said.
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Jakhori聽Battle said: "I trusted my coaches and my receivers to put us in the right position."
鈥淗e鈥檚 tough and he鈥檚 electric,鈥 CBC coach Scott Pingel said.
All four teams in the round-robin event ended up with at least one loss.
"I'm really proud of the way we responded," CBC coach Randy Roy said.
"After getting that first loss, we were looking for a strong response tonight and I like what I saw," Althoff coach Skip Birdsong said.
"It's a good win and hopefully one we can build off as the season moves on,"聽Burroughs coach Alan Trzecki said.
鈥淵ou can feel your teammates just getting like more hyped and like louder, and it's just the energy just keeps going up after that,鈥 Lafayette's Peyton聽Dolly said.
鈥淲e all are just so happy to be here, and we're just getting stronger as a team as we go,鈥 Marquette sophomore Camille聽Plunkett said.
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The Red Knights senior competed in the Under-20 World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
"I trust the people behind me. And I knew that our bats were going to get it done," Troy pitcher Avery Dennis said.聽
"We talked all week about being a gritty team that's hard to get out," Eureka coach Mark Mosley said.
Howell has won its first five games for the first time since the 2011 team got off to a 14-0 start.
Brookley Ware took the collision like a real trooper.
聽鈥淚鈥檓 just so grateful that we have this opportunity," Principia field hockey player聽Hazel Stewart said.
MICDS senior midfielder Mallory Jerlecki聽said: 鈥淚 think that there's nothing that feels more rewarding than being able to watch my teammates flourish."
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"You won't find a nicer person, everyone at school just loves her," junior Emmy Lohse said of Visitation senior Evie Harris.