Jeff Carnazzo Quotations

We did not talk about De La Salle at all until this week.

Eric is probably one of the most dominating defensive players we've ever had at Palma. He hustles all over the field all the time, and he's usually the one making the tackle. There are a lot of teams out there that are going to regret not offering Eric a scholarship.

I did not even expect Jeff to start. He just came in and took the position. He closes fast on the ball. He's a solid run stopper.

You know it's going to be four quarters of football. It's not like we haven't seen them before. But there's a little more adrenaline this week.

One of the reasons we wanted Jordan to play quarterback is he's such a threat with the ball. He takes pride in taking care of the football. He doesn't make ill-advised pitches. Not all quarterbacks think that way.

They're a bit down this year, but Serra is a team that has beaten us the past two times. Not a single person even whispered De La Salle this past week in practice. We were focused solely on this game tonight.

You want to be there in the fourth quarter. We feel if we're within striking distance, we believe we can win the game.

Their offensive line gets off the ball. De La Salle is a team that will wear you down. They are a team that will come out and hit you. But so are we.

The strength of our team has been our defense.

When they signed him, they envisioned him as a slash-type of player. Once they saw his mobility and arm strength, they said 'This kid can play.' He could be starting at corner, safety or linebacker for that team.