John Manion Quotations

We're going to ride (the running game) as long as we can.

I can honestly say I think we are going to have our best season in ten years. We have a lot of experience coming back and a lot of young kids that are willing to work hard. It's a very strong freshman class.

Cato is scrappy, ... They played all four quarters. Man on man, its just strength on strength. We were able to push them off the ball.

He's a great player, a great kid, and boy he makes me look good coaching,

There is a moratorium on the word Canastota until 4:30 today.

Our top three guys are solid. I think we should be better. We might not have as many arms, but I feel like the quality is better.

Sure, we want to keep (the run game) at a successful level, but we also need to make sure all of the aspects of our game are working.

That was probably the biggest momentum swing of the night, ... Once he did that, the look in our guys eyes was like, This team is not going to beat us now. We just kept it going.

My biggest concern all week was making sure we could handle their line. We started getting a surge and pushing them off the ball. The more success the backs had, the more the line realized it and they wanted to do better.

We practiced well all week and played well the past week. They really keyed on Eric and that opened things up for Doug.

We were expecting a game exactly like this. It's the way we play Donegal every year, ... They always play us tough.

While they are a bit young for a team, they are experienced,

We fired off the ball well, and (Assistant) Coach (Fred) Kent made some nice adjustments, ... We just steamrolled from there.

We had people covered well and as long as we focused on our jobs, we knew what to expect. We stayed within ourselves in those key situations.

Eric is playing so well. And the offensive line is blowing people off the ball.

Every time we felt like we were about to hit our rhythm, we coughed the ball up and that was the disappointing part,

That's where the kids get taught, and that's where they get introduced to the game, they get their experience, and it's an opportunity for kids in the junior high level to be part of a team.

This is special, ... The fact that you have a game with two teams undefeated this late in the season is rare.

This is the spotlight for Eric. He needs this game. He needs a game like this to showcase his abilities.

They're a very good team, and so are we. It's gonna be a heck of a game.

Its a great day to be wearing purple,

Football is set by using different numbers, as theres less football-playing schools, so we stayed in Class C,