J. J. Johnson Team Quotations

We struggled for a little while. Our team chemistry had broke down, but we got it back.

I thought we played great team defense for about three quarters. We were able to transition our offense off our defense and that made a difference. The girls know that they control their own destiny. If we keep winning, we'll have a shot at making it to district.

Our guys are smart guys. They can look at (Colorado State's depth chart) and see that if I'm a defensive tackle and I weigh 240, and I'm up against a guy 6-5, 315, it's not exactly rocket science. We know Colorado State is bigger. It's something our guys have kind of grown accustomed to. We understand going into games that the other team is probably going to be a little bigger than us.

We came out and played well in the first quarter. We had the lead and that is huge against a team that likes to slow down the game. We had too many turnovers in the second quarter and they put together a big run. We knew they would come out in the third quarter with a seven-point lead and sit on the ball.

Every team is going to have its ups and downs and take some losses. It's better to take them now early in the season. It's a wake-up call and we're going to have to play harder and get where we want to be.

They're a solid football team to play someone our size, ... They've got a lot more talent than we have.

They came in and gave us great games. They got us back in the game. That's what a team is - different players stepping up.

Certainly we would have liked to have gotten that round against Greg. But we're not about to give up. We've got a fast ACDelco Cobalt, and a great team behind it, so we'll go on to Dallas, and keep pecking away at it.

The first thing I asked when I was looking for a team was if I would get the ball every fifth day. They said yes, and that was good enough for me. My goal is to go six or seven innings in every start.