Darren Kalina Quotations

Freeland has talent and has good size. Up front, they're pretty gifted, and their quarterback is pretty good.

We're pretty much at where I want us to be on the offensive side of the football.

He's a good kid and he's a competitor. He wants to win. ... He throws the ball as well as any kid I've seen.

Going unbeaten (in the league) for a second straight year is a big deal to the coaching staff and the kids. I don't know if it's ever been done before, and we're trying to make it happen.

It feels good. It feels real good. I'm glad it's over. Now we move on to the next one. ... This was a lot of fun tonight, you know, a lot of fun -- the environment, the atmosphere, playing some good football.

We need to take care of the ball and we can't take any stupid penalties.

To tell you the truth, I feel bad for (Carrollton coach) Jeff (Catlin). I know how hard he's working over there. He's putting a lot of time and effort in and he wants his kids to play good football.

We just focus on ourselves. The only thing we can control is how we play the game.

They're a playoff team from last year and they have a lot of kids back. This should be a great game. We'll find out where we're at.

It's hard on the kids because the kids want to play. My fullback had four carries and Rider probably had four carries. It's hard to keep those guys pumped up and ready to roll.

That might have been the back-breaker right there. Adam's a play-maker.

Their coach is doing a good job with their program. They're playing good football.

I heard there might be between 3,000 and 5,000 people there. A lot of people want to see this game.

The first two years here, we weren't the best squad around. There's not a whole lot that I can say. I feel bad for Jeff. I've been on the other side of it.