To beat a kid of that quality in the first round was big. That win showed John that he was capable of beating anybody.
I've never had a kid who will match John's work ethic. He would wrestle live every day if I let him. He truly loves to wrestle.
It's very rare to see a kid go undefeated during the regular season, especially a freshman. I've never had a kid with a better work ethic.
I just got done placing the gold medal around John's neck. How exciting that was. I can't say enough about the way this kid wrestled here in Hershey. But that's the way he's wrestled all year.
I don't want to say that John coasted after he went up 4-0 in the first period. But the (Kelly) kid never got close to John after that.