Patrick Brown Quotes

They have a new head coach and they`ve switched styles offensively. They run about 70 percent shotgun. Against a shotgun team we`ll have to improve our technique.

The competition is pretty stiff the next few weeks. The kids are working hard this week. You want to show well and be heading into league on a positive, no matter what happens on the scoreboard.

They`re the kind of team that will grind you in the ground,

They`ll be tough. They`ve got a lot of guys back from last year. I hope we`re a little tougher competition than they`ve faced.

It`s a gross mismanagement and a gross lack of priorities.

We have some things we need to work on, but overall we`re pretty happy. Forks is another big team, and quite a bit better than last year.

We`ve got some young guys who have worked hard who need to step up. It`s time. We`ve got a good group of sophomores, and going to find out on Friday if they have (stepped up).

If we play well and get into the fourth quarter, you never know what happens. All the pressure is on Friday Harbor. They`re expected to win.

We`re hoping to (throw more). Josh has got a year under his belt now and is really comfortable. He`s really perfected his craft over the summer. Plus, he`s worked hard in the weight room and has more zip on the ball. He`s making good reads in his first week of practices.

We will continue to be aggressive. We have to be. We don`t have a lot of size. That`s kind of our style and our philosophy with Coach (Ward) Weidenbach. We have gap control and we get after people. We don`t have the luxury of being able to slug with people. We need good technique and getting 11 guys to the ball.