Scott Carlson Quotes (15 Quotes)

There have been a lot of great games throughout the years. This is the last time we will play them. It's kind of the end of an era. The fans always get excited for this with the close proximity of the two towns.

We're really pleased with the defense. We have 10 new starters on defense. They grew up in a hurry and hung in there.

Coming into the season, one of our areas of concern was how well we could block up front on the offensive side of the ball. It was great to see that we could have such a dominant performance from our young guys, as well as our veterans in the line.

It's been awesome. The Civic Center is the best neighbor for economic boom for us.

It was a night of attrition. It was a heavyweight fight. I'm so proud how we continued to believe.

Unfortunately, we let them off the hook after we went ahead. On the conversion try, we tried to stay aggressive and force them to make a great play. We sent a lot of bodies to the point of attack and that turned out to be a great call which was executed well by our defensive unit.

He's as steady kid as you'll find in Iowa. Regardless of what's going on, he'll come ready to play and we saw that tonight. Playing both sides of the ball on a hot and muggy night, he really showed what he's made of.

I think it's time for the government to release some reserves. ... This is going to end up slowing down the economy, ... We're going to get to the point that we're not going to be able to do the driving to do the work we need to do.

It wasn't easy. It was a courageous effort by both teams and we feel absolutely blessed to come out of here with a victory tonight.

A lot of people, instead of trying to figure it out, just go home.

After Friday night we want to be in the top half of the district. It's like the NFL. They have a preseason We also have a preseason. Now the games that we play count. We certainly have to start out on the right foot when the games count.

The defense needs to continue to mature and gain more confidence.

Once again, our defense had a great goal-line stand. They are maturing as a group and are becoming a very solid defensive unit.

We want people to know that a strong Pioneer Press is a crucial part of keeping the city of St. Paul strong. Some possible buyers would weaken the paper simply to squeeze out increasing profits and that would seriously hinder the paper's ability to serve the community.

You can look at it as a way to fail or you can look at it as a great opportunity to succeed. I guess we're lucky that we have kids who look at it as a great opportunity to make a big play and have a great victory.