Tim Dougherty Week Quotations

Fortunately, we don't have to deal with that. We didn't even address it with our kids this week because to us, it's a non-factor. We've just been working to prepare for a team that we know will be ready to play us.

Our top priority this week is to play good defense because Alton can beat you in a lot of different ways. They can play ball control, grinding it out for eight or nine minutes, or they can complete a 70-yard pass, like they did against us last season. Our defense is going to have to be ready for anything.

The defense has progressed each week, which is all you can ask. I've been pleased with our defensive effort so far, ... But each week presents a new set of challenges and you have to prove yourself all over.

Our execution offensively was considerably better than it was in the first week and our defense did another great job against a physical and athletic team. With the travel and all the distractions that come with it, I thought the kids handled everything very well.

They went out last week and beat East St. Louis without two of their best players, that's should tell you what kind of team they are.

The line has had spurts this season, but last week they played a complete game, and that's what I'm pleased with. They played for 48 minutes and physically, I felt we were in control of the game up front.