“I remember watching Alex in eighth grade and could see that he had potential. But you never know with kids until they actually get into high school. Then he had a pretty good freshman year. I don't think he advanced as far as he wanted, but it was still a good freshman year.”
Zach Errett
“He got attached to that, watching that. We talked about that in eighth grade, ninth grade.”
Rush Propst
“I wouldn't hang my hat on it. Kids change a lot (between eighth and ninth grades). You have the kids in the spring and some kids play up.”
Chris Hutchens
“We played the eighth and ninth holes. The kid was smiling the whole way around. It was one of the biggest honors of my life.”
Kenny Perry
“I ran out an eighth-grader at 152 and a brand new kid at 160 with Joe being out now with the hip. They were just physical, a lot more mature and stronger (than) us.”
Jim Maher
“She's a very mature kid. She was playing eighth-grade ball in the fourth grade. She's always played up. She's a good player and a great kid. She's our best shooter, and they did a good job of taking her out of it. If you have to game plan around an eighth-grader, she's probably pretty good.”
Dave Farrell
“These kids went 18-0 as eighth-graders at Merritt Middle School when I came back to Indianola. That told me we would have some talent down the road. They work together as a unit. That's the key to this team — and I think they can go a long way.”
Charles Cole
