I AM COUNTING ON YOU YOUNG MEN TO WORK HARD ON AND OFF THE MAT. RESPECT FOR YOUR PARENTS AND YOUR TEACHERS IS A PRIORITY. I WANT YOU TO PUT THE SAME EFFORT INTO YOUR ACADEMICS AS YOU ARE IN YOUR ATHLETICS. I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE AND FEEL A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY IN HELPING RAISE YOU YOUNG MEN TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. YOUR PARENTS HAVE TRUSTED ME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE. I NEED YOU TO TAKE YOUR HALF AS SERIOUS AS I TAKE MINE. I CAN'T PROMISE THAT I WILL MAKE ALL OF YOU STATE CHAMPIONS BUT I WILL PROMISE YOU THAT YOU WILL LEARN TO HAVE STRONG CHARACTER AND PRIDE IN YOUR LIFE LONG DECISION MAKING PROCESSES. FIGHT THROUGH THE HARD CHALLENGES AND YOU WILL SURVIVE THROUGH ANYTHING.
Coach Shaun Balhorn