Ryan is so steady and he's playing with so much confidence right now. He hit the ball well and didn't let his opponent get into the match. That's the kind of intensity we're looking for. It was an 'on' day. I'm a lot more consistent than I was last year.
Red River has three regular-season outings remaining before the East Region tournament.
Smith knows the road to a state title won't be easy because of Red River's 5-4 loss to Fargo South earlier this season. At one point, Weisser held a 9-6 advantage before the Red River junior rallied. Despite the loss, Central coach Greg LaDouceur found some good things in his team's play. Our guys fought hard. I was pleased with how we reacted in some of our matches.