Mr. 700: Tyler's win over Paris gives head coach Mike Marquis 700th career victory
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Paris Junior College | 28 | 22 | 50 |
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Tyler Junior College | 34 | 33 | 67 |
Tyler Junior College's 67-50 win over Paris on Saturday afternoon at Wagstaff Gymnasium marked the 700th career victory for head coach Mike Marquis.
"It's amazing," Marquis said. "For a kid that grew up in Newton, Iowa, which no one has ever heard of except for the Maytag Corporation. It started to kind of overwhelm me this week when Phil (Hicks) wrote the article at 699. It started to creep into my thoughts, and I started not to let it all of this time, because you don't want to coach for a number for your own self. That's not what this is about. This is about kids and getting them to be successful. That kind of crept in this week for a little bit. Now that it's done, I'm proud of all of the teams and the kids I've coached. I couldn't tell them all thank you enough.