I too admire his convictions! So he takes 2nd in the bracket and moves on to District! Once there he will be on the opposite side of her. If they meet in the finals at District ... once again they will be on opposite sides. If they end up in the State finals and he sticks to his convictions, I for one will stand and applaud him!
He got those convictions from somebody. He feels so strong if you try too hard to convince to put those aside, it might not turn out well.