and he was worried about its impact on the energy sector.

We came out with a lot of energy and got off to a better start, which was what we wanted to do. We were worried coming in about Aurora Christian's quickness, and our guys came out with very high energy and were very quick, very sharp, jumped their blocks and just put themselves in good position all night. We knew the potential was there for them to break us down and we came out and really set the tempo right from the start.

We came out with lots of energy. Everybody played well and it was tough for Reed-Custer to get good looks at the basket.

It all dovetails into the economic forecast and the forecast for energy. It's a very local subject.

Profitability was negatively affected by significantly higher costs for purchased slabs, raw materials and energy and a significant drop in market pricing.

Profitability was negatively impacted by significantly higher costs for purchased slabs, raw materials and energy and a significant drop in market pricing.