Both Jordan and Josh are on course to make some noise at the end of the year. Both have something to prove at the state level.

Jordan came through with a lot of rebounds (against Westland) and Chris Ricks, for being a young 15-year-old guy, plays like a heck of a man.

see more of a ramp-up throughout the course of the year.

He's getting a lot of good experience now beyond technique, meaning the intangibles. I think he'd be a great head coach some day.

The one thing we've stressed is how far confidence can take you. That will be pivotal going into next week at the state championships, if they want a shot at a state title. I think they can do it.

Just the other day, it seems, the kids were running through the house, slamming doors, breaking glass, making noise. Time goes by so quickly. Sometimes everything seems so fleeting.