I really thought our play was really improved. We really worked a lot harder than the day before.

Our big focus tonight is getting out to a good start and making sure we're dictating play.

I was happy with our up front play both offensively and defensively. For early on, I thought we picked up on most, if not 70 to 80 percent, of our line blocking assignments so I have to be pretty pleased with that after one week.

We came out and I thought we were ready to play. After that 17-3 lead, we made some substitutions and our energy level completely dropped. We were gambling too much defensively, which allowed them to get some easy baskets.

I thought for a tenth of a second that we were going to play the next day for the state title. The Great Equalizer said, 'You appear to be a little cocky, young man. The minute you think you've got something ...

He's very crafty, very shifty and very tough to stop.