I thought our defense and our bench really stepped up tonight. We had guys step up and play big and when we needed it tonight.

I really thought it was a knock-down, drag-out type of game. They played great defense and were physical. I thought we played real good defense and were physical. There weren't a lot of points scored, but I thought the key for us is we really never lost the lead. I'm proud of my guys.

Patrick did a good job and we moved some guys around on defense. We started to play a little more solid.

Everyone is doing their part this season on both ends of the court. You can play the best defense, but you also have to score to win the games as well.

We've got to play a lot better defense than we did in the first game. Obviously, we're facing a team with more speed than South Whidbey. We need to continue to improve, have everybody do their job on defense and keep them in the corral.

If a player's No. 1 priority is just to showcase his skills, that won't work here. They have to learn our system and play within our system. If they do that, we'll be a good team and the rest will take care of itself.