I thought our kids really held their poise out there tonight. Our kids worked hard all week. The only goal we have now is to stay alive every week.

I thought our kids never lost their poise, even though we had some turnovers. I really wasn't too worried. We didn't have an answer for a while, though.

I thought our kids had an excellent first half. But we weren't very productive in the second half.

I thought our kids came out and competed on every series. They put forth a great effort and they just refused to lose.

I thought long and hard about that. Why am I in the business? I'm in the business to coach kids. All kids. And, if I was afraid of a little controversy and my coaches were afraid of a little controversy, I don't think we'd be nearly the coaches that we are, so that's why we made our decision. He chose us. We didn't choose him. He decided to come to Gilmer and we're going to coach him just like we would coach any other kid.

We can now be called one of the best. These kids earned this one.