It was an elimination game, and both teams were tight. We sure didn't want to be the team getting eliminated. Our kids just buckled up in the second half.

When you're that No. 1 seed, teams are gunning for you, everybody wants to be that team to knock you off. For us, we get a chance to face the No. 1 team for a second time this year, so let's see what happens.

They were tight and squeezing the sticks. That team is totally drained because they're surrounded by a negative atmosphere.

You normally don't have two blunders like that on special teams and win a game. Our thing was we're not going to lose a game because of special teams. That's a great lesson to be learned.

Mt. Juliet is a great team and they have a great inside and outside game. If they are on, teams have a hard time stopping them. We did a good job as a team. We worked hard and did our best to lock up defensively. What can you say when things don't go your way? We worked hard and no one expected us to get here.

I've always been the coach on the team; all my teams, ... Point guard, quarterback ... regardless I was a player-coach.