One bad play can come back and haunt you. That's what happened a lot to us this year. We played a good game and had one inning other teams capitalized on.

The only time we'll have to play a Broward or Dade team is if we play them in the state championship. We're looking forward to that.

Every time we play the big teams, we've given up the big plays, we've had the turnovers. Talent-wise, I know we're as good as anyone in Palm Beach County, but we always make those mental mistakes. So that's what we've been preaching all week.

Ryan Hubbard also made a big defensive play for us. We had a little bit of blown pass coverage and Hubbard came flying over to knock a pass away that could have been about a 40-yard gain for them in the first half.

The last few weeks have been great for us. We've learned a lot. Now in conference play, there is a big target on our backs, especially when PLU is involved.

We were ready to play. It had nothing to do with not being ready. They just beat us.