That second game shows us that we're almost there. We've still got to turn the corner, but it shows that we can compete with anybody if we play our best.

To compete against George Mason twice a year, and to know those guys personally, you can't help but root for them. They're showing everybody how good our conference really is, and that's why we're all proud of what they've done. It's like we have a little piece of it.

When you lose tough games like we have, you have to learn how to pull those out. We've done that [at home]. We saw those losses as a learning experience.

We fully expect him to be with us and have a terrific senior season.

The state, county, and local governments here really don't support us that well.

This was really an unbelievable season for us. Nine is a staggering number and shows how much talent is on this team from top to bottom. I think both teams have a very good chance of winning state titles.