The kids are excited. They learned pretty early on they have something to play for. When they got off to a good start they started to believe they could win.

The kids went into that game with the attitude that they had nothing to lose. They wanted to test themselves, and they put up a good fight. It's the first game we've played three complete periods.

The kids pretty well learned how to walk on a bus while it was moving.

Five kids were forced to play higher. We ran a pretty young lineup out there.

We've had to play more subs that we expected, but the kids that have replaced them have played very well. We're just playing very well as an entire defense.

Most of my kids have been up there before. Even if they didn't play, they've experienced that atmosphere. Both teams will have jitters. Most of the time it comes down to which team gets over them first.