The kids came through with a couple upsets. They peaked at the right time.

I saw a lot more try in them. I took six kids to this tournament and everybody had at least one win. It was a good event for everybody.

Our kids could've easily rolled over and quit against a team of that caliber. But we never gave up and fought hard.

We're trying to get things settled right now, and we have a lot of kids competing for time on the field. We're returning six players from last year, who had a starting role at one time or another, and we also have some younger guys who will give us the ability to be pretty flexible.

Right now we're just focused on West. They have some athletic kids on that team. If we are fortunate enough to get past them, we look forward to getting another chance against East.

Quite frankly, we want the kids to be in unbelievable shape. My assistant pretty much grinds them right into the ground.