These kids had all earned top individual scores at the regional competition in February. And that's why they were eligible for states.

These kids placed in the top 100 students at the state finals. That's not a small accomplishment by any stretch of the imagination.

I think it's one of those years where the competition among county schools is showing itself on the field. It's balanced out.

Basically, we are rebuilding the car, using the same formula that we used last year. We are just doing a few small things that we think could make a big change at the race track.

Laura made a lot of nice passes in the first half. She's one of those kids who does a lot of good things that don't show up in box scores.

It was great for our kids to face great competition.