They're a totally different team than what we saw last year. Two kids (Novak and Fiske) have really made a great impact on that program. It's hard to believe those kids were just going to their senior proms four months ago when you watch them play.

We've been winning ugly. We're fortunate to be 2-0. A bad break here or there and we could easily be 0-2. That's why we're not getting too excited about our record or the ranking. We just need to get better or we won't be talking about where we're at in the rankings for very long.

We're the ugliest 2-0 team in the country. We're not going to be entering any beauty pageants, that's for sure.

We're taking 100 kids, ages 17 to 22, off the street. That's a lot of kids.

You're not going to have a discipline problem. These kids want to be here.

We're doing this for the kids. We're an independent group of community and business leaders, coaches and residents who are concerned for the future of our schools.