This time in the season our kids have that killer instinct. They didn't back down from the physical play.

That's that killer instinct that teams need to have at this point in the season. That's going to get them somewhere.

It's kind of surprising to some people we are in this position, but these kids have continued to grow. We definitely have improved throughout the season. Justin is a guard in a post player's body. We've had kids step up for us. Even though he is scoring a lot for us, Justin is very much a team player.

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.

We do have other kids that can play. Katie Snead had a huge rebound and basket in overtime late in the game.