We tried to talk about [the Owls' zone], but it's hard to replicate it. It's nearly impossible to penetrate that zone. What you do get are open outside shots. You're going to have to make some of them.

I'm trying to be relatively calm but also trying to coach my team as hard as I can.

Both these races could well be close. Primaries are hard to peg.

We couldn't contain Dean. A couple of times we played very good defense on him, and he made really hard shots.

We just broke down in the fourth. They moved into a zone and we didn't react very well. We tried to play 1-on-1. You have to move the ball, find the gaps and penetrate. We didn't do that.

Nick would have done a great job at running back. It's nearly impossible to take a skill athlete, especially a senior, and put him on the offensive line. He had the body and the frame most conducive for the job.