We were worried about them. We just kept our feet moving and packed it in on defense to (slow) the penetration.

It will be a big battle. They call him 'The Beast,' so I'm ready for a big battle inside, a shoving match. Hopefully, the refs will let us play. It will get scrappy, but we'll have to play through it and have some fun.

I just attacked the glass. I have to keep doing that if we want to keep winning. It's about rebounds and defense. That's what wins championships.

We kind of have a target on our back being the No. 1 team. It's going to be a dog match. Whatever team comes out on top deserves it. It used to be a big rivalry, but that team has come a long, long ways. They left the conference and now they're back in the state championship.

They played zone defense, and we had to adjust to that. We didn't know what to expect.

We've got to quit shooting ourselves in the foot. Defense did an excellent job allowing only 76 yards of offense, and that's our bright spot of the night.