We're not gonna let one loss get our confidence down. We're still gonna be confident. We know we made little mistakes that can be corrected and look forward to playing our next game.

You could feel it slipping away. I really thought we could have come back had we adjusted to their 3-point shooters. . . . They just shot the ball so well.

It was a winnable game. But we knew if we made the same mistakes we made in the first half and didn't rebound better in the second half it would be a problem. They took advantage of that.

contributes to a loss of public confidence.

We lost a lot of confidence after the East Burke loss (Jan. 6). But I think we've got it back now. Our kids are really hard on themselves because they want to win so badly. But they're a great group. They are super young men.

Any loss you lose on the last play is a tough loss, it being your rival doesn't make it any easier.