When I saw them play, I thought they were just tremendously underrated. They have two girls that are very good and could play for anybody. I knew they would give us a battle.

It's three River-to-River teams and a Black Diamond Conference team. I think the girls basketball in this conference has gotten a lot better with us going to state three (of the last five) years, Sparta being very talented and Herrin being in the sectional two years in a row now.

I thought our schedule paid off tonight. Playing all of those close games, and playing like every possession meant something.

We both survived. It's all about surviving now, and getting to the next round of games. I'm sure both teams are happy to be playing yet.

Anytime you make a run in the postseason, you are going to games that go down to the last shot or the last minute of the game. It just happens that way in the postseason. That's what makes it so exciting. You're going to have a game like that, and sometimes you have more than one.

We knew offensively we could play better and be more aggressive. I thought the girls did a nice job. We made some good decisions, knocked our shots down and were able to extend the lead.