I couldn't have asked to play for any better of a coach, ... He put me in the right spots, and if it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't be playing college basketball. Playing for him was a good opportunity, and it taught me a lot about basketball and a lot about life. Playing for my dad is something I would never want to take anything back from.

I'm ready to get things going, get in the groove and start working, ... I've been working hard the last two years at Columbia State and really want to play well here, and make something of myself.

They did a pretty good of getting the message that we needed better play. They did an excellent job out there of running the ball club.

It's great to have an automatic berth in the region. The kids fought really hard.

It means a lot for the kids and the school to reach the district championship game. We have a lot to be excited about. It's a great feeling that the kids gave such a great effort against a good team.

I told them after the game that I wasn't really mad at them, because we played really hard. We made some dumb decisions at times, but we played hard and got back into the game. The attitudes were good on the floor, because we have had some attitude problems. But we got out and hustled, and fought and fought and fought. And we had a chance to get back into the game.

They stepped it up when Josh was in trouble. That's what good teammates do. They really picked us up.

They're the best team in our district, no doubt. They've got a bunch of shooters and when you've got shooters, you can do things.

They were huge. Both of those were a big lift.

This is great for our confidence. We know that we can play with anybody. Columbia's got a good team. I don't care what anybody says.