All of a sudden (in the second half) we started to play vertical, where now we're playing forward basketball rather than looking to throw the ball backward and going side to side. We got our players out running.

All of a sudden that night we just came together and clicked.

Hopefully we will be able to go out and give it everything we have.

Instead of reading 'Denison' or 'Monarchs' across their chest - that was big not doing that. We sat over there, we wore white, we were in their locker room . . . we erased some of those (memories). And then Nicole came out and led us early with some big baskets to build our confidence.

I'm very proud of all of them. They helped put Harlan (girls) basketball back on the map ... a place it hasn't been in a while.

I kept talking about it all week. You know, preparation ... we're doing new stuff. At the same time, it's coming ... it's coming ... and then, all of a sudden, BAM! It came out. And we played, I think, our best game of the year.

Their seniors stepped up and made free throws - I think of the two one-and-ones there at the end. You have to tip your hat to them. I don't think we lost it or gave it away as much as they made plays and won it.

It seemed like Lacey lost some of her composure (in the first half). And she regained her composure in the second half.

It's amazing. I sit there and just watch her grow in leaps and bounds every game. She's given us that presence down low as far as the points, and that's just so important for us because those are the consistent points that are always going to be there. The threes may not be, but you know the five-footers . . . you can knock down at a high percentage.

I told them in the locker room that I was very proud of them. I told them to be disappointed in the loss, because you gave it everything you had and I understand the tears, but at the same time, you have put Harlan girls basketball back on the map in a position that it has not been for awhile.