It?s been hard to motivate these guys after last season. After being the top, they had to realize that they are still going to have to fight to stay there, and I think they are getting that now.

This group has been working hard to find their identity. I think they?re finding it now.

These boys have always done what we have asked and have always stuck together as a team. They deserve to be back-to-back state champions.

We know that's going to happen. We knew going in it was going to be tight.

Our whole key has been free-throw shooting. A lot of people don't know how big that is, but it's huge.

We?re getting our guys in better shape and polishing things up a bit. The north schools had the advantage with the altitude in the early rounds, now they?re coming closer to our home.