Behind them, we have some seniors that we feel can step in ? Steven Fischer and Jeff McCrea ? along with some others.

Mayfield's a real solid team up front stopping the run. With some of our kids out, we knew we were going to have to throw the ball a little bit.

We feel Joey's got the upper edge just because of his experience at the varsity level. Cooper's a great quarterback also. We feel we could go with either one of them and feel comfortable.

We thought we had a shoo-in for the best rusher in the state. (Losing Aragon) just throws a lump in your throat.

The coaches knew what the plays were going to be, but the players didn't. We scripted out plays, and we followed that script.

They're not the number one team in the state for nothing. They're a good football team. But I like the way our kids played the entire game. They did not give up and played the entire game with every ounce of heart they've got.