Coach Brent is a defense-first coach like myself. We knew they'd come ready to play.

We knew Madison Central was going to come ready to play. We had to match their intensity. They're real excited about their first trip to the Coliseum and they had a great crowd. We had to match that.

Any time you play a team like Lanier, you've got to play your best game.

We just lost our intensity. The whole game, we played great defense, trying to slow them down and keep them in front of me. We just slipped up on a couple of plays at the end.

We just couldn't get over the hump. You have to give Madison Central credit.

In a game of this magnitude, you have to be ready from the tip. You can't wait until the third or fourth quarter to start playing.