Flowery Branch played hard. But we can't lose our grip like that on the game.

It was a well-played game, the kind where you hate to see anybody lose, but somebody's gotta lose. I'm extremely proud of them. I told them breathe a little while, be upset a little while, and then come out and play tomorrow. Baker's a tough draw for us. They're extremely quick and they pressure you on defense.

We played just hard enough to win and just careless enough to lose.

(Flowery Branch principal) Mark Coleman shared with me he had some very qualified candidates. But he feels sure he made the right decision.

It was a very important (game). They've got the eighth spot that we want. They came in here, played hard and they won the game.

We came up here and our guys wanted to win this game so bad and we played so hard. We prepared so hard during the week, and it just hurts. It really does.