He's arguably one of the smartest kids on the team. He kind of quarterbacks the defense and has done a terrific job with it.

Just her presence on the floor gives our kids a sense of confidence. I'm just glad she's on our team.

Our defense is a group of kids who just won't quit.

We had to make adjustments on offense and defense at halftime. Those kids from Johnson are good. They can flat shoot the lights out. We had to go to a kind of half-man, half-zone 'D' to try and stop them.

We picked it up into a different gear as far as our defense goes. The kids just stepped up, put some pressure on (Dickinson) and forced some turnovers.

I challenged the kids at halftime, and the defense responded. Wade and Nick (Morrissey, linebacker) were more active (in the second half). They're both pretty good athletes, who made some great plays.