I like to play the games on it.

That worked out perfect for us. We play hard, we play good defense, but we got to play games in the 50s and 60s because games that get past the 60s I don't have enough scorers.

It's a long, grueling time in this region. Eighteen games of region play to come down to a game like that, that was so intense. I think that was probably a pretty fitting game for this region. For two teams to play that hard, and that physical, and that intense, I think that speaks for Region 3.

It's good for the program, and a lot of teams don't realize that we are here to play.

I give all the credit to the players. I just told them to play all 90 minutes. You have to give yourself a chance to win the game. You can't fault these guys - they try to win games every single Saturday and we've been rewarded for it.

Every game is big, but if you're on national TV, you might play a little harder.