I think it says a lot about the character of our kids, their academic commitment and their athletic commitment. We have good athletes, but they're good football players and good kids, too. They've represented us well.

I am proud of the kids' commitment. They have stayed together and battled. This was a big win tonight for our confidence.

Our kids knew it was a big game. We made a commitment to outwork the other team and we did. It was a commitment and that's what we decided to do.

[Robert] Hightower with a punt return touchdown and [Donovan] Fletcher with a touchdown on an interception did an excellent job of shifting the momentum our way. Add to that the nice job that [John] Humphrey did with the kicking game and you can see why we are pleased with those portions of our game.

Our front-four [offensive line] players did a good job. We had some nice drives. We controlled the ball. We did an outstanding job on defense. We controlled the line of scrimmage.

It hasn't all been [bad] luck. They've had some good teams.