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.

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

They jumped on us early and we never really recovered. Our shots didn't fall for us early on. That big lead was hard to overcome.

Our goal every year is to get the ultimate prize, which is the state championship. Any time you put the work in to get to the state finals, to win it would be even sweeter.

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.

Just being a young team, they were thinking about that big win (from last week). We weren't mentally focused, which is partially my fault.