It's frustrating because you see how devastating he can be. You talk to guys on other teams and they marvel at how good his stuff is. When he puts it together, he's going to be a force for us.

It hurts to think about where we would be without these guys. They've been a godsend.

It's a real marvel. You have some other guys in the league that are basically being saved for the playoffs. Cliff is able to play, wants to play and can log big minutes.

It was very frustrating. (Heritage Christian) was better defensively than any of the teams we've played. They were a lot quicker. They were just better. That's why they're state champions.

It was frustrating to everybody. To be one of the top teams in the state, then all of a sudden the big guy was gone and your team is reduced to just trying to hang on game after game ... he meant so much. That's how we play -- everything went through him. It took us a while to regroup.

Most teams that you have, they have one or two go-to guys. They've got a go-to team.