Our defense carried us in the second half. That 9-2 run came off our defense.

At times, our defense was tremendous. We gave them eight easy points in the first half. I told the players at halftime, 'championship teams don't do that.' We played better defense in the second half. It dictated the outcome.

Longmire earned his points. Luther Suggs played good defense on him. It was fun watching Longmire play. He was very unselfish. Pascagoula has a good team. I was impressed with their athleticism. Keith has done an outstanding job.

Our kids played their guts out in a hostile environment. It was a valuable experience for us as tournament time nears.

Our kids know the situation, and they have a lot of pride. They want to finish the regular season on a positive note going into postseason.

We're pretty beat up and tired. We only got four or five hours' sleep.