Plain and simple, we have to put the ball in the hole. Defense is never our problem. My kids work extremely hard on the defensive end of the court. Where we seem to get in trouble is when turnovers are creeping in.

Overall, the kids are starting to work with each other. We had some nice team defense and kept the pressure on Glendale.

That is the beauty of tournament play. Everyone is 0-0. Any team can win on any given night.

Roselle Park did a great job of taking some of our shooters away with some real solid defense. Then with Travis getting hurt, that made it even tougher for us.

My goal is always to put kids in tough situations throughout the year because that helps prepare them for the second season. We have done that, and now it's time for our guys to go out and get it done. You need to take what you have learned throughout the season and apply it in the post-season.

We can now be called one of the best. These kids earned this one.