That was a big offensive rebound. That and a couple of big defensive plays may have turned it for us.

Jay gave us a good, hard effort on Hester. He's (Hester) a nice player. Everything they do revolves around him. If he's not the one scoring for them than he is involved in the scoring in some other way.

It was a really fast-paced game. They really got good ball pressure, forced us to put it on the floor and make plays. We just didn't make plays. You're fortunate to when you make that many mistakes.

He didn't put in the summer miles he wanted to put in, but he's slowly but surely coming back,

We have got to start executing better. We played in spurts, but never with all five guys at the same time.

We live on the edge because of our youth and inexperience, and Shelby County exposed that tonight. Slaughter played like a senior who is one of the best players in the state. He's emotionally solid and keeps his team that way and under wraps.