The caliber of play we showed on defense at this time of the year far and away exceeded my expectations.

They far exceeded our expectations. They developed much greater than we expected.

I think they exceeded my expectations and their own. They're still learning what it's like to play high-school ball. But we're shooting for state. We're in second place right now, and we control our own destiny.

It exceeded all our expectations.

I want us to play a good, sound fundamental game Friday night. I want us to block the people we are supposed to block. On defense, I want us to be where we are supposed to be. We are going back to our base 5-3 defense.

I can't wait to get things rolling. Can we be contenders? Yes. Can we play defense? Yes. My expectations are always high.