The first half has always been as battle with East Burke. But in the third quarter we came out and stepped it up. I think they only scored seven points in the third quarter. The second half was the difference.

We didn't have the same intensity in the third quarter as we did in the first half. We got away from what was working for us. On offense, though, we moved the ball better much better than we have.

He's a big, athletic player. In the first half we did alright against him. In the third quarter, we just didn't answer the call. But we are lacking in size.

It was a close game throughout the first half, and we came out in the third quarter and executed a little better. We actually had it up to 12 or 14 in the third quarter. Then they made a little run and got back to eight and never got any closer than that the rest of the way. They played hard though, give them credit.

In the first half and early in the third quarter, our defensive rotation was a little slow. Aledo has one of the most potent offenses in the Olympic Conference, but if your rotation is good, then they can be stopped. If your rotation is not good, then they will cause you a lot of problems, and that's what happened to us.

We didn't get it going until the end of the first quarter, our third offensive possession,