The first half we played pretty tight. But they were doing a nice job on us defensively, too. The second half, we adjusted.

They're big and they push the ball up the court. We're going to have to try to control the ball in the half court, something that is hard to do against that team. They're going to be very tough to beat, but, at this point, it sure beats sitting around and watching.

It puts us in a tough situation sometimes when you have a 6-5 girl. You know if you lose, it's going to be 'Well, why didn't they get the ball to the big girl more often?' But we have some players who shoot the ball pretty well.

I coached against John Bruce 20 years ago. That used to be a big rivalry for us at Langford.

I think (that experience is) an advantage for us. They've also been to two state volleyball tournaments. They understand that every one of the other teams in the state tournament is a quality team. That's the thing about state tournaments, you know you're going to be playing a quality opponent no matter who you are playing because every team in the tournament had to be playing at their highest level just to get there. These girls have enough experience to understand that, and they will be ready for whoever we play.

Britton's program has turned the corner a little bit. I've watched them play. They're really athletic.