The kids have really been resilient, especially our seniors. They played through adversity and made up their minds they were going to go for it, even after last year. They are showing their true character.

(Saavedra and Covarrubias) are invaluable to this team. There are the catalysts, I knew if we stayed healthy we would have a good team, and we did.

Our half-court trap is our staple. It gets teams out of their normal offensive sets, which can lead to turnovers. (The trap) is what has got us here and we will use it in the future.

I'm just proud of our kids to hang in there and keep their composure through all that adversity. We lost it for a little bit there in the fourth, but kept believing and kept working. That says a lot about our kids. This is two weeks in a row where it came down to the last second and we got it done.

I think he's just one of those kids who has overcome adversity and become a good player. He's overcome those things to make himself a very good football player. I expect him to be a dominating force this year.

They're a good team. We knew that. I'm just proud of the way our kids handled the mental adversity that goes with the delay.