The knowledge of the game for Chris (Hester) has improved so much. He understands the scheme of the defense and the tempo of practice. He's grown so much and is a man now. He has a wife and kid but has handled everything well.

With Claudio coming in and being a leader for our defense, it has been great. His presence and his knowledge of the game has really been good for us.

The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

And Pittsville made some good plays, especially on defense.

You've got to make the shots, and we had some breakdowns on defense. We can compete with good teams, but we have to find ways to finish games. We're getting better in practice, but it's got to start carrying over into the games.

Our plan was to not give up a lot of big plays, ... Our defense is getting better and better each week.