The loss got them fired up. It made them realize how much everybody wanted to beat us and that we were not invincible. Without it (the loss), we might not have won the state.

These kids just trust in each other. We started a tradition of winning and as players graduate and other kids come up, they try to fill that void because they don't want to break that tradition.

At the end of last year, when we won it (4A) with a team that was predominantly juniors, I felt we would have a real good shot at it this year if we worked hard.

We couldn't wait to get to tonight's game because we felt that Roncalli loss devastated us. We had a lot of kids coming back and they really wanted to show that they are going to come back this season and play their hearts out, and especially doing it in the first game.

The offer they gave us would result in a net loss to our members.

This was a really, really tough loss for us. Both teams played hard enough to win. There wasn't a great deal of offense on either side; you credit the defenses, but it's a tough one.