The Northeast is kind of the hotbed of lacrosse, but now it's pretty much nationwide. There are incredible programs from California to Colorado to the South ? everywhere.

They have some pretty good guys on that team, ... If you fall asleep on those guys, those guys will punch you in the mouth. I know we are going to be prepared over here. I know for a fact Romeo Crennel will have those guys prepared for us. ... It's not going to be a cakewalk.

He's a pretty good player and does a good job for us. He is a tough out and puts the ball in play. He is quick too, which puts pressure on the other teams' defense.

It is pretty bizarre, but this team has to get back on the right track. It's tough not having him around but we know in our hearts we've got to go out and try to win the game.

There are more middle school teams than high school teams. I think it's the fastest-growing sport in the country right now. It's like soccer was in the '90s. It's really exploded.

It will be tougher to repeat, although we're up there. We were 10-0 against D-II teams last year and 5-1 against D-I. I played up last year. Almost all of the D-I schools are private except for us and Houston out of Memphis.