They came well prepared. They packed the middle and spread us out a little bit and it deadened our pressure.

We're Harrisburg High. Nothing shocks us. Were they shocked when we jumped on them last year? We weren't going to take the ball and leave. We knew they were going to play. If we would've got off to the start they did, we would've been in control.

(Carlisle) limited our possessions tonight and that's to their credit. I thought it was a hard fought. They came prepared. I thought we made adjustments and put it away.

We're just trying to get better with every practice and every game we have. Everyone that got into the game wanted to make a contribution.

Historically, this is a game that the guys would have trouble getting up for. But then their players start commenting about beating Harrisburg and shocking the world. My guys are city guys, you don't say stuff like that ? they took it literally. Those comments made my job a lot easier.

I didn't do my job tonight, keeping us in the ball game. It's disappointing this late in the year having an outing like this. My cutter wasn't sharp. I didn't establish my fastball.