We showed that to our kids. We use whatever we can to motivate them.

We beat them by 24 earlier this season, so I think the kids felt the game against West Boca (in the 14-5A semifinal) was the championship game.

The course is flat with uneven footing and a double loop. The temperature was ideal but the kids ran the last 500 meters into a strong head wind.

We've got kids, I'm sure, who have never been out of South Carolina.

(From) the smiles on the kids' faces, you could really tell that you took them away from everything that's been going on in their lives these last couple of weeks.

I don't care how often he comes to town, the kids want an autograph - even if they already have a bunch of them at home. He doesn't have any bodyguards with him when he comes. He visits friends and relatives, shows up for church and then goes home.