We talked about winning the first state game. Coach Corby was saying that for six years he was waiting to give this speech. He had six years to prepare, so he had a pretty good speech.

It's crazy. Last year we thought we'd have a chance at the states but we had a bad season. This year we had the same team coming back and then we kind of knew we'd be in the playoffs. But it's exciting to be in this situation.

We were awake. But we were just ready to play the game, so I don't know if we were listening to what he was saying.

I think winning that game and everything else kind of sealed the deal. He felt very satisfied. I'm not saying that losing may have changed the outcome but he can sleep easy with a clear conscience now. He really feels good about going into the NFL.

It goes without saying, ... But they have goals and winning district is the first one.

I thought it was like winning the lottery. The leads were real solid: Customers were calling us and saying, 'Will you be my broker?