We want to keep the ball down at the opposing end to keep pressure off our defense. We have the skills on offense to do that.

We have five games in a row later in the year. The guys wanted to play in the county tournament to see how they stack up. The state games are our number-one priority.

The guys know they are targets this year. The challenges are there, but this team has the mental toughness to go after them.

We played some good defense, but just got unlucky.

We did a good job of executing on defense in the first half. But we missed scoring opportunities after turnovers.

We weren't sharp on either end. We didn't do anything on offense; we didn't do anything on defense. You put that combination together and you get beat 9-4.