We were in our press offense. We told Chris to attack the basket. They cut him off, and he pulled up and took the shot.

We just couldn't get over the hump. You have to give Madison Central credit.

In a game of this magnitude, you have to be ready from the tip. You can't wait until the third or fourth quarter to start playing.

They jumped on us early and we never really recovered. Our shots didn't fall for us early on. That big lead was hard to overcome.

Our goal every year is to get the ultimate prize, which is the state championship. Any time you put the work in to get to the state finals, to win it would be even sweeter.

We knew Madison Central was going to come ready to play. We had to match their intensity. They're real excited about their first trip to the Coliseum and they had a great crowd. We had to match that.