We were upset about the game. Bad game. Heat of the moment. You never want to lose like that. I was upset for the seniors that had to leave like that. We're tight.

It was just a heat of the moment thing, two coaches getting caught up in the intensity of the game. We talked outside the locker room afterward.

That was on me. When I told them I was coming back, the coaches said I'd be able to go back outside. That was one of the factors in me returning.

We were very upset to lose in the first round of the playoffs last year, but it happened, so we moved on and focused on getting ready for this season.

They are a very good team. They were upset [by Countryside], and you're asking a lot for Gaither to lose two in a row. You don't come back on a team like that. We dug a hole and it just didn't pan out.

It didn't bother me. When you're in the heat of the game, you don't feel it.