We were worried about (Hillcrest's) transition game. They had the lead most of the game and spread us out.

Their defensive pressure got to us. We were able to cut the lead at half to 24-19, but then they had us down by nine with four minutes to go. I'm more proud of the character of the kids than I am for their basketball abilities.

They (Hillcrest) did the same things they did last year ... when we won in sub-state play.

We didn't do anything special to score points on North Side. That's our offense - to drive hard to the basket and try to get the other team in foul trouble. It's worked quite a few times this season so we figured we try it again.

He's handled the situation very well. It has helped him and helped us.

Peyton is as important to us as any asset we have at Reebok. It's safe to say he'll be with Reebok as long as he plays football.