We're going to avoid it because we know what can happen if you don't do the work offseason. We had a great offseason. We picked up great players and great recruits. I don't think we'll have a skid this season at all.

We've still got a lot of work to do. We're just trying to work hard in our practices. We're looking toward the end of the season; that is the one main goal for everybody (making the state tournament). We want to have all 11 ready to play come that time.

There's a lot of hype for those two teams. But we don't look at those games as having extraordinary significance.

It was really special. And it was even cooler doing it in my hometown.

We played just as well. I think luck was more on their side this time. We showed ourselves and we know we could have won that game.

I think the first 10, 15 minutes we were a bit nervous and just trying to get our feet wet, trying to feel things out. I think everyone was just a bit nervous, just because it was our first game here.