We’ve lost to teams that are highly rated or have much bigger programs. The results should help us mentally when we compete in (Class) AA. The season gives us a measuring stick of where we...

Those four help our younger players get focused. It’s sort of like having one mindset, one objective, and that’s to win the state title.

I don’t want to put the buggy before the horse. But we should be much better next year.

It’s something we’ve been doing for years. We compete against those teams to have us playing at the highest level. That’s our motive.