Having different players to step up is key for us. We have five players that on any given night can give us 20-plus points and that’s what we need.

The girls just played hard and were determined to win this game.

I can’t even describe the feeling I’m feeling right now. The girls have worked so hard. We’ve had our ups and downs, but the girls finished strongly. We set a goal to win a state...

Ryan has done that for us all year. I call her our X-factor because she does all the dirty work. She gets crucial rebounds and just played big-time tonight.

I didn’t feel the pressure of being No. 1 in the pre-season, but the girls did and that’s when we went through our little ups and downs. But they got refocused. Emotionally we were so...

We wanted to limit her touches. We didn’t want her to get involved.

We set a goal to win a state championship and that’s what we did. We were a little bit more physical than they were. We came ready to play tonight.

It’s always good to be the first, so to be one of the first girls team is a privilege. Hopefully we’ll be able to put on a good show, so that fans will want to...