We knew we had the ability to come back. We just didn’t come out ready to play in the first half, and that was evident by the halftime score.

Mats’ credentials speak for itself. He’s reached out to the high school coaches and he made it clear right away that he wasn’t intending to step on anyone’s toes. It’s good for the kids in...

Marcus was great. Jon had the big first half, and then Marcus took over in the second half. Marcus definitely showed what he can do tonight.

Kevin Loyd obviously stepped up in the second half. That’s a great feeling to have a sophomore that can come in and step up like that.

We knew their size would give us trouble, but we thought our athletes would be able to get some rebounds, and we didn’t get it done. At the end of the game, too, we had...

I’m obviously very surprised and shocked.

It’s a good feeling after the year it’s been. Our kids, as you can see, they do like the spotlight. The coaches don’t want it, but the kids seem to thrive on that.