Give a lot of credit to Springdale. They played hard and did what they had to do to try and have a chance to win it.
We played exceptionally well that game and that's where I got the first clue that this could be something special. A lot of people were doubting whether this team would be any different than any of the other Rogers teams of the past and I think we answered that.
Both teams played great defense tonight. This team only had 24 hours to prepare for this game and they played their hearts out.
I've had some great players, and I hate to compare players from different eras that have played for me. But I don't think there's too many players with a better combination of character, academics and athletics than Kane. He is a great one.
Anytime I really got upset I'd write the number 57 on the board in big letters. Or I'd use it for motivation after games where we played well.