He practiced hard yesterday. He'll be ready to go.

They'll be a good challenge for us. I'm glad we are playing at home.

It's nice to host the first round. You are at your comfort level, you have your routines, it's your environment where you practice everyday, it's comfortable.

It's hard to tell. It's a pretty bad feeling right now.

It's going to be a great challenge for us. It's really going to set us up for the tournament next week and get us used to playing back-to-back nights.

It's a privilege. You play to be No. 1.

It's a lot different. This makes the win very sweet. If we could get the win, it's something we could really hang our hats on.

This is a not a team to be taken lightly.

We've had the two best practices in over a month, this week. They are more focused and more enthusiastic.

We are going to try and have all of our teams coached by Derby High School basketball players. Right now about two-thirds of our teams are coached by players.