He's much more consistent with his 3's now. He was never bad in the past, but now it's a surprise to us all when he misses. You can't close out on him as hard, he's proficient at squaring up, taking a dribble and firing.

In two of the past three years, the two schools have been co-champions - some say the Metro title goes through Kennedy. And right now, they're the team to beat.

In the three league games we have played, two of the teams have resorted to mugging us. We have to be mentally tough enough to deal with the aggressive play.

I'm encouraged by our depth and happy with our distribution of scoring. Seven players scored eight or more and 12 of the 14 players scored, so that's pretty good balance.

They were very physical and we didn't respond real well at either end of the floor.

They came out in the second half and one of their kids hit a 3 and you could feel the momentum change.

It never ever changes (at Grant) ? it's a chaotic atmosphere up here. You never feel like a lead is safe, the floor is slippery and it's hard not to get caught up in the chaos. I thought the kids did a good job playing through it.

Everyone knows that Tyler is a college level player offensively. But tonight he showed that he is defensively as well.

It just goes to show you how good his (Smith's) supporting cast is. We hit enough three's that I thought it would pull them out of it (the box and one), but Placer coach Mark Lee read us well and stuck to it.

It's a coach's dream to get all of the kids that much playing time. It was also a chance for people to get a taste of what the future will look like.